UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2014

 

ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

Commission
File No.: 0-26823

 

73-1564280

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(918) 295-7600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

ITEM 7.01.                               REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information, including the exhibits referenced therein, are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are not subject to the liabilities of that section and are not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

On May 16, 2014, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ: AHGP) announced that Joseph W. Craft III, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships 2014 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, May 22, 2014.

 

The audio portion of Mr. Craft’s presentation will be available via webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/naptp7/arlp and for replay for 7 days following the conference.  The related presentation will also be available May 22, 2014 on both ARLP’s website (http://www.arlp.com) and AHGP’s website (http://www.ahgp.com) under “Investor Information” and “Investor Presentations.”

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01                                  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

99.1                        Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. press release dated as of May 16, 2014.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC,

 

 

its managing general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph W. Craft III

 

 

Joseph W. Craft III

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 19, 2014

 

 

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