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): December 28, 2005
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | Commission File No.: | 73-1564280 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
0-26823 | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 600, 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:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On December 29, 2005, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced by press release that its subsidiary, Penn Ridge Coal, LLC (“Penn Ridge”), has entered into a coal lease and coal sales agreements with affiliates of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (“Allegheny”) (NYSE: AYE) to pursue development of Allegheny’s Buffalo Coal Reserve in Washington County, Pennsylvania. A copy of the Partnership’s 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. press release dated as of December 29, 2005. |
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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: January 3, 2006
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