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): April 24, 2008
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 73-1564280 | |||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Commission File No.: 0-26823 | (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:
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| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information and the exhibits referenced therein are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 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 April 28, 2008, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced via press release its earnings and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On April 24, 2008, the Partnership announced via press release that the Board of Directors of its managing general partner approved the opening of a new mine for the immediate development of the River View reserves, which were acquired pursuant to the Partnership’s purchase of River View Coal, LLC. The Board of Directors of the Partnership’s managing general partner also approved the addition of a fifth continuous mining unit at the Warrior Coal, LLC mining complex. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated as of April 28, 2008. | |
| 99.2 | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated as of April 24, 2008. | |
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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: April 28, 2008
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