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): March 30, 2011
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | Commission | 73-1564280 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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
(Registrants 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 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information and the exhibits referenced therein is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and is not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is 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 March 30, 2011, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. announced that Brian L. Cantrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation at the BB&T Capital Markets Commercial & Industrial Conference 2011 at approximately 3:55 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
The audio portion of Mr. Cantrells presentation will be available via webcast at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/bbt20/arlp/ and for replay for 30 days following the conference. The related presentation will also be available April 6, 2011 on both ARLPs website (http://www.arlp.com) and AHGPs 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 March 30, 2011. |
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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: March 30, 2011
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Exhibit 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
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CONTACT: Brian L. Cantrell Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. 1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 (918) 295-7673 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alliance to present at BB&T Capital Markets Commercial & Industrial Conference 2011
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, March 30, 2011 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ: AHGP) today announced that Brian L. Cantrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation at BB&T Capital Markets Commercial & Industrial Conference 2011 at approximately 3:55 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.
The audio portion of Mr. Cantrells presentation will be available via webcast at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/bbt20/arlp/ and for replay for 30 days following the conference. The related presentation will also be available April 6, 2011 on both ARLPs website (http://www.arlp.com) and AHGPs website (http://www.ahgp.com) under Investor Information and Investor Presentations.
About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
ARLP is a diversified producer and marketer of coal to major United States utilities and industrial users. ARLP, the nations first publicly traded master limited partnership involved in the production and marketing of coal, is currently the fourth largest coal producer in the eastern United States with mining operations in the Illinois Basin, Northern Appalachian and Central Appalachian coal producing regions. ARLP operates nine mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia and is also constructing a new mining complex in West Virginia. In addition, ARLP operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mount Vernon, Indiana.
News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.arlp.com. For more information, contact the investor relations department of Alliance Resource Partners at (918) 295-7674 or via e-mail at investorrelations@arlp.com.
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About Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
AHGP is a limited partnership formed to own and control Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the managing general partner of ARLP, through which it holds a 1.98% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights in ARLP. In addition, AHGP owns 15,544,169 common units of ARLP.
News, unit prices and additional information about AHGP including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.ahgp.com. For more information, contact the investor relations department of Alliance Holdings GP at (918) 295-1415 or via e-mail at investorrelations@ahgp.com.
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