SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Nunez Craig W (Last) (First) (Middle) 1415 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 3325 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ NRP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and COO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON UNITS	02/15/2024		M		43,858	A	(1)	106,598	D
COMMON UNITS	02/15/2024		F		17,258	D	$86.91	89,340	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
PHANTOM UNITS	(2)	02/15/2024		M		13,808		(2)	(2)	COMMON UNITS	13,808	(2)	0	D
PHANTOM UNITS	(3)	02/15/2024		M		15,258		(3)	(3)	COMMON UNITS	15,258	(3)	15,259	D
PHANTOM UNITS	(4)	02/15/2024		M		14,792		(4)	(4)	COMMON UNITS	14,792	(4)	29,587	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common units were issued upon conversion of phantom units previously awarded under the issuer's long-term incentive plan ("LTIP") as further described in notes (2), (3) and (4) below.

2. Phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, were awarded in February 2021 under the issuer's LTIP. One-third of the phantom units vested on the third anniversary of the grant date and converted into common units on the reporting date. Accrued quarterly distributions made during the vesting period were paid in cash to the reporting person on the reporting date.

3. Phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, were awarded in February 2022 under the issuer's LTIP. One-third of the phantom units vested on the second anniversary of the grant date and converted into common units on the reporting date. Accrued quarterly distributions made during the vesting period were paid in cash to the reporting person on the reporting date. The remaining phantom units under the 2022 award will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.

4. Phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, were awarded in February 2023 under the issuer's LTIP. One-third of the phantom units vested on the first anniversary of the grant date and converted into common units on the reporting date. Accrued quarterly distributions made during the vesting period were paid in cash to the reporting person on the reporting date. The remaining phantom units under the 2023 award will vest in substantially equal installments on the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

	CRAIG W NUNEZ	02/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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