8-K

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): January 14, 2016

Ciner Resources LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-36062	46-2613366
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Five Concourse Parkway
Suite 2500
Atlanta, Georgia	30328
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

(770) 375-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 14, 2016, Ciner Resources LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of its fourthquarter2015 distribution. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.1446-4(d), a qualified notice was issued to the New York Stock Exchange indicating that this distribution represents income effectively connected with a U.S. business (ECI) and that all nominees are responsible for withholding 35% of the fiscal 2015fourth quarter distribution to foreign investors (nonresident aliens, foreign corporations, foreign trusts and foreign estates) as required under Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Partnership that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Partnership or any of its affiliates.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Ciner Resources LP, dated January 14, 2016

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

CINER RESOURCES LP
By:	Ciner Resource Partners LLC,
	its General Partner
By:	/s/ Nicole C. Daniel
	Nicole C. Daniel
	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: January 14, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Ciner Resources LP, dated January 14, 2016

EX-99.1

CINER RESOURCES LP INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DISTRIBUTION

ATLANTA, Georgia -- (January 14, 2016) -- Ciner Resources LP (the "Partnership") (NYSE: CINR) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner approved an increase to its quarterly distribution. The quarterly distribution of $0.5575 for the fourth quarter of 2015 is payable on February 12, 2016, to unitholders of record on January 29, 2016.

ABOUT CINER RESOURCES LP

Ciner Resources LP, a master limited partnership, operates the trona ore mining and soda ash production business of Ciner Wyoming LLC, ("Ciner Wyoming"), one of the largest and lowest cost producers of natural soda ash in the world, serving a global market from its facility in the Green River Basin of Wyoming. The facility has been in operation for more than 50 years.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the Partnership's filings with the SEC. The Partnership undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

Qualified Notice

This release is intended to be a qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.

Contacts:

Ciner Resources LP

Investor Relations

Scott Humphrey, Director of Finance and Treasurer

(770) 375-2387

SHumphrey@ciner.us.com