ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 13, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP (ARLP)
CIK: 0001086600
Period of Report: 2015-02-11

Reporting Person: CANTRELL BRIAN L (Senior VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-11	Common Unit	M	9524	—	Acquired	82968	Direct
2015-02-11	Common unit	F	3202	$36.44	Disposed	79766	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-13	Phantom unit	$	A	187	Acquired		Common Unit (187)	Direct
2015-02-11	Restricted unit	$	M	9524	Disposed		Comon units (9524)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: Not applicable

F3: The Phantom units are to be settled in ARLP common units upon the reporting person's death or termination.

F4: On January 26, 2015, our Compensation Committee determined that the vesting requirements for the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan grants had been satisfied. As a result restricted units were determined to be vested effective January 1, 2015 and subsequently issued on February 11, 2015 based upon an ARLP unit price of $36.44.

F5: Upon vesting, restricted units are withheld by the Partnership for the payment of tax liability at the vesting price of $36.44.