ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 16, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP (ARLP)
CIK: 0001086600
Period of Report: 2016-02-11

Reporting Person: Davis R Eberley (SVP-Law&Admin,General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-11	Common unit	M	15700	—	Acquired	62185	Direct
2016-02-11	Common unit	F	5698	$12.38	Disposed	56487	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-02-12	Phantom unit	$	A	920	Acquired		Common unit (920)	Direct
2016-02-11	Restricted unit	$	M	15700	Disposed		Common units (15700)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: The Phantom units are to be settled in ARLP common units upon the reporting person's death or termination.

F3: Not applicable

F4: On January 22, 2016, our Compensation Committee determined that the vesting requirements for the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan grants had been satisfied. As a result restricted units were determined to be vested effective January 1, 2016 and subsequently issued on February 11, 2016 based upon an ARLP unit price of $12.38.

F5: Upon vesting, restricted units are withheld by the Partnership for the payment of tax liability at the vesting price of $12.38.