ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP

Regulatory Filings • Apr 29, 2024

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): April 29, 2024

ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	​	​	​	73-1564280
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	​	Commission 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

(Registrant’s 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units	ARLP	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On April 29, 2024, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced, via press release, its quarterly earnings and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02 including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “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 such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically referenced in any such filings.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number — ​	99.1	​	Description — Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated April 29, 2024.
​	104	​	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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​	Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.	​
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By:	Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC,	​
​	its general partner	​
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By:	/s/ Joseph W. Craft III	​
​	Joseph W. Craft III	​
​	President, Chief Executive Officer	​
​	and Chairman	​
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Date: April 29, 2024

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