NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP (NRP)
CIK: 0001171486
Period of Report: 2012-02-14

Reporting Person: HOGAN WYATT L (VP and General Counsel)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-14	Phantom Units	$	A	10000	Acquired	2016-02-14	Common Units (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Units	1000	Direct
Common Units	500	Indirect
Common Units	500	Indirect
Common Units	500	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Units	$	2012-02-22	Common Units (7000)	7000	Direct
Phantom Units	$	2013-02-12	Common Units (8000)	8000	Direct
Phantom Units	$	2014-02-11	Common Units (8000)	8000	Direct
Phantom Units	$	2015-02-10	Common Units (9000)	9000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Hogan is the trustee of the Anna Margaret Hogan 2002 Trust, the Alice Elizabeth Hogan 2002 Trust and the Ellen Catlett Hogan 2005 Trust. Mr. Hogan's children are the beneficiaries of these trusts. Mr. Hogan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F2: The phantom units were granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's long-term incentive plan.

F3: The phantom units will be paid in cash based on the average closing price of the common units for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the date of vesting.

F4: Award includes tandem distribution equivalent rights pursuant to which the quarterly distributions paid by the partnership on each unit will be accrued over the vesting period and paid on vesting.