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): March 7, 2007
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-26823 | 73-1564280 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Commission File No. |
(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:
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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information and the exhibits referenced therein is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Joseph W. Craft III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., made a presentation at the 2007 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference in New York City.
The presentation is available for audio replay at http://cc.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/030807a_jw/default.asp?entity=Alliance and the presentation materials are available on both Alliance Resource Partners’ website (http://www.arlp.com) and Alliance Holdings GP’s website (http://www.ahgp.com) under “Investor Information” and “Investor Presentations.” A copy of the presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 Presentation materials for the 2007 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference |
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | ||
| By: | Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, | |
| its managing general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph W. Craft III | |
| Joseph W. Craft III | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: March 7, 2007
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