UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 19, 2018
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NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 001-31465 (Commission File Number) | 35-2164875 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1201 Louisiana St., Suite 3400 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 77002 (Zip code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 751-7507
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 19, 2018, Natural Resource Partners L.P. (“NRP”), through one of its subsidiaries, and Foresight Energy LP entered into a definitive agreement to settle the lawsuits regarding Foresight Energy’s Hillsboro/Deer Run mine and Macoupin/Shay mine (the “Settlement Agreement”).
The parties are working to finalize definitive documentation to reflect the terms of the binding Settlement Agreement. Upon execution of final documentation, NRP will receive an upfront payment of $25 million from Foresight Energy in consideration of disputed past due amounts. In addition, NRP and Foresight Energy will amend the coal mining lease with respect to the Deer Run mine to change the $30 million recoupable annual minimum royalty payments to $11 million non-recoupable annual minimum payments and extend the current lease term through the end of 2033. All claims will be dismissed in both the Hillsboro and Macoupin lawsuits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Natural Resource Partners L.P. | |||
By: | NRP (GP) LP, | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | GP Natural Resource Partners LLC, | ||
its general partner | |||
By: | /s/ Kathryn S. Wilson | ||
Name: | Kathryn S. Wilson | ||
Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | ||
October 25, 2018 | |||