Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Form 4 NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS / CORBIN J ROBERTSON III ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ROBERTSON CORBIN J III

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1415 LOUISIANA STREET

SUITE 2400

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ NRP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON UNITS	02/15/2024		M		2,267	A	(1)	215,166	D
COMMON UNITS								19,663	I	BY THE CORBIN JAMES ROBERTSON III 2009 FAMILY TRUST(2)
COMMON UNITS								39	I	BY SPOUSE(3)
COMMON UNITS								9,783	I	BY CIII CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC(4)
COMMON UNITS								10,000	I	BY BHJ INVESTMENTS, L.P.(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
PHANTOM UNITS	(1)	02/15/2024		M		2,267		(1)	(1)	COMMON UNITS	2,267	(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common units were issued upon conversion of phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, previously awarded in February 2023. Phantom units vested on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and converted into common units on the reporting date. Accrued quarterly distributions made during the vesting period were paid in cash to the reporting person on the reporting date.

2. The beneficiary of The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust is the family of the reporting person. The reporting person is the Trust Advisor for the Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust and may be deemed to beneficially own the common units owned by the Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these common units, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such common units.

4. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these common units, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such common units.

5. BHJ Investments, L.P. is a limited partnership of which the reporting person is the manager of the general partner. The limited partners of BHJ Investments, L.P. are the reporting person, his spouse, and a trust formed for the benefit of the reporting person's children in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest.

	CORBIN J ROBERTSON III	02/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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