Natural Resource Partners (NRP) Form 4 NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS / CORBIN J ROBERTSON JR 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 JR

(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	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2021

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	03/01/2021		M		37,851	A	(1)	543,712	D
Common Units	03/01/2021		F		14,894	D	$17.63	528,818	D
Common Units								1,727,986	I	By Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership(2)
Common Units								156,000	I	By NRP (GP) LP(3)
Common Units								11,021	I	By Western Pocahontas Corporation(4)
Common Units								5,293	I	By GNP Management Corporation(5)
Common Units								5,234	I	By Spouse

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	(6)	03/01/2021		M		14,393		(6)	(6)	Common Units	14,393	(6)	0	D
Phantom Units	(7)	03/01/2021		M		23,458		(7)	(7)	Common Units	23,458	(7)	46,918	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common units were issued upon conversion of phantom units previously awarded under the issuer's long-term incentive plan ("LTIP") as further described in notes (6) and (7) below.

2. The general partner of Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership is Western Pocahontas Corporation, a corporation controlled by the reporting person. The reporting person also holds indirect limited partner interests in Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership. All the common units owned by Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership are reported on this line. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. The general partner of NRP (GP) LP is GP Natural Resource Partners LLC. The reporting person is the sole member of Robertson Coal Management, which is the sole member of GP Natural Resource Partners LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein

4. The reporting person is the controlling shareholder of Western Pocahontas Corporation and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. The reporting person is the controlling shareholder of GNP Management Corporation and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

6. Phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, were awarded in February 2018 under the issuer's LTIP. Phantom units vested on the third 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.

7. Phantom units representing the right to receive common units on a one-for-one basis, together with tandem distribution equivalent rights, were awarded in February 2020 under the issuer's LTIP. One-third of the phantom units vested on the first 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. The remaining phantom units under the 2020 award will vest in substantially equal installments on the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

	/s/ Corbin J. Robertson, Jr.	03/02/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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