UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 26, 2011
Rhino Resource Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-34892 | | 27-2377517 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
424 Lewis Hargett Circle, Suite 250
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(859) 389-6500
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 26, 2011, Rhino Resource Partners LP (“Rhino” or the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing a cash distribution of $0.455 per common unit and subordinated unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, or $1.82 per unit on an annualized basis, which represents a 2.2% increase over its previous quarterly distribution of $0.445 per unit, or $1.78 per unit on an annualized basis. This distribution will be paid on May 13, 2011 to all unitholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2011.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including the exhibits referenced herein, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Partnership specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated April 26, 2011
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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.
| RHINO RESOURCE PARTNERS LP |
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| By: | Rhino GP LLC, |
| | Its General Partner |
Dated: April 26, 2011 | |
| By: | /s/ Joseph R. Miller |
| Name: | Joseph R. Miller |
| Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release dated April 26, 2011.
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