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): October 22, 2012
Rhino Resource Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-34892 | | 27-2377517 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation or organization) | | File Number) | | 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 22, 2012, Rhino Resource Partners LP (“Rhino” or the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing a cash distribution of $0.445 per common unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, or $1.78 per unit on an annualized basis. This distribution will be paid on November 14, 2012 to all common unitholders of record as of the close of business on November 1, 2012.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless Rhino specifically states in a future filing 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 or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2012.
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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 |
| | |
| By: | Rhino GP LLC, |
| | Its General Partner |
Dated: October 22, 2012 | | |
| By: | /s/ Whitney C. Kegley |
| Name: | Whitney C. Kegley |
| Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2012.
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