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 8, 2013
Rhino Resource Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| 001-34892 (Commission File Number) |
| 27-2377517 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
424 Lewis Hargett Circle, Suite 250
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(859) 389-6500
(Registrant’s 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 8.01 Other Events.
On April 8, 2013, Rhino Resource Partners LP (“Rhino”) announced that it closed on an agreement with a third party to sell the 20% royalty interest on its owned Utica Shale property for approximately $10.5 million. Rhino’s owned Utica Shale property was leased to a third party in March 2012 and the lease agreement stipulated that Rhino retained a 20% royalty based upon the gross proceeds received from the sale of oil and/or natural gas recovered from the leased property.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Press Release dated April 8, 2013. |
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 8, 2013 |
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| By: | /s/ Whitney C. Kegley |
| Name: Whitney C. Kegley | |
| Title: Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |