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 31, 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
(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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 31, 2013, Rhino Resource Partners LP (the “Partnership”) announced via press release its earnings and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and related matters. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated October 31, 2013.
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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: October 31, 2013 | | |
| 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 31, 2013.
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