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): January 25, 2018
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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 25, 2018, Rhino GP LLC, the general partner (the “General Partner”) of Rhino Resource Partners LP (the “Partnership”), entered into the Amendment No. 1 to its Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of December 30, 2016 (the “Partnership Agreement”), to make certain revisions in response to changes to the Internal Revenue Code enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 relating to changes in partnership audit and adjustment procedures.
The foregoing description of the Partnership Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Partnership Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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 |
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| Dated: January 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ Whitney C. Kegley |
| | | Whitney C. Kegley |
| | | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
