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 30, 2019
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Brian Hughs, director of Rhino GP LLC, the general partner of Rhino Resource Partners LP (the “Partnership”), resigned from the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rhino GP LLC as of April 30, 2019. Mr. Hughs’ resignation relates to a disagreement on an internal investigative matter being performed by the Board’s conflicts committee where he felt his concerns related to the matter have not been adequately addressed. The investigation relates to an allegation by a director that another director (not Mr. Hughs) engaged in self-dealing in connection with the sale by the Partnership of Sands Hill Mining, LLC in November 2017. In response to this allegation, the conflicts committee of the Board has retained counsel to conduct an investigation, which is ongoing.
A copy of Mr. Hughs resignation letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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: May 6, 2019 | By: | /s/ Whitney C. Kegley |
| | Name: | Whitney C. Kegley |
| | Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
