UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 14, 2016
Ciner Resources LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36062 | 46-2613366 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| Five Concourse Parkway | ||
| Suite 2500 | ||
| Atlanta, Georgia | 30328 | |
| (Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) | |
(770) 375-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On July 14, 2016, Ciner Resources LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of its second quarter 2016 distribution. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with Treasury Regulation 1.1446-4(d), a qualified notice was issued to the New York Stock Exchange indicating that this distribution represents income effectively connected with a U.S. business (ECI) and that all nominees are responsible for withholding 35% of the fiscal 2016 second quarter distribution to foreign investors (nonresident aliens, foreign corporations, foreign trusts and foreign estates) as required under Section 1446 of the Internal Revenue Code.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Partnership that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Partnership or any of its affiliates.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release of Ciner Resources LP, dated July 14, 2016 | |||
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| CINER RESOURCES LP | ||
| By: | Ciner Resource Partners LLC, | |
| its General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Nicole C. Daniel | |
| Nicole C. Daniel | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: July 14, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release of Ciner Resources LP, dated July 14, 2016 | |||