UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of | Commission | (IRS Employer |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
The |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 10, 2020, the compensation committee of the board of directors of Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC approved the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Alliance Coal, LLC 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”). The Fifth Amendment provides for the ability to grant cash awards under the Plan, in addition to the grant of restricted units and options previously authorized under the Plan. Cash awards may be granted on a free-standing basis or as an element of or a supplement to, or in lieu of, any other award granted under the Plan, in such amounts and subject to such other terms as the committee administering the Plan in its discretion determines to be appropriate. The Fifth Amendment was made effective as of December 10, 2020.
The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Fifth Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
| Description | |
10.1 | Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Alliance Coal, LLC 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan. | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). |
2
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | ||
By: | Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph W. Craft III | |
Joseph W. Craft III | ||
President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
and Chairman | ||
Date: December 14, 2020
3