UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2004
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COMMISSION FILE NO.: 0-26823
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 73-1564280
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (IRS EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 600, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74119
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
(918) 295-7600
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
This current report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements the current
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2004,
March 2, 2004 and March 8, 2004, which relate to the mine fire that occurred at
our Dotiki mine on February 11, 2004.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 25, 2004, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the
"Partnership"), announced by press release that Mr. David Lauriski, Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, visited its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Webster County Coal, LLC, to recognize the individuals responsible
for the successful recovery of the Dotiki mine from an underground mine fire
that originated on February 11, 2004. A copy of the Partnership's press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS
99.1 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated
as of March 25, 2004.
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.
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC,
its managing general partner
By: /s/ Joseph W. Craft III
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Joseph W. Craft III
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 26, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
* 99.1 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated
as of March 25, 2004
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* Filed herewith.