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): September 3, 2024
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
Delaware | 001-31465 | 35-2164875 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File
Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| |
1415 Louisiana St., Suite 3325 Houston, Texas 77002 |
| (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) |
| |
(713) 751-7507 |
| 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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Units representing limited partner interests | | NRP | | New York Stock Exchange |
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 8.01. Other Events
On September 3, 2024 (the "Redemption Date"), Natural Resource Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) redeemed the remaining 31,666 Class A Preferred Units ("preferred units") at a redemption price equal to the Liquidation Value pursuant to Sections 5.10(h)(i)(B) of that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Natural Resource Partners L.P., dated as of March 2, 2017 (the "Partnership Agreement"), On the Redemption Date, the Partnership paid the holders of the preferred units $31,666,000 in cash, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions with resepct of such units. Following the redemption, the preferred units were retired and are no longer outstanding, and all rights of the holders thereof have ceased with respect to the preferred units. Of the originally issued 250,000 preferred units, after giving effect to this redemption and all prior redemptions, no preferred units remain outstanding.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS L.P. (Registrant) | |
| | | |
| By: | NRP (GP) LP | |
| | its General Partner | |
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| | By: | GP Natural Resource Partners LLC | |
| | | its General Partner | |
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| Date: September 6, 2024 | | /s/ Philip T. Warman | |
| | | Philip T. Warman | |
| | | General Counsel | |
