Sec Form 4/A Filing - CRAFT JOSEPH W III @ ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP - 2011-11-10

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CRAFT JOSEPH W III 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ ARLP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and Chief Executive (Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/10/2011 (Street) TULSA, OK74119 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 11/14/2011 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Unit ( 6 ) 11/10/2011 S 357,450 ( 5 ) ( 7 ) D $ 36.895 ( 8 ) 357,452 ( 7 ) D Common Unit 2,000 ( 7 ) I By son Common Unit 31,088,338 ( 7 ) I By Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. ( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Phantom unit ( 2 ) 11/14/2011 A 1,616 ( 7 ) ( 1 ) ( 3 ) Common unit 1,616 ( 7 ) ( 3 ) 126,728 ( 7 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CRAFT JOSEPH W III 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE SUITE 400 TULSA, OK74119 X X President and Chief Executive Signatures Joseph W. Craft by Kenneth Hemm, pursuant to power of attorney dated April 10, 2013 02/24/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Phantom units are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's death or termination. ( 2 )1 for 1 ( 3 )Not applicable ( 4 )The reporting person indirectly holds 31,088,338 Common Units of ARLP though Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. ("AHGP"). Mr. Craft is a director, and through his ownership of C-Holdings, LLC, the sole owner of Alliance GP, LLC, the general partner of AHGP., and holds, directly or indirectly, a majority of the outstanding AHGP Common Units. Mr. Craft disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Units of ARLP held by AHGP except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 5 )Represents units transferred to Mr. Craft's ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce decree. The securities owned by the ex-spouse are not beneficially owned by Mr. Craft. ( 6 )The disposition of these units were omitted from Mr. Craft's Form 4 filed on November 14, 2011, and also were omitted from 22 Forms 4 filed by Mr. Craft after his November 14, 2011 Form 4 was filed. ( 7 )The units have been adjusted to reflect a unit split that occurred on June 16, 2014. ( 8 )This price has been adjusted to reflect a unit split that occurred on June 16, 2014.

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