Sec Form 4 Filing - CRAFT JOSEPH W III @ Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. - 2013-01-22

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FORM 4
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 Holdings GP, L.P. [ AHGP]
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 600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/22/2013
(Street)
TULSA, OK74119
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 20,641,168 I By Alliance Resource GP, LLC ( 1 )
Common Unit 2,463,449 ( 2 ) D
Common Unit 19,550,129 I Through members of 13d group ( 3 )
Common units 01/22/2013 S 411 ( 5 ) D $ 30 353,930 I Alliance Management Holdings III, LLC ( 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CRAFT JOSEPH W III
1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE
SUITE 600
TULSA, OK74119
X X President and Chief Executive
Signatures
Joseph W. Craft by Mindy Kerber, pursuant to power of attorney dated July 27, 2006 01/24/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Joseph W. Craft III ("Craft") indirectly jointly owns 20,641,168 Common Units of AHGP through his joint ownership of Alliance Resource GP, LLC with Kathleen S. Craft.
( 2 )Held through the JWC III Rev Trust, of which Mr. Craft is trustee.
( 3 )These AHGP common units are held by certain entities and individuals (some of whom are current or former members of management of ARLP) other than Mr. Craft with whom he may be deemed to comprise a group under Rule 13d-5(b) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Craft disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities.
( 4 )These AHGP common units are held through Alliance Management Holdings III, LLC ("AMH III"), which acquired 600,000 Common Units of AHGP in connection with the AMH Liquidation and the AMH II Liquidation. Mr. Craft is the sole director of AMH III and owns 42.43% of the membership interests in AMH III. Mr. Craft disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein.
( 5 )AMH III entered into option agreements to sell 314,005 common units of AHGP for an exercise price of $30.00 per common unit, the options are exercisable from July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2013. AMH III received consideration of $3.36 per common unit for each option. These amounts shown represent the exercise of those options by individuals other than Mr. Craft. Mr. Craft is not selling these or any other AHGP units.

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