Sec Form 4 Filing - WYNNE THOMAS M @ ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP - 2018-05-31

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 WYNNE THOMAS M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ ARLP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/31/2018 (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 05/31/2018 A 660,816 ( 1 ) A 735,975.9292 D ( 2 ) Common Unit 05/31/2018 A 99,745 ( 1 ) A 99,745 I By Trust ( 3 ) Common Unit 05/31/2018 A 251,291 A 251,291 I By Wynne Family LP ( 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 ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) Common unit 28,880 28,880 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other WYNNE THOMAS M 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE TULSA, OK74119 Senior Vice President and COO Signatures /s/ Thomas M. Wynne by Kenneth Hemm, pursuant to power of attorney dated April 11, 2013 06/04/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The common units were acquired as consideration for the AHGP common units held by the reporting person immediately prior to the effectiveness of the transactions contemplated by the Simplification Agreement dated February 22, 2018 (the "Simplification Agreement"). Pursuant to the Simplification Agreement, all AHGP common units were canceled and converted into the right to receive all of the ARLP common units held by AHGP and its subsidiaries on May 31, 2018. Based on a formula calculated pursuant to the Simplification Agreement, the exchange ratio was 1.478181161 ARLP common units for each AHGP common unit. ( 2 )Units held by the Thomas M. Wynne Revocable Trust, which Mr. Wynne is trustee. ( 3 )Units held by the Thomas M. Wynne Family Trust. Thomas P. Wynne is the trustee of the trust. ( 4 )Units held by Wynne Family LP. ( 5 )1 for 1 ( 6 )The Phantom Units are to be settled in ARLP common units upon the reporting person's death or termination ( 7 )Not applicable

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