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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) October 13, 2015
Rhino Resource Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34892 | 27-2377517 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 424 Lewis Hargett Circle, Suite 250 Lexington, Kentucky 40503 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(859) 389-6500
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On October 7, 2015, Rhino Resource Partners LP (the "Partnership") was notified by the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that the Partnership does not presently satisfy the NYSE's continued listing standard under Rule 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual requiring the average closing price of the Partnership's common units to be at least $1.00 per common unit over any period of 30 consecutive trading days. As of October 5, 2015, the average closing price of the Partnership's common units over the preceding 30 trading-day period was $0.99 per unit. In accordance with NYSE rules, the Partnership will notify the NYSE within 10 business days of receipt of the notification that the Partnership intends to cure the deficiency. The Partnership has a period of six months from the date of the notification to regain compliance with the minimum unit price criteria. The Partnership can regain compliance at any time during the six-month cure period if the Partnership's common units have a closing price of at least $1.00 per common unit on the last trading day of any calendar month during the cure period and an average closing price of at least $1.00 per common unit over the 30-trading day period ending on the last trading day of that month. The Partnership is considering all available options to regain compliance during this six-month period. Under the NYSE rules, the Partnership's common units will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during this six-month period, subject to the Partnership's compliance with other continued listing requirements, under the symbol "RNO," but with the added indicator of ".BC" to denote that the Partnership is below the quantitative continued listing standards. The current noncompliance with the NYSE listing standard does not affect the Partnership's ongoing business operations or its Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, and does not cause an event of default under the Partnership's credit facility.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As required under the NYSE rules, the Company issued a press release on October 13, 2015, announcing that it had received the notice of noncompliance with the aforementioned NYSE continued listing standard. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 13, 2015
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Rhino Resource Partners LP |
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| October 13, 2015 | By: |
Rhino GP LLC, Its General Partner |
By: |
/s/ WHITNEY C. KEGLEY | |
| Name: | Whitney C. Kegley | |
| Title: | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 13, 2015 | |