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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): March 11, 2016

  ______________________________________________________
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  ______________________________________________________
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
001-31465
(Commission File
Number)
35-2164875
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
601 Jefferson, Suite 3600
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

77002
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 751-7507
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information and the exhibit referenced therein are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are not subject to the liabilities of that section and are not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
On March 11, 2016, Natural Resource Partners L.P. announced via press release its earnings and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2015. A copy of NRP’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
 
Natural Resource Partners L.P. press release dated as of March 11, 2016.






SIGNATURES

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
 
 
 
By:
 
GP Natural Resource Partners LLC
 
 
its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Kathryn Wilson    
 
 
Kathryn Wilson
 
 
Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: March 11, 2016