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): April 22, 2020

Rhino Resource Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

424 Lewis Hargett Circle, Suite 250
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(859) 389-6500
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.[  ]

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

On April 22, 2020, Rhino Energy LLC (“Rhino Energy”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rhino Resource Partners LP (the “Partnership”), entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured $10,000,000 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the recently congressionally approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan to Rhino Energy is being made through Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”).

The PPP Loan has a two year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.000% per annum. Principal and interest payments are deferred for six (6) months from the date of the PPP Loan and will commence monthly thereafter. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP Loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs and the maintenance of employee staffing levels and compensation levels. No assurance is provided that Rhino Energy will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

The foregoing description of the PPP Loan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the PPP Loan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

The description of the PPP Loan in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

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 thereunto duly authorized.