FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ NRP ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 Units | 12/08/2014 | P | 50,000 | A | $9.9782 | 100,000 | I | By BHJ Investments, L.P.(1) | ||
Common Units | 1,479,216 | D(2) | ||||||||
Common Units | 87,828 | I | By CIII Capital Management, LLC(3) | |||||||
Common Units | 387 | I | By Spouse(4) | |||||||
Common Units | 50,461 | I | By The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust(5) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Units(6) | (7)(8) | 02/10/2015 | 02/10/2015 | Common Units | 3,580 | 3,580 | D | ||||||||
Phantom Units(6) | (7)(8) | 02/14/2016 | 02/14/2016 | Common Units | 3,700 | 3,700 | D | ||||||||
Phantom Units(6) | (7)(8) | 02/13/2017 | 02/13/2017 | Common Units | 3,700 | 3,700 | D | ||||||||
Phantom Units(6) | (7)(8) | 02/12/2018 | 02/12/2018 | Common Units | 3,885 | 3,885 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. BHJ Investments, L.P. is a limited partnership of which the reporting person is the manager of the general partner. The limited partners of BHJ Investments, L.P. are the reporting person, his wife, and a trust formed for the benefit of the reporting person's children in which the reporting person has no pecuniary interest. |
2. Corbin J. Robertson III shares beneficial ownership of 65,570 common units with his spouse, Brooke Robertson. |
3. Corbin J. Robertson III is the controlling Manager of CIII Capital Management, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the common units owned by CIII Capital Management, LLC. |
4. Corbin J. Robertson III disclaims beneficial ownership of these common units, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Corbin J. Robertson III is the beneficial owner of such common units for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
5. The beneficiary of The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust is the family of Corbin J. Robertson III. Corbin J. Robertson III is the Trust Advisor for The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust and may be deemed to beneficially own the common units owned by The Corbin James Robertson III 2009 Family Trust. |
6. The phantom units were granted to the reporting person under the issuer's long-term incentive plan. |
7. Award includes tandem distribution equivalent rights pursuant to which the quarterly distributions paid by the partnership on each unit will be accrued over the vesting period and paid on vesting. |
8. The phantom units will be paid in cash based on the average closing price of the common units for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of vesting. |
Remarks: |
Corbin J. Robertson III | 12/09/2014 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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