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
Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP [ WMLP ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/28/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 (representing limited partner interests) | 10/28/2016 | J(1) | 4,512,500 | D | $0 | 0 | D |
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 | ||||||||
Series B Convertible Units | (1)(2) | 10/28/2016 | J(1) | 4,512,500 | (1)(2) | (3) | Common Units (representing limited partner interests) | 4,512,500 | $0 | 4,512,500 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On October 28, 2016, the reporting person enetered into a Unit Exchange Agreement whereby it exchanged 4,512,500 Common Units of the Issuer for 4,512,500 Series B Units of the Issuer. Series B Units do not have rights to distributions of the Issuer. |
2. The Series B Units are convertible into Common Units, on a one-for-one basis (i) at the option of the holder, the day after the record date for a cash distribution on the common units in which Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, is unable to make such a distribution without exceeding its restricted payment basket under its Financing Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2014, by and among Oxford Mining Company, LLC, Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP and each of its other subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, or upon (ii) a change of control, liquidation event or dissolution of the Issuer. |
3. The Series B Units have no expiration date. |
Remarks: |
The Reporting Person owns 100% of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer, and approximately 93.8% of the Issuer's Common Units on a fully diluted basis. |
/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton, Corporate Secretary on behalf of Westmoreland Coal Company | 11/01/2016 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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