8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 30, 2019

Ciner Resources LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	001-36062 (Commission File Number)		46-2613366 (IRS. Employer Identification No.)
Five Concourse Parkway Suite 2500 Atlanta, GA (Address of principal executive office)		30328(Zip Code)

(770) 375-2300

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common units representing limited partnership interests	CINR	New York Stock Exchange

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 30, 2019, Ciner Resources LP (the "Partnership") issued a press release announcing the declaration of its second quarter 2019 distribution. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information provided under this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Partnership that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Partnership or any of its affiliates.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Ciner Resources LP, dated July 30, 2019

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: July 30, 2019	CINER RESOURCES LP
	By:	Ciner Resource Partners LLC,
		its General Partner
	By:	/s/ Nicole C. Daniel
		Nicole C. Daniel
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99.1

CINER RESOURCES LP ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DISTRIBUTION

ATLANTA, Georgia -- (July 30, 2019) -- Ciner Resources LP (the "Partnership") (NYSE: CINR) announced that the board of directors of its general partner approved today its quarterly distribution. The quarterly distribution of $0.340 for the second quarter of 2019 is payable on August 28, 2019, to unitholders of record on August 9, 2019.

ABOUT CINER RESOURCES LP

Ciner Resources LP, a master limited partnership, operates the trona ore mining and soda ash production business of Ciner Wyoming LLC, one of the largest and lowest cost producers of natural soda ash in the world, serving a global market from its facility in the Green River Basin of Wyoming. The facility has been in operation for more than 50 years.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the Partnership's filings with the SEC. The Partnership undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

Qualified Notice

This release is intended to be a qualified notice to nominees as provided for under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees, and not the Partnership, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.

Contacts:

Ciner Resources LP

Investor Relations

Ed Freydel

Vice President, Finance

(770) 375-2323

EFreydel@ciner.us.com