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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WESLEY CHARLES R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ARLP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/2018 (Street) TULSA, OK 74119 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

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 Unit 05/31/2018   A   1,035,728 (1) A (1) 1,035,728 D (2)   Common Unit 05/31/2018   A   635,618 A (1) 635,618 I By Wesley Family LP (3) Common Unit 05/31/2018   A   167,116 A (1) 167,116 I By Trust (4) Common Unit 05/31/2018   A   1,035,729 A (1) 1,035,729 I By Trust (5) Common Unit 05/31/2018   A   715,506 A (1) 715,506 I By Trust (6) Common Unit 05/31/2018   A   715,506 A (1) 715,506 I By Trust (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 unit

(8)

(9)

(10)

Common unit

106,949

106,949

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WESLEY CHARLES R 1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE SUITE 400 TULSA, OK 74119	X		Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Charles R. Wesley III by Kenneth Hemm, pursuant to power of attorney dated April 11, 2013		06/04/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	The common units were acquired as consideration for the AHGP common units held by the reporting person immediately prior to the effectiveness of the transactions contemplated by the Simplification Agreement dated February 22, 2018 (the "Simplification Agreement"). Pursuant to the Simplification Agreement, all AHGP common units were canceled and converted into the right to receive all of the ARLP common units held by AHGP and its subsidiaries on May 31, 2018. Based on a formula calculated pursuant to the Simplification Agreement, the exchange ratio was 1.478181161 ARLP common units for each AHGP common unit.
(2)	Units held by the Charles Wesley Revocable Trust U/A dated 3/28/2006, which Charles R. Wesley III is trustee.
(3)	Units held by the Wesley Family LP, which Charles R. Wesley III is trustee.
(4)	Units held by the Charles R. Wesley Family Trust Irrevocable Trust Agreement, which Nancy Wesley is trustee.
(5)	Units held by the Nancy Wesley Revocable Trust U/A dated 03/28/2006, which Nancy Wesley is trustee.
(6)	Units held by the Charles Wesley 2016 Retained Annuity Trust, which Jeffrey Burns is trustee
(7)	Units held by the Nancy Wesley 2016 Retained Annuity Trust, which Jeffrey Burns is trustee.
(8)	1 for 1
(9)	The Phantom Units are to be settled in ARLP common units upon the reporting person's death or termination
(10)	Not applicable

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