Form 4 ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNE For: Feb 12 Filed by: WESLEY CHARLES R (10K)

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, 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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1717 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400

(Street)

TULSA

74119

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
Senior VP-Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common unit	02/12/2009		M		7,275	A	⁽³⁾	114,522	D
Common unit	02/12/2009		F		2,686	D	$ 32.42 ⁽²⁾	111,836	D

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted unit

⁽³⁾

02/12/2009

7,275

02/12/2009

⁽¹⁾

Common unit

7,275

⁽³⁾

Phantom unit

⁽⁴⁾

02/13/2009

555

⁽⁵⁾

⁽¹⁾

Common unit

555

⁽¹⁾

25,049

Explanation of Responses:

1. Not applicable

2. Upon vesting, restricted units are withheld by the Partnership for the payment of tax liability at the vesting price of $32.42.

3. On January 27, 2009, the Partnership's Compensation Committee determined that the vesting requirement for the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan grants had been satisfied. As a result restricted units were determined to be vested effective January 1, 2009 and subsequently issued on February 12, 2009 based upon the closing price of the common units at February 10, 2009 of $32.42.

4. 1 for 1

5. The Phantom units are to be settled in cash upon the reporting person's death or termination.

	/s/ Charles R. Wesley III by Mindy Kerber, pursuant to power of attorney dated February 2, 2007	02/17/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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