---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-071203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARLP"
cik: "0001086600"
company_name: "ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP"
filed_at: "2026-06-08T12:48:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T12:50:08.538558+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ARLP to acquire majority of AllDale III & IV oil & gas royalties for $206.2M

## Summary
- ARLP acquiring general and limited partner interests in AllDale III & IV for $206.2M; aggregate gross valuation ~$410M.
- Upon closing ARLP's economic interest in AllDale III & IV rises from ~5% to 61%; expected close July 2026.
- Funding via cash on hand, revolver, and new debt facility at Alliance Minerals; pro forma leverage below 1.0x.
- Acquisition adds ~48,500 net royalty acres across Permian, Anadarko, Bakken, and Haynesville; 1Q26 production ~5,940 BOE/day.
- Related parties of CEO Joseph Craft also acquiring $100M of AllDale III interests on same terms; conflicts committee approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-071203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARLP
- cik: 0001086600
- company_name: ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T12:48:32+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086600/000110465926071203/0001104659-26-071203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086600/000110465926071203/arlp-20260605x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-071203.txt

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