FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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* Gilbert David A.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alliance Resource Partners "ARLP")		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President of Info Tech Sevices
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Pearson Thomas L.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alliance Resource Partners "ARLP")		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior Vice President-Law and Administration
(Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 S. Boulder Avenue Suite 600	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 12/3014/03
(Street) Tulsa, OK 74119		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. 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. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship 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								~~875~~9,971	D

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FORM 4 (continued)

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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom unit

1 for 1

12/3014/03~~(1)~~

~~182~~157

(21)

Common Unit

~~182~~157

17,~~501~~180

Restricted unit

1 for 1

(32)

Common Unit

625,~~000~~200

Explanation of Responses: (1) The ~~transaction was approved by the Managing GP's Compensation Committee on January 30, 2003, effective January 1, 2003.(2) The~~ Phantom units are to be settled in either cash or ARLP common units, at the election of the Compensation Committee, upon the reporting person's death or termination.(32) The Restricted units will vest when the issuer meets certain financial test described inint ~~the~~he Agreement of Limited ~~Partnership~~Partnerhip of the Issuer ~~which~~whihc would typically be no earlier than September 30, 2004. Once vested the restricted units are to be settled in either cash or ARLP common units, at the election of the Compensation Committee.

By: /s/ ~~David~~Thomas AL. ~~Gilbert~~Pearson **Signature of Reporting Person ~~January~~February 3114, 2003 Date

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