CORDLE MEGAN J 4

What Happened Megan J. Cordle, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), received 6,086 restricted units in an award/vesting event reported on Form 4. The filing lists the acquisition of 6,086 derivative units (no purchase price or cash exchanged). Footnote information indicates these units were part of grants issued in 2023 under the company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan and vested effective January 1, 2026.

Key Details

• Transaction date reported: January 27, 2026; Form filed January 29, 2026 (within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window).
• Shares/units acquired: 6,086 restricted units; price: N/A (award/vesting, not an open-market trade).
• Shares/units owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 indicates a 1-for-1 conversion; F2 confirms vesting of 2023 LTIP grants effective Jan 1, 2026; F3 not applicable.
• Transaction type code: A (award/grant/other acquisition); this is a vesting of restricted units (derivative).

Context This was a vesting/award event, not a purchase or sale—common for executive compensation and not a direct market signal. The restricted units vested per plan terms (no immediate sale noted or tax-withholding detail provided in the supplied footnotes). For investors, vested awards increase insider ownership but do not necessarily indicate buying or selling intent.