ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information and the exhibits referenced therein is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

On December 1, 2008, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. announced that Joseph W. Craft, III, CEO of each limited partnership, will make a presentation at the 1st Annual Raymond James Coal Investors Conference in New York City at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, December 4, 2008.

The audio portion of Mr. Craft's presentation will be available via webcast at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj41/arlp/ and for replay for 30 days following the conference. The related presentation will also be available December 4, 2008 on both ARLP's website (http://www.arlp.com) and AHGP's website (http://www.ahgp.com) under "Investor Information" and "Investor Presentations."

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. press release dated as of December 1, 2008.

99.2 Presentation materials for the Raymond James Coal Investors Conference.

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