UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 27, 2017

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WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
001-34815
77-0695453
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

9540 South Maroon Circle,
Suite 300
Englewood, CO
80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 922-6463

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment No. 4 to the Services Agreement

On November 30, 2017, Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (“Partnership”) and Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (“General Partner”), entered into a fourth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Services Agreement dated as of January 1, 2015 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Services Agreement”), by and between the Partnership and General Partner. The Amendment modified the term of the Services Agreement to extend the current term end date from March 31, 2018 to April 30, 2018. The term of the Services Agreement automatically renews upon the end of term for successive 12-month periods unless either party gives written notice no less than 120 days prior to the end of the current term of the Services Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Departure of Chief Executive Officer
On November 27, 2017, Kevin A. Paprzycki stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Partnership effective immediately. Mr. Paprzycki’s departure was not the result of any disagreement with the Partnership.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Amendment No. 4 to the Services Agreement, dated November 30, 2017, by and between Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP and Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC

 

 




SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: December 1, 2017
By:
/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen
 
 
Samuel N. Hagreen
Corporate Secretary and
Associate General Counsel















EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
 
Amendment No. 4 to the Services Agreement, dated November 30, 2017, by and between Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP and Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC