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): April 23, 2018

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

On April 23, 2018, following the previously announced departure of the interim Chief Financial Officer of Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), Scott A. Henry, the Partnership’s Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, assumed the responsibilities of the Partnership’s principal financial officer on an interim basis. Mr. Henry has served as the Partnership’s Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since July 28, 2017. Mr. Henry also serves as Principal Accounting Officer of the Partnership’s affiliate Westmoreland Coal Company.
Mr. Henry previously served as Vice President of Finance for Right Start, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corp., for seven years. Mr. Henry has also held senior leadership positions within DIRECTV and KB Home after beginning his career as a financial auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Henry holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Denver. There are no agreements, arrangements, relationships or transactions between the Partnership and Mr. Henry required to be disclosed under Items 401 or 404(a) of Regulation S-K.




 





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: April 27, 2018
By:
/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen
 
 
Samuel N. Hagreen
Corporate Secretary and
Associate General Counsel