Edgar Filing: VECELLIO LEO A JR

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

VECELLIO LEO A JR

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [NRP]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

101 SANSBURY'S WAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2012

(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. 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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Units								20,000	D

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

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

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

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

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

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

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

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

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

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

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/28/2012

Common Units

3,000

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/26/2013

Common Units

3,000

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/11/2014

Common Units

3,000

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/10/2015

Common Units

3,000

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/14/2012

3,700

02/14/2016

Common Units

3,700

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

3,700

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/14/2012

580

02/10/2015

Common Units

580

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

580

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/14/2012

475

02/11/2014

Common Units

475

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

475

Phantom Units ⁽²⁾

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

02/14/2012

375

02/26/2013

Common Units

375

⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

375

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VECELLIO LEO A JR 101 SANSBURY'S WAY WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411	X

Signatures

Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.		02/16/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The phantom units will be paid in cash based on the average closing price of the common units for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the date of vesting.
(2)	The phantom units were granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's long-term incentive plan.
(3)	Award includes tandem distribution equivalent rights pursuant to which the quarterly distributions paid by the partnership on each unit will be accrued over the vesting period and paid on vesting.

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