TULSA, Okla., April 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announces that Jesse M. Parrish will join Alliance Coal, LLC ("Alliance Coal") as its Senior Vice President - Operations where he will be responsible for assisting with the management of our coal operations. Mr. Parrish previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Blackhawk Mining, LLC ("Blackhawk"), which produces metallurgical coal at eight mining complexes across southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky and employs approximately 2,000 people.

"I am pleased to welcome Jesse to ARLP," said Joseph W. Craft III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Jesse’s strong leadership skills, experience and expertise in the coal industry will be a valuable addition to the Alliance Coal management team as we continue to provide our customers with reliable baseload fuel to meet the significant growth in U.S. electricity demand from data centers and on-shoring of manufacturing. I look forward to working closely with him to deliver attractive returns to our unitholders."

Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Parrish held various other positions over his long career at Blackhawk, including President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Communications at Blackhawk. Prior to joining Blackhawk, Jesse practiced law at Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, where he focused on coal-related financings, mergers and acquisitions, and environmental matters. Mr. Parrish is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Juris Doctor. Parrish has previously served as the chairman for the West Virginia Coal Association and the Kentucky Coal Association and is a trustee for the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation.

About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

ARLP is a diversified energy company that is currently the second largest coal producer in the eastern United States, supplying reliable, affordable energy domestically and internationally to major utilities, metallurgical and industrial users. ARLP also generates operating and royalty income from mineral interests it owns in strategic coal and oil & gas producing regions in the United States. In addition, ARLP is positioning itself as a reliable energy partner for the future by pursuing opportunities that support the growth and development of energy and related infrastructure.

News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), are available at www.arlp.com. For more information, contact the investor relations department of ARLP at (918) 295-7673 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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Cary P. Marshall
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(918) 295-7673
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