Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Announce Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call.

TULSA, Okla. -- Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ: AHGP) will report their third quarter 2009 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Alliance management will discuss third quarter earnings during a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern that same day.

To participate in the conference call, dial [phone] and provide pass code 52016000. International callers should dial [phone]. Investors may also listen to the call via the "investor information" section of ARLP's website at http://arlp.com or AHGP's website at http://ahgp.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available for approximately one week. To access the audio replay, dial [phone] and provide pass code 44482289. International callers should dial [phone] and provide the same pass code.

About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

ARLP is a diversified producer and marketer of coal to major United States utilities and industrial users. ARLP, the nation's only publicly traded master limited partnership involved in the production and marketing of coal, is currently the fifth largest coal producer in the eastern United States. ARLP operates eight mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. ARLP recently initiated mining operations at a new mining complex currently under construction in Kentucky and is also constructing a new mining complex in West Virginia. ARLP also operates a coal loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. ARLP mining activities are conducted in three geographic regions commonly referred to in the coal industry as the Illinois Basin, Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian regions.

News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.arlp.com. For more information, contact the investor relations department of Alliance Resource Partners at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].

About Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.

AHGP is a limited partnership formed to own and control Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the managing general partner of ARLP, through which it holds a 1.98% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights in ARLP. In addition, AHGP owns 15,544,169 common units of ARLP.

News, unit prices and additional information about AHGP including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.ahgp.com. For more information, contact the investor relations department of Alliance Holdings GP at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail].