FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2017 Registration No UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 300 Englewood, CO (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Full title of the plan) Jennifer S. Grafton, Esq. Chief Legal Officer Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 300 Englewood, CO (303) (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ). Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Accelerated filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. Title of securities CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Amount to be Proposed Proposed maximum offering maximum aggregate Amount of to be registered registered (1) price per unit offering price registration fee Common Units, representing limited partner interests 500,000 units $3.55 (2) $1,775,000 (2) $ (1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), this registration statement shall also cover an indeterminate number of common units representing limited partner interests in Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP ("Common Units") which may hereinafter be offered or issued pursuant to the Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan ) or option agreements to prevent dilution resulting from unit dividends, unit splits, recapitalizations or certain other capital adjustments. (2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. The price for the 500,000 Common Units being registered hereby is based on a price of $3.55, which is the average of the high and low trading prices per Common Unit of Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on May 12, 2017.

2 Item 1. Plan Information. * PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. * * In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the instructional Note to Part I of Form S-8, the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participating employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) either as a part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission: (a) The Registrant s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016; filed March 16, (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017; filed May 15, (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 15, 2017; and excepting all such current reports furnished under Item 2.01 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary. (d) Description of the Registrant s Common Units which is contained in the Company s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No ) filed with the Commission on July 12, 2010, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of amending such description, in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant s Common Units. In addition, all documents subsequently filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all of the securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a

3 statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded. Item 4. Description of Securities. Not applicable. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. None. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Section 7.7 of the Registrant s Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (the Partnership Agreement ), provides that the Registrant will indemnify and hold harmless (1) its general partner (the "GP"), (2) any departing general partner of the Registrant (a Departing GP ), (3) any person who is or was an affiliate of the Company or a Departing GP, (4) any person who is or was a director, officer, partner, member, manager, fiduciary or trustee of the Registrant or a subsidiary (other than any person who is or was a limited partner of the Registrant in such person s capacity as such), the Company, any Departing GP or any of their affiliates, (5) any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company or a Departing GP or any affiliate of the Company or a Departing GP as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, fiduciary, or trustee of another person; provided that a person is not an indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (6) any person the Company designates as an indemnitee for purposes of the Partnership Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by law (subject to any limitations expressed in the Partnership Agreement) (each an Indemnitee ) from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved. Any indemnification described above will only be made out of the assets of the Registrant. Unless the GP otherwise agrees, in its sole discretion, the GP will not be personally liable for or have any obligation to contribute or lend funds or assets to the Registrant to enable the Registrant to effectuate indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding will, from time to time, be advanced by the Registrant, subject to certain conditions. Section 7.7 of the Partnership Agreement also permits the Registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the Company, its affiliates and any other person as the GP may determine in its discretion, against any liability that may be asserted against, or expense that may be incurred by, such person in connection with the Registrant s activities or such person s activities on behalf of the Registrant, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under the Partnership Agreement. Subject to any terms, conditions, or restrictions set forth in the Partnership Agreement, Section of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other persons from and against all claims and demands whatsoever. Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. Not applicable. Item 8. Exhibits. The list of exhibits is set forth under Index to Exhibits at the end of this Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

4 Item 9. Undertakings. (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; Provided, however, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Englewood, state of Colorado, on this 15 day of May, WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP by its general partner, Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC By: /s/ Kevin A. Paprzycki Kevin A. Paprzycki Chief Executive Officer

6 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kevin A. Paprzycki and Nathan M. Troup, and each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Kevin A. Paprzycki Kevin A. Paprzycki Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director May 15, 2017 /s/ Nathan M. Troup Nathan M. Troup Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) May 15, 2017 Michael J. Meyer Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) May 15, 2017 Michael J. Meyer /s/ Jennifer S. Grafton Chief Legal Officer and Director May 15, 2017 Jennifer S. Grafton /s/ Charles C. Ungurean Director May 15, 2017 Charles C. Ungurean /s/ Keith D. Horton Director May 15, 2017 Keith D. Horton /s/ Robert T. Clutterbuck Director May 15, 2017 Robert T. Clutterbuck /s/ Gerald A. Tywoniuk Director May 15, 2017 Gerald A. Tywoniuk /s/ Kurt D. Kost Director May 15, 2017 Kurt D. Kost

7 EXHIBIT INDEX Incorporated by Reference Exhibit Number Exhibit Description Form File Number Exhibit Filing Date 3.1 Certificate of Limited Partnership of Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP S /24/ Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Westmoreland Resource 10-K /6/2015 Partners, LP 3.3 Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of 8-K /6/2015 Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP 3.4 Amendment No. 2 to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of 10-Q /1/2016 Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP 3.5 Certificate of Formation of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC S /21/ Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Westmoreland Resources 8-K /4/2011 GP, LLC (f/k/a Oxford Resources GP, LLC) 3.7 First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company 8-K /25/2013 Agreement of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC 3.8 First Amendment to Third Limited Liability Company Agreement of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC executed as of March 12, 2014 to be effective as of June 24, 2013, entered into to correct, clarify, supersede and replace in its 10-Q B 5/6/2014 entirety the First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC dated June 24, 2013 Filed Herewith

8 5.1 Legal opinion of Jennifer S. Grafton, Chief Legal Officer X 10.1 Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP Long Term Incentive Plan X 23.1 Consent of Jennifer S. Grafton (included in Exhibit 5.1) X 23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP X 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

9 Exhibit 5.1 WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 300, Englewood, CO Phone: (303) May 15, 2017 Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP 9540 South Maroon Circle, Suite 300 Englewood, CO RE: Registration Statement on Form S-8 for Westmoreland Resource Partners LP Long-Term Incentive Plan Ladies and Gentlemen: I am the Chief Legal Officer of Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "General Partner") and the general partner of Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership ), and an attorney duly admitted to practice in the State of Colorado. I am familiar with the registration statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement ) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) in connection with the registration by the Partnership under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), of the sale of up to 500,000 common units representing limited partner interests (the Units ) in the Partnership which may be issued pursuant to the Westmoreland Resource Partners LP Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan ). As the basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed, I have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of the following: (i) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership; (ii) the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended (the Partnership Agreement ); (iii) the Certificate of Formation of the General Partner; (iv) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner, as amended (the LLC Agreement ); (v) the Plan; (vi) this Registration Statement; and (vii) such other instruments and other certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the Partnership and such other persons as I have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein. In rendering the opinions expressed below, I have assumed and have not verified (i) the genuineness of the signatures on all documents that I have examined, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents supplied to us as originals and (iv) the conformity to the authentic originals of all documents supplied to us as certified, photostatic or faxed copies. In conducting my examination of documents, I have assumed the power, corporate or other, of all parties thereto other than the Partnership to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the due execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and that, except as set forth in the numbered opining paragraphs below, to the extent such documents purport to constitute agreements, such documents constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties. I have also assumed that (A) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership and the Partnership Agreement and the Certificate of Formation of the General Partner and the LLC Agreement, in each case as amended to date, will not have been amended in any manner that would affect any legal

10 conclusion set forth herein, and (B) all Units will be issued and sold in the manner described in the prospectus related to the Plan and in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations and assumptions set forth herein, and having due regard for such legal considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that: 1. The issuance of the Units by the Partnership has been duly authorized by the General Partner. 2. Upon the issuance and delivery of the Units from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Plan for the consideration established by the Plan and the satisfaction of any performance conditions associated therewith and any requisite determinations by or pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors of the General Partner or a duly constituted and acting committee thereof as provided in the Plan, such Units will be validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable, except as such non-assessability may be affected by the following: (a) if a court were to determine that the right or exercise of the right provided under the Partnership Agreement by the holders of Units (the Limited Partners ) of the Partnership as a group (i) to remove or replace the General Partner, (ii) to approve certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement or (iii) to take certain other actions under the Partnership Agreement pursuant to which a Limited Partner participates in the control of the Partnership s business for purposes of Section of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended (the Delaware LP Act ), then such Limited Partner could be held personally liable for the Partnership s obligations under the laws of Delaware, to the same extent as the General Partner with respect to persons who transact business with the Partnership and reasonably believe that such Limited Partner is a general partner and (b) Sections , and of the Delaware LP Act. I express no opinion other than as to the Delaware LP Act (which is deemed to include the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial opinions interpreting those laws) and the federal laws of the United States of America, and I am expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction, domestic or foreign. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit to being an expert under the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this exhibit. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and I disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes of the facts stated or assumed herein or any subsequent changes in applicable law, and have assumed that at no future time would any such subsequent change of fact or law affect adversely my ability to render at such time an opinion (a) containing the same legal conclusions set forth herein and (b) subject only to such (or fewer) assumptions, limitations and qualifications as are contained herein. Very truly yours, /s/ Jennifer S. Grafton Jennifer S. Grafton Chief Legal Officer

11 Westmoreland Resource Partners, L.P. LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN Section 1. Purpose of the Plan. The Westmoreland Resource Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan ) has been adopted by Westmoreland Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner (the General Partner ) of Westmoreland Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership ). The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates by providing to Employees, Consultants, and Directors incentive compensation awards to encourage superior performance. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Partnership. Section 2. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (a) 409A Award means an Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of the 409A Regulations, whether by design, due to a subsequent modification in the terms and conditions of such Award, or as a result of a change in applicable law following the date of grant of such Award, and that is not exempt from section 409A of the Code pursuant to an applicable exemption. (b) 409A Regulations means the applicable Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated pursuant to section 409A of the Code. (c) Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term control means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. (d) Award means an Option, Unit Appreciation Right, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, Unit Award, Performance Award, Substitute Award, Other Unit Based Award, or Cash Award granted under the Plan and includes, as appropriate, any tandem DERs granted with respect to an Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award). (e) (f) (g) Award Agreement means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced. Board means the Board of Directors of the General Partner. Cash Award means an award denominated in cash. (h) events: Change of Control means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon, one or more of the following

12 (i) any person or group within the meaning of those terms as used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) (2) of the Exchange Act, other than members of the General Partner, the Partnership, or an Affiliate of either the General Partner or the Partnership, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization, or otherwise, of 50% or more of the voting power of the voting securities of the General Partner or the Partnership; (ii) the limited partners of the General Partner or the Partnership approve, in one transaction or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the General Partner or the Partnership; (iii) the sale or other disposition by either the General Partner or the Partnership of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than an Affiliate; (iv) the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner or the Partnership ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership; or (v) any other event specified as a Change of Control in an applicable Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to a 409A Award, a Change of Control shall not occur unless that Change of Control also constitutes a change in the ownership of a corporation, a change in the effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of a corporation s assets, in each case, within the meaning of section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the 409A Regulations, as applied to non-corporate entities. (i) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (j) Committee means the Board or such committee as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, which alternative committee may be the board of directors or managers of any Affiliate or a committee thereof. (k) Consultant means an individual who renders consulting or advisory services to the General Partner, the Partnership, or an Affiliate of either. (l) Director means a member of the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate of the General Partner who is not an Employee or a Consultant (other than in that individual s capacity as a Director). (m) Distribution Equivalent Right or DER means a contingent right, granted alone or in tandem with a specific Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award), to receive with respect to each Unit subject to the Award an amount in cash, Units and/or Phantom Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, equal in value to the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is outstanding. (n) Effective Date has the meaning set forth in Section 9. (o) Employee means an employee of the General Partner or of an Affiliate of the General Partner.

13 (p) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (q) Fair Market Value means, on any relevant date, the closing sales price of a Unit on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Units occurs, on the last market trading day prior to the applicable day (or, if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding day on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). If Units are not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of Fair Market Value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by the Committee in good faith using a reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method within the meaning of the 409A Regulations (specifically, section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(iv)(B) of the 409A Regulations). (r) General Partner has the meaning set forth in Section 1. (s) Option means an option to purchase Units granted under the Plan. (t) Other Unit Based Award means an Award granted to an Employee, Director, or Consultant pursuant to Section 6(f). (u) Participant means an Employee, Consultant, or Director granted an Award under the Plan. (v) Partnership has the meaning set forth in Section 1. (w) Performance Award means a right granted to an Employee, Director, or Consultant pursuant to Section 6(i), to receive an Award based upon performance criteria specified by the Committee. (x) Person means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity. (y) Phantom Unit means a notional Unit granted under the Plan which upon vesting entitles the Participant to receive, at the time of settlement, a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. (z) Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 1. (aa) Qualified Member means a member of the Committee who is a nonemployee director within the meaning of paragraph (b)(3) of Rule 16b-3. (bb) Restricted Period means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be. (cc) Restricted Unit means a Unit granted under the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period.

14 (dd) Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time. (ee) SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto. (ff) Substitute Award means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(h) of the Plan. (gg) Unit Distribution Right or UDR means a distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a Restricted Unit. (hh) Unit means a common unit of the Partnership. (ii) Unit Appreciation Right means a contingent right granted under the Plan that entitles the holder to receive, in cash or Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date of the Unit Appreciation Right (or another specified date) over the exercise price of the Unit Appreciation Right. (jj) Unit Award means a grant of a Unit that is not subject to a Restricted Period. Section 3. Administration. (a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, consistent with the terms of the Plan, which terms may include any provision regarding the acceleration of vesting or waiver of forfeiture restrictions or any other condition or limitation regarding an Award, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be vested, settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or an Award Agreement in such manner and to such extent as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3 (a) shall be final and conclusive. (b) Manner and Exercise of Committee Authority. At any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant

15 who is then subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that upon such abstention or recusal the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (iii) if the Committee is the Board, by the full Board. Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee, by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-qualified Member(s), or by the full Board, as applicable, shall be the action of the Committee for all purposes of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under (or with respect to) the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including, without limitation, the General Partner, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of a Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting the power or authority of the Committee. Subject to the Plan and any applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any, and provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties where such delegation would violate state corporate law, or with respect to making Awards to, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to, Participants who are subject to section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Upon any such delegation, all references in the Plan to the Committee, other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer. Any such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer s right to receive Awards under the Plan; provided, however, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to himself, a Director, or any executive officer of the General Partner or an Affiliate, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to himself, an individual who is an executive officer, or a Director. Under no circumstances shall any such delegation result in the loss of an exemption under paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 16b-3 for Awards granted to Participants subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership. (c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership, any Affiliates of either the General Partner or the Partnership, or the General Partner s or the Partnership s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants, or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership, or any of their Affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to this Plan and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the General Partner with respect to any such action or determination.

16 (d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It is the intent of the General Partner that the grant of any Awards to, or other transaction by, a Participant who is subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 or another applicable exemption (except for transactions acknowledged by the Participant in writing to be non-exempt). Accordingly, if any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or such other exemption as then applicable to any such transaction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Section 4. Units. (a) Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) and Section 7, the number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan is 500,000. Units withheld from an Award or surrendered by a Participant to satisfy the Partnership s or an Affiliate s tax withholding obligations (including the withholding of Units with respect to Restricted Units) or to satisfy the payment of any exercise price with respect to the Award shall not be considered to be Units delivered under the Plan for this purpose. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, settled in cash, or otherwise terminates or expires without the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such Award (the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this purpose), the Units subject to such Award shall again be available for Awards under the Plan (including Units not delivered in connection with the exercise of an Option or Unit Appreciation Right). There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be granted and paid in cash. (b) Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership, or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. (c) Anti-Dilution Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7, with respect to any equity restructuring event that could result in an additional compensation expense to the General Partner or the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718 if adjustments to Awards with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably adjust the number and type of Units covered by each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise price and performance criteria (if any), of such Award to equitably reflect such restructuring event and shall adjust the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted after such event. With respect to any other similar event that would not result in an accounting charge under FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718 if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event. In the event the Committee makes any adjustment pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c), the Committee shall make a corresponding and proportionate adjustment with respect to the maximum number of Units that

17 may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 4(a) and the kind of Units or other securities available for grant under the Plan. (d) Additional Issuances. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the General Partner or the Partnership of Units for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, or upon the conversion of Units or obligations of the General Partner or the Partnership convertible into such Units, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Units subject to Awards theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan. Section 5. Eligibility. Any Employee, Consultant, or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan. If the Units issuable pursuant to an Award are intended to be registered with the SEC on Form S-8, then only Employees, Consultants, and Directors of the Partnership or a parent or subsidiary of the Partnership (within the meaning of General Instruction A.1(a) to Form S-8) will be eligible to receive such an Award. Section 6. Awards. (a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 7(a)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant, or termination of the Participant s service relationship with the General Partner, the Partnership, or their Affiliates, and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee shall not have any discretion to accelerate the terms of payment of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations if such acceleration would subject a Participant to additional taxes under section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations. (b) Options. The Committee may grant Options that are intended to comply with section 1.409A-1(b)(5) (i)(a) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants, or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a corporation or other type of entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a controlling interest in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation or other entity for which the Employee, Consultant, or Director performs services. For purposes of this Section 6(b), controlling interest means (i) in the case of a corporation, ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote or at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of such corporation; (ii) in the case of a partnership, ownership of at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest of such partnership; (iii) in the case of a sole proprietorship, ownership of the sole proprietorship; or (iv) in the case of a trust or estate, ownership of an actuarial interest (as defined in section

18 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(ii) of the treasury regulations) of at least 50% of such trust or estate. The Committee may grant Options that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with section 409A of the Code to any eligible Employee, Consultant, or Director. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the number of Units to be covered by each Option, the purchase price therefor, and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. (i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option that does not provide for the deferral of compensation under the 409A Regulations shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted but, except with respect to Substitute Awards and Options described in the last sentence of this Section 6(b)(i), may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Option. For purposes of this Section 6(b)(i), the Fair Market Value of a Unit shall be determined as of the date of grant. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option that does not provide for the deferral of compensation by reason of satisfying the short-term deferral rule set forth in the 409A Regulations or that is compliant with section 409A of the Code shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted. (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the exercise terms and any Restricted Period with respect to an Option grant, which may include, without limitation, a provision for accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the General Partner, withholding Units from an Award, a cashless-broker exercise through procedures approved by the General Partner, or any combination of the above methods, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price. (iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant s employment or service to the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during any applicable Restricted Period, all unvested Options shall be forfeited by the Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant s Options; provided that the waiver contemplated under this Section 6(b)(iii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the Participant s Options that are designed to satisfy section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Code section. (c) Unit Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant Unit Appreciation Rights that are intended to comply with section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(i)(B) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants, or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a corporation or other type of entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity has a controlling interest in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation