Directors and Officers

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Joseph W. Craft III
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

R. Eberley Davis
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Brian L. Cantrell
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert G. Sachse
Executive Vice President and Marketing

Charles R. Wesley
Executive Vice President and Director

Thomas M. Wynne
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Michael J. Hall
Director and Member of the Audit and Chairman of the Compensation Committees

Thomas M. Davidson, Sr.
Director and Member of the Audit and Chairman of the Conflicts Committees

Robert J. Druten
Director and Member of the Audit and Conflicts Committee

Joseph W. Craft III has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2005. Mr. Craft has majority ownership of MGP, ARLP's managing general partner, and owns indirectly ARLP's special general partner and our general partner. Mr. Craft has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of MGP since 1999. Previously Mr. Craft served as President of MAPCO Coal Inc. since 1986. During that period, he also was Senior Vice President of MAPCO Inc. and had been previously that company's General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer. He is a former Chairman of the National Coal Council, a Board and Executive Committee Member and Chairman of the Safety, Health and Human Resources Committee of the National Mining Association and a Director of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. He also is a Director of BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BOKF), a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Tulsa and a Director of the Tulsa Community Foundation. Mr. Craft holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Craft also is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program of the Alfred P. Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

R. Eberley Davis has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2007. Mr. Davis also has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MGP, the managing general partner of ARLP, since February 2007. Mr. Davis has over 24 years experience in the coal and energy industries. From 2003 to February 2007, Mr. Davis practiced law in the Lexington, Kentucky office of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. Prior to joining Stoll Keenon Ogden, Mr. Davis was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Massey Energy Company for one year. Mr. Davis also served in various positions, including Vice President and General Counsel, for Lodestar Energy, Inc. from 1993 to 2002. Mr. Davis is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and his Juris Doctorate degree. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Davis is a Trustee of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, and a member of the American, Kentucky and Fayette County Bar Associations.

Brian L. Cantrell has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2005. Mr. Cantrell also has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MGP, the general partner of ARLP, since October 2003. Prior to his current position, Mr. Cantrell was President of AFN Communications, LLC from November 2001 to October 2003 where he had previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer after joining AFN in September 2000. Mr. Cantrell's previous positions include Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director with Brighton Energy, LLC from August 1997 to September 2000; Vice President-Finance of KCS Medallion Resources, Inc.; and Vice President-Finance, Secretary and Treasurer of Intercoast Oil and Gas Company. Mr. Cantrell is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Accountancy and Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma.

Robert G. Sachse has been Executive Vice President of MGP since August 2000. Effective November 1, 2006, Mr. Sachse assumed responsibility for our coal marketing, sales and transportation functions. Mr. Sachse was also Vice Chairman of ARLP's managing general partner from August 2000 to January 2007. Mr. Sachse was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MAPCO Inc. from 1996 to 1998 when MAPCO merged with The Williams Companies. Following the merger, Mr. Sachse had a two year non-compete consulting agreement with The Williams Companies. Mr. Sachse held various positions while with MAPCO Coal Inc. from 1982 to 1991, and was promoted to President of MAPCO Natural Gas Liquids in 1992. Mr. Sachse holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Trinity University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Tulsa.

Charles R. Wesley became a Director of MGP in January 2009 and was elected Executive Vice President of MGP effective March 1, 2009. Mr. Wesley had been Senior Vice President-Operations since August 1996. He joined the company in 1974 when he began working for Webster County Coal Corporation as an engineering co-op student. In 1992, Mr. Wesley was named Vice President-Operations for Mettiki Coal Corporation. He has served the industry as past President of the West Kentucky Mining Institute and National Mine Rescue Association Post 11, and he has served on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Mining Institute. Mr. Wesley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

Thomas M. Wynne was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MGP effective March 1, 2009. Mr. Wynne had been Vice President-Operations since July 1998. He joined the company in 1981 and has held various positions. Mr. Wynne has served on the National Executive Committee for National Mine Rescue and is currently a member of the Coal Safety Committee for the National Mining Association. Mr. Wynne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Business Administration degree from West Virginia University.

Michael J. Hall became a Director in March 2006. Mr. Hall is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Matrix Service Company ("Matrix") (NASDAQ: MTRX). Previously, Mr. Hall served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Matrix from March 2005 until he retired in November 2006. Mr. Hall also served as Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Matrix from September 1998 to May 2004. Mr. Hall became a Director of Matrix in October 1998, and was elected Chairman of its Board in November 2006. Matrix is a company which provides general industrial construction and repair and maintenance services principally to the petroleum, petrochemical, power, bulk storage terminal, pipeline and industrial gas industries. Prior to working for Matrix, Mr. Hall was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pexco Holdings, Inc., Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Worldwide Sports & Recreation, Inc., an affiliated company of Pexco, and worked for T.D. Williamson, Inc., as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, and Director of Operations-Europe, Africa and Middle East Region. Mr. Hall is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC) and has served in that capacity since May, 2006, and is a member of its audit, compensation and nominating/governance committees. Mr. Hall holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Boston College and a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University. Mr. Hall is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Since March 2003, Mr. Hall has also been a Director of MGP, the managing general partner of ARLP. He is currently Chairman of MGP's audit committee and a member of the compensation committee.

Thomas M. Davidson, Sr. became a Director in March 2006. In 1999, Mr. Davidson founded Davidson Capital Group, a niche investment bank headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area and engaged primarily in assisting enterprises in merger and acquisition, financing, and other growth initiatives. Mr. Davidson is the President and Senior Managing Director of Davidson Capital Group and has served in such capacity since 1999. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Davidson was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The Peter Kiewit Companies, a coal mining and construction company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1982 to 1985, Mr. Davidson was a senior law partner in the corporate group in Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in Washington, D.C. From 1977 to 1982, Mr. Davidson was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of MAPCO Inc., a diversified oil and gas and coal company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From 1974 to 1977, Mr. Davidson was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Mesa Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Davidson holds a Bachelor degree in Political Science from Williams College and a Juris Doctorate degree from Duke University. Mr. Davidson is Chairman of the Conflicts Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Robert J. Druten became a Director in January 2007. From September 1994 until his retirement in August 2006, Mr. Druten served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hallmark Cards, Inc. Mr. Druten holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Kansas University as well as a Masters of Business Administration from Rockhurst University. Mr. Druten currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (NYSE: KSU), a transportation and financial services company, and is Chairman of its audit and finance committees. Mr. Druten is also a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR), a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of movie theatre complexes and other entertainment related properties, and is a member of its compensation, finance and governance committees. Additionally, Mr. Druten is a member of the Board of Directors of American Italian Pasta Company (NASDAQ:AIPC), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, and is Chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Druten is a member of the Audit and Conflicts Committees.