HOUSTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Natural Resource Partners L.P.
(NYSE: NRP) announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner
has declared a first quarter 2008 distribution of $0.495 per unit for NRP, an
increase of $0.01 in its quarterly distribution. The distribution will be
paid on May 14, 2008 to unitholders of record on May 1, 2008. This makes the
nineteenth consecutive quarter that NRP has increased its distribution.
Company Profile
Natural Resource Partners L.P. is headquartered in Houston, TX, with its
operations headquarters in Huntington, WV. NRP is a master limited
partnership that is principally engaged in the business of owning and managing
coal properties, and coal handling and transportation infrastructure in the
three major coal producing regions of the United States: Appalachia, the
Illinois Basin and the Powder River Basin. In addition, the partnership also
manages aggregate reserves, oil and gas properties and timber assets across
the United States.
For additional information, please contact Kathy H. Roberts at
713-751-7555 or kroberts@nrplp.com. Further information about NRP is
available on the partnership's website at http://www.nrplp.com.
SOURCE
Natural Resource Partners L.P.
CONTACT:
Kathy H. Roberts of Natural Resource Partners L.P.,
+1-713-751-7555, kroberts@nrplp.com