COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Summary of activity in share-based plans

A summary of SERP and MGP Deferred Compensation Plan activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:


	Number of units	Weighted average grant date fair value per unit		Intrinsic value
				(in thousands)

Phantom units outstanding as of January 1, 2018	561,784	$	28.64	$	11,067
Granted	18,676		18.53
Issued (1)	(10,364)		27.92
Phantom units outstanding as of March 31, 2018	570,096		28.32		10,062

(1)

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the ARLP Partnership issued 7,181 ARLP common units to a participant under the SERP. Units issued to this participant were net of units settled in cash to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

ARLP | ARLP LTIP

Compensation Plans

Summary of activity in share-based plans


	Number of units	Weighted average grant date fair value per unit		Intrinsic value
				(in thousands)

Non-vested grants at January 1, 2018	1,694,026	$	19.62	$	33,372
Granted	511,305		20.40
Vested (1)	(290,706)		37.18
Forfeited	(16,930)		16.19
Non-vested grants at March 31, 2018	1,897,695		17.17		33,494

(1)

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the ARLP Partnership issued 191,858 unrestricted common units to the ARLP LTIP participants. The remaining vested units were settled in cash to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the ARLP LTIP participants.

ARLP | AGP Deferred Compensation Plan

Compensation Plans

Summary of activity in share-based plans


	Number of units	Weighted average grant date fair value per unit		Intrinsic value
				(in thousands)

Phantom units outstanding as of December 31, 2017	23,923	$	35.36	$	641
Granted	638		26.46
Issued	(9,851)		20.52
Phantom units outstanding as of March 31, 2018	14,710		44.92		368

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. 10-Q