Exhibit 10.27
GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY is dated October 2, 2001 (the "Guaranty"), and made by ALLIANCE RESOURCE GP,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Guarantor"), in favor of the BANK OF THE LAKES, N.A.
("Lender").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"COMPANY" or "BORROWER"), is party to a Letter of Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of October 2,
2001 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT"; the capitalized terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as
therein defined) with Lender. Guarantor shall receive, directly or indirectly, a benefit from the issuance of the
Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement. It is a condition precedent to issuing the Letters of Credit by
the Lender under the Credit Agreement from time to time that Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this
Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lender to issue Letters of
Credit from time to time, Guarantor, hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability. (a) Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required
prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all obligations of the Company now or hereafter existing
under or in respect of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications,
substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing obligations) (such obligations being the
"Guaranteed Obligations"), and agrees to pay any and all reasonable expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
incurred by the Lender in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty or any Loa