Edgar Filing: Tabor A Wellford

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Tabor A Wellford

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. [AHGP]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 13d group (over 10%)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units	552,972	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	By trust. ⁽²⁾
Common Units	552,972	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾	By trust. ⁽³⁾
Common Units	552,972	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	By trust. ⁽⁴⁾
Common Units	552,972	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	By trust. ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tabor A Wellford 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL. CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Josheph W. Craft IV dated February 27, 2006 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL. CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Caroline B. Fiddes dated February 27, 2006 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL. CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Ryan E. Craft dated February 27, 2006 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL. CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)
Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Kyle O. Craft dated February 27, 2006 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, 12TH FL. CHARLOTTE,Â NCÂ 28288-0732	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13d group (over 10%)

Signatures

/s/ A. Wellford Tabor by Megan Cordle, pursuant to power of attorney dated February 1, 2007		03/08/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 3 is being filed by the undersigned as well as the four trust entities listed on the Joint Filer Information Statement attached as Exhibit 24.1 hereto (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The undersigned is the trustee of each of the four trusts that are Reporting Person hereunder, but he has no pecuniary interest in the securities of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. held by such trusts. Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be part of a 13(d) group owning more than 10% of the securities of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(2)	These shares are owned directly by the Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Joseph W. Craft IV dated February 27, 2006 (A. Wellford Tabor, trustee).
(3)	These shares are owned directly by the Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Caroline B. Fiddes dated February 27, 2006 (A. Wellford Tabor, trustee).
(4)	These shares are owned directly by the Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Ryan E. Craft dated February 27, 2006 (A. Wellford Tabor, trustee).
(5)	These shares are owned directly by the Joseph W. Craft III 2006 Irrevocable Trust FBO Kyle O. Craft dated February 27, 2006 (A. Wellford Tabor, trustee).
Â Remarks: ExhibitÂ List ExhibitÂ 24.1Â Â JointÂ FilerÂ InformationÂ Statement ExhibitÂ 24.2Â Â PowerÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ (A.Â WellfordÂ Tabor,Â individually) ExhibitÂ 24.3Â Â PowerÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ (theÂ JosephÂ W.Â CraftÂ IIIÂ 2006Â IrrevocableÂ TrustÂ FBOÂ JosephÂ W.Â CraftÂ IVÂ datedÂ FebruaryÂ 27,Â 2006,Â A.Â WellfordÂ Tabor,Â asÂ trustee) ExhibitÂ 24.4Â Â PowerÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ (theÂ JosephÂ W.Â CraftÂ IIIÂ 2006Â IrrevocableÂ TrustÂ FBOÂ CarolineÂ B.Â FiddesÂ datedÂ FebruaryÂ 27,Â 2006,Â A.Â WellfordÂ Tabor,Â asÂ trustee) ExhibitÂ 24.5Â Â PowerÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ (theÂ JosephÂ W.Â CraftÂ IIIÂ 2006Â IrrevocableÂ TrustÂ FBOÂ RyanÂ E.Â CraftÂ datedÂ FebruaryÂ 27,Â 2006,Â A.Â WellfordÂ Tabor,Â asÂ trustee) ExhibitÂ 24.6Â Â PowerÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ (theÂ JosephÂ W.Â CraftÂ IIIÂ 2006Â IrrevocableÂ TrustÂ FBOÂ KyleÂ O.Â CraftÂ Â datedÂ FebruaryÂ 27,Â 2006,Â A.Â WellfordÂ Tabor,Â asÂ trustee)

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