FORESIGHT ENERGY LP (NYSE:FELP) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01.

On February 24, 2017, Foresight Energy LLC (FELLC) and Foresight
Energy Finance Corporation(the Co-Issuer and together with FELLC,
the Issuers) (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Foresight Energy
LP (the Partnership)) issued a conditional notice of redemption
to holders of their Senior Secured Second Lien PIK Notes due 2021
(the Notes) that the Issuers will redeem (the Notes Equity Claw
Redemption) $54,500,000.00 of the original aggregate principal
amount of their Notes (the Subject Notes) outstanding on, March
27, 2017, as such date may be delayed in the Issuers discretion
until such time as the Redemption Conditions (as defined below)
are satisfied (the Notes Equity Claw Redemption Date). The
redemption price for the Subject Notes will be 110.000% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to, but excluding, the Equity Claw Redemption Date (the
Redemption Price), in accordance with the provisions of the
indenture governing the Notes. The Notes Equity Claw Redemption
is conditioned on (x) an equity offering being completed to
provide the Issuers with net cash proceeds sufficient to pay the
aggregate Redemption Price of the Subject Notes and (y) the
pricing of an offering of senior secured debt securities of the
Issuers prior to the Notes Equity Claw Redemption Date (the
Redemption Conditions).

This Current Report on Form 8-K is not an offer to buy, or a
notice of redemption with respect to, the Notes or any other
securities.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements and information in this Current Report on Form
8-K may constitute forward-looking statements. The words propose,
believe, expect, anticipate, plan, intend, foresee, outlook,
estimate, potential, continues, may, will, seek, approximately,
predict, anticipate, should, would, could or other similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements,
which are generally not historical in nature. These
forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations
and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential
effect on us. While management believes that these
forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there
can be no assurance that the future developments affecting us
will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning the
proposed Notes Equity Claw Redemption referenced herein are based
on current expectations.

The successful completion of the Notes Equity Claw Redemption is
subject to various conditions, including, among other things, a
successful equity offering and secured notes offering and other
conditions that are not within the control of the Partnership or
its affiliates. There can be no assurances that the Partnership
or any of its affiliates will be able to successfully negotiate
or implement any of the proposed transactions expected to be
entered into in connection with the Notes Equity Claw Redemption,
or if they are able to do so, that such negotiation or
implementation will be consistent with the terms described
herein.

For additional information regarding known material factors that
could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in
or implied by forward-looking statements, please see the sections
entitled Risk Factors in the Partnerships: (i) Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the
SEC on March 15, 2016; and (ii) subsequently filed Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, which are made only as of the date hereof. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

About FORESIGHT ENERGY LP (NYSE:FELP)

Foresight Energy LP is engaged in the mining and marketing of coal from reserves and operations located in the Illinois Basin. The Company controls over three billion tons of coal in the state of Illinois. Its reserves consist principally of over three contiguous blocks of high heat content (high Btu) thermal coal, which are used for longwall operations. Thermal coal is used by power plants and industrial steam boilers to produce electricity or process steam. The Company operates over four underground mining complexes in the Illinois Basin, including Williamson, which is located in southern Illinois near the town of Marion; Sugar Camp, which is located in southern Illinois approximately 10 miles north of Williamson; Hillsboro, which is located in central Illinois near the town of Hillsboro, and Macoupin, which is located in central Illinois near the town of Carlinville. Williamson, Sugar Camp and Hillsboro are longwall operations, and Macoupin is a continuous miner operation.

FORESIGHT ENERGY LP (NYSE:FELP) Recent Trading Information

FORESIGHT ENERGY LP (NYSE:FELP) closed its last trading session down -0.09 at 6.46 with 35,609 shares trading hands.