ADDINGTON RESOURCES INC
SC 13D/A, 1995-09-01
BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
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                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                            SCHEDULE 13D

                Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No. 10)

                      ADDINGTON RESOURCES, INC.
                          (Name of Issuer)


                    COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE
                    (Title of Class of Securities)


                               006516 108
                             (CUSIP Number)

                            Robert Addington
                         1500 North Big Run Road
                         Ashland, Kentucky 41102
                              (606) 928-3433
              (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
            Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)



                             August 24, 1995
         (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

     If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of
this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule
13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. /__/

     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement. /   /

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                         CUSIP NO. - 006516 10 8

(1)  Name of reporting person. . . . . . .   Robert Addington

     S.S. or I.R.S. No. of
     above person. . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)  Check the appropriate box
     if a member of a group
     (see instructions). . . . . . . . . .   (a)
                                             (b) X

(3)  SEC use only. . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)  Source of funds (see instructions). .     00

(5)  Check box if disclosure
     of legal proceedings is
     required pursuant to
     Items 2(d) or 2(e). . . . . . . . . .

(6)  Citizenship or place
     of organization. . . . . . . . . . . .  U.S.

Number of shares beneficially
owned by each reporting person
with:

     (7)  Sole voting power. . . . . . . .   1,020,000 <F1>
     (8)  Shared voting power. . . . . . .     0
     (9)  Sole dispositive power . . . . .   1,020,000 <F1>
     (10) Shared dispositive power . . . .     0

(11) Aggregate amount beneficially
     owned by each reporting person . . . .  1,020,000 <F1>

(12) Check box if the aggregate amount
     in Row (11) excludes certain
     shares (see instructions). . . . . . .

(13) Percent of class represented
     by amount in Row (11) . . . . . . . . . 6.4%

(14) Type of reporting person  . . . . . . . IN

<F1>  See  responses  to  Items  4,  5  and  6  concerning a Stock Purchase
Agreement,  dated August 4, 1995, that contains contractual restrictions on
voting and dispositive power.
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    Reference is hereby made to that certain Schedule 13D dated January 29,
1988, as amended,  (the "Schedule"), filed by Robert Addington with respect
to the common stock,  $1.00  par  value  (the "Common Stock"), of Addington
Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the  "Issuer").   The  purpose  of
this  amendment  is  to amend and restate, in its entirety, the Schedule to
reflect the completion  of  the sale of shares of Common Stock contemplated
by that certain Stock Purchase  Agreement,  dated  August  4,  1995,  among
Robert Addington, Larry Addington and Robert Addington, and HPB Associates,
L.P.,  and the expiration of the relationship among Robert Addington, Larry
Addington and Bruce Addington that may have given rise to their status as a
group in connection with the disposition of securities of the Issuer.  Such
relationship was first reported in Amendment No. 7 to this Schedule and, as
a result  of  its  expiration,  information about Larry Addington and Bruce
Addington as possible members of  a  group  with the reporting person is no
longer  presented  in  this  Schedule.  In addition,  this  amendment  also
updates information with respect  to  the  reporting  person's  pledges  of
Common  Stock  and  plans  with respect to the Common Stock he continues to
own.  The Schedule is amended and restated in its entirety as follows.

     Item 1.   Security and Issuer.

     The class of equity securities  to which this statement relates is the
common stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common Stock"), of Addington Resources,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").

     The Issuer's principal executive  office  is located at 1500 North Big
Run Road, Ashland, Kentucky 41102.


     Item 2.   Identity and Background.

          (a)  The person filing this statement is Robert  Addington.

           (b)  The  business  address of Robert  Addington  is:  Addington
Resources, Inc.,  1500  North Big Run Road, Ashland, Kentucky 41102.

          (c)  Robert  Addington's  Principal  Occupation:   Vice President
Operations and Engineering of the Issuer.

          (d)  During the last five years,  Robert Addington has  not  been
convicted  in  a  criminal  proceeding  (excluding   traffic  violations or
similar misdemeanors).

          (e)  During  the last five years, Robert Addington has not been a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body  resulting
in a judgment,  decree or final order enjoining  future violations  of,  or
prohibiting   or   mandating   activities  subject  to,  federal  or  state
securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

          (f)  Robert Addington is a United States citizen.


     Item 3.   Sources and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

     The Issuer was  incorporated  on  September  29, 1986, to be a holding
company  for  various  corporate  entities  owned or controlled  by  Larry,
Robert, and Bruce Addington, who are brothers (collectively, the "Addington
Brothers").  Before June 23, 1987, the Addington Brothers owned 100% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Addington, Inc., and Addwest Mining, Inc.,
and 95% of the issued and outstanding shares of Ironton Coal Company.

     On June 23, 1987, the Issuer, through a  series of exchanges of stock,
acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares  of  Addington, Inc., and
Addwest Mining, Inc.  In addition, Addington, Inc., acquired  the Addington
Brothers' interest in Ironton Coal Company.

     During  January 1988, the Issuer registered its Common Stock  pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     On or about February 23, 1995, the Addington Brothers, as a group, may
be deemed to have  acquired  beneficial  ownership  of the shares of Common
Stock owned by each of them, individually, as a result  of the agreement or
understanding they reached to dispose of their shares of  Common Stock as a
part of the "Spin-off Proposal" described in Item 4.


     Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

     The June 23,  1987, reorganization discussed in response to Item 3 was
effected in preparation  of  an  initial  public  offering  of the Issuer's
Common Stock.  Before the reorganization, the Addington Brothers owned  all
or  substantially all of  the  stock  of  the  Issuer's  predecessors.   As
a  result of the reorganization and initial public offering, the  Addington
Brothers initially controlled 66.7% of the Issuer's common stock.

      On  or  about  March  1, 1995, the Addington Brothers formulated  and
presented to the Issuer a proposal  to  spin-off the Issuer's environmental
and non-environmental businesses, which spin-off  proposal was withdrawn on
July 11, 1995.

     The Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase  Agreement"),  dated
August  4,  1995,  among Robert Addington, Larry Addington, Bruce Addington
and HPB Associates,  L.P.  ("HPB")  is filed as Exhibit 17 to this Schedule
and incorporated herein by reference.  The sales of Commmon Stock by Robert
Addington, Larry Addington and Bruce  Addington  to HPB, as provided for in
the Stock Purchase Agreement, were consummated on August 4, 1995 and August
24, 1995.  See the response to Item 5 concerning the  number  of  shares of
Common Stock sold by Robert Addington to HPB on August 24, 1995 (the   date
of the Subsequent Closing, as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement).

     In  the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the Addington Brothers agreed to
cause the eight member board of directors of  the Issuer to consist of four
persons acceptable to HPB, with Howard P. Berkowitz,  an  affiliate of HPB,
appointed Chairman of the Board, and to appoint an additional member to the
board  of  directors acceptable to HPB upon the filing with the  Securities
and Exchange  Commission and dissemination to shareholders of the Issuer of
the information  required by Rule 14f-1 of Regulation 14A promulgated under
the Securities Exchange  Act  of  1934;  to  not  seek  to  increase  their
representation  on  the board of directors of the Issuer to more than three
persons (it being agreed  that  Robert  Addington and Bruce Addington would
not stand for re-election to the board),  and to vote their shares in favor
of management's slate of nominees in all elections  of directors during the
term  of  the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  so long as the management  slate
includes three designees of the Addington Brothers  (subject  to adjustment
if the size of the board is increased or if the Addington Brothers  dispose
of  specified  numbers of shares of Common Stock).  On August 4, 1995,  the
board of directors  of  the  Issuer  adopted  a  resolution approving HPB's
proposed purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant  to the Stock Purchase
Agreement,  for purposes of Section 203 of the General Corporation  Law  of
the State of  Delaware;  Robert  Addington  resigned  as  a director of the
Issuer, and Howard P. Berkowitz, Richard Ravitch, James Grosfeld and Harold
Blumenstein  were  added  as  directors of the Issuer; and Larry  Addington
resigned  as  Chairman of the Board  and  Howard  Berkowitz  was  appointed
Chairman of the  Board of the Issuer.  Robert Addington intends to vote for
the election of directors  of the Issuer in accordance with his obligations
under the Stock Purchase Agreement during the term of that agreement.

          In the Stock Purchase  Agreement,  each of the Addington Brothers
also agreed not to dispose or transfer shares  of  Common  Stock  except as
permitted by Section 6.02(d) of the agreement.  Robert Addington may in the
future  sell  shares  of  Common Stock, subject to the restrictions imposed
under  Section 6.02(d) of  the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  during the term
of that agreement.

          The obligations of Robert  Addington  under  the  Stock  Purchase
Agreement  with  respect  to the voting and disposition of shares of Common
Stock will automatically terminate  on  August  31,  1997,  if  not  sooner
terminated to the extent permitted by Section 7.01 thereof.

      To the knowledge of the reporting person, as of August 24, 1995,  the
Addington  Brothers and HPB owned in the aggregate 8,166,615 shares (51.3%)
of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock and, by virtue of the agreements
contained in Sections  6.02  and  6.03  of  the  Stock  Purchase Agreement,
represented  sufficient voting power to assure the election of management's
slate of nominees in the election of directors of the Issuer.

     By letter dated August 4, 1995, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 18
to this Schedule  and  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  the  Addington
Brothers granted the Issuer and its subsidiaries the right, exercisable  on
or  before  September  29, 1995, to either (i) transfer all of their right,
title and interest in and  to  the Tennessee Mining Company, Inc. (which at
such time shall own the Tennessee  coal  properties  currently  owned by it
plus  the  contract  with  Tennessee  Valley Authority (the "TVA")) to  the
Addington  Brothers  or  (ii) to assign to  a  corporation  formed  by  the
Addington Brothers (and such  corporation shall assume the liabilities with
respect  to) the Tennessee coal  properties  and  the  TVA  contract.   The
consideration  for such transfer or assignment would consist of the payment
to the Issuer, by  Tennessee Mining Company, Inc. or the corporation formed
by the Addington Brothers,  of  $1.00 for each ton of coal delivered to the
TVA under the TVA contract; provided  that  the  maximum royalty payable to
the  Issuer  shall not exceed $12 million.  The Issuer  has  exercised  its
right under the letter dated August 4, 1995 and Robert Addington intends to
proceed with the  purchase  of  assets  of  the Issuer and its subsidiaries
contemplated thereby.

     Robert Addington is presently an executive   officer of the Issuer and
in this  capacity has the ability to influence the Issuer's activities  and
pursue strategic opportunities available to the Issuer.

      Except  as  stated  above, Robert Addington does not have any present
plans or proposals which relate  to or would result in: (i) the acquisition
by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of
securities of the Issuer, (ii) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such
as a merger, reorganization or liquidation  involving  the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries, (iii) a sale or transfer of a material  amount  of assets
of  the  Issuer  or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) any change in the present
board of directors  or  management  of  the  Issuer, including any plans or
proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing
vacancies  on  the  board,  (v)  any  material  change   in   the   present
capitalization  or  dividend  policy of the Issuer, (vi) any other material
change in the Issuer's business  or  corporate  structure, (vii) changes in
the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding  thereto or other
actions  which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer  by  any
person, (viii)  causing  a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted
from a national securities  exchange or cease to be authorized to be quoted
in an inter-dealer quotation  system  of  a  registered national securities
association,  (ix)  a class of equity securities  of  the  Issuer  becoming
eligible for termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or (x) any  action  similar  to any of
those  enumerated  above.   Robert  Addington,  Larry  Addington  and Bruce
Addington have expressed an interest in acquiring other subsidiaries of the
Issuer.   When  the  Issuer  determines  to  sell  subsidiary corporations,
Robert, Larry and Bruce Addington might seek, as a group, to acquire them.

     Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a),  (b) Robert Addington beneficially owns 1,020,000  shares  (6.4%)
of  the  Issuer's  Common  Stock as of the close of business on August  24,
1995.  Robert Addington has  sole  voting  and  dispositive  power over the
shares beneficially owned by him subject to the terms and conditions of the
Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  August  4,  1995,  between HPB and  the
Addington Brothers, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 17 to this Schedule
and  is  incorporated  herein  by reference.  See the response  to  Item  6
concerning security interests granted  in certain of the shares and Items 4
and 6 concerning the restrictions on voting and dispositive power contained
in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

      (c)   On August 24, 1995, Robert Addington  sold  300,000  shares  of
Common Stock  to  HPB in a privately negotiated transaction pursuant to the
Stock Purchase Agreement,  at  a  price per share of $9.00 cash, subject to
adjustment.  Pursuant to Section 1.02(d)  of  the Stock Purchase Agreement,
the purchase price of shares sold will be increased  by  $1.00 per share to
the  extent  that,  during  the term of the Stock Purchase Agreement,  such
shares are resold by HPB or its  affiliates, general or limited partners at
a price equal to or in excess of $25.00  per  share.  Following the sale of
such  shares,  Robert Addington has no agreements  or  understandings  with
Larry Addington  or Bruce Addington to act in concert in the disposition of
securities of the Issuer.

          Otherwise,  Robert Addington has not effected transactions in the
Issuer's Common Stock since  August  4,  1995,  the date of the most recent
filing of an amendment to this Schedule.

     (d)  Pursuant to loans made to Robert Addington not in connection with
the acquisition of the Common Stock, Robert Addington has  pledged  a total
of 1,000,000 shares of Common  Stock.   Robert Addington has not pledged 5%
or more of the Issuer's Common Stock to any one bank.   See the response to
Item 6 of this Schedule.

      Item  6.    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or  Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     (i)  The  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 4,  1995,  among  the
Addington Brothers  and  HPB contains agreements concerning the disposition
of shares of Common Stock owned by the Addington Brothers and the voting of
shares of Common Stock in  the  election  of directors of the Issuer during
the term of that agreement.   The  Stock  Purchase   Agreement  is attached
hereto as Exhibit 17 and is incorporated by reference herein.

      (ii)   The  following describes the currently outstanding pledges  of
shares by Robert Addington.  Robert Addington has pledged 500,000 shares of
Common Stock pursuant  to a security agreement entered into  with a bank on
July 29, 1994; 400,000   shares  of  Common   Stock  pursuant to a security
agreement entered into with a bank on August 19,  1993;  and 100,000 shares
of Common Stock to a broker on February 17, 1993.  The shares  are  pledged
to  secure  loans  made  to  Robert  Addington  or  his affiliates  not  in
connection with the acquisition of the Common Stock.

     Item 7.  Material to be filed as Exhibits.

          The  following lists exhibits to this Schedule  which   have been
previously filed:

     Exhibit 1 --  Letter  dated  March  1,  1995  to the Issuer from Larry
Addington, Robert Addington and Bruce Addington.

     Exhibit  2  --  Letter  dated  February 23, 1995, addressed  to  Larry
Addington from The CIT Group/Capital Equipment Financing, Inc.

     Exhibit 9  --  Promissory  Note,  dated  July  29,  1994,  of  Robert
Addington and related letter agreement between Robert Addington and Harris
Trust and Savings Bank

     Exhibit 10  -- Security  Agreement,  dated  August  19,  1993, between
Robert Addington and National City Bank

     Exhibit  14 -- Pledge Agreement,  dated  February  17,  1993,  between
Robert Addington and Merrill Lynch

     Exhibit 17 -- Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  dated August 4, 1995, among
HPB  Associates,  L.P.  and  Larry Addington, Robert  Addington  and  Bruce
Addington.

       Exhibit  18  --  Letter  agreement,  dated  August  4, 1995, between
Addington Resources, Inc. and Larry Addington, Robert Addington  and  Bruce
Addington.

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                                 SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


                    /s/ Robert Addington
                    Robert Addington

                    Date:  September 1, 1995



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