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. 6)

                     ADDINGTON RESOURCES, INC.
                          (Name of Issuer)


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


                           006516 108
                        (CUSIP Number)

                        Larry 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. . . . . . . Larry 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. . . . . . . . 3,113,324 <F1>
     (8)  Shared voting power. . . . . . .         0
     (9)  Sole dispositive power . . . . . 3,113,324 <F1>
     (10) Shared dispositive power . . . .         0

(11) Aggregate amount beneficially
     owned by each reporting person . . . .3,113,324 <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) . . . . . . . . .  19.6%

(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 Larry
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 Larry Addington, Robert Addington,
Bruce  Addington, and HPB Associates,  L.P.,  and  the  expiration  of  the
relationship  among  Larry  Addington, Bruce Addington and Robert 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.  3  to  this  Schedule  and,  as a result of its
expiration,  information  about  Robert  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 Larry Addington.
          (b)  The  business  address  of   Larry   Addington is: Addington
Resources, Inc., 1500 North Big Run Road, Ashland, Kentucky 41102.

          (c)   Larry Addington's Principal  Occupation:   Chief  Executive
Officer and Director of Issuer.

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

          (e)  During the last five  years,  Larry 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)  Larry 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 Larry Addington,  Bruce  Addington,  Robert 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 Larry
Addington, Bruce Addington  and Robert 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 Larry 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.   Larry  Addington intends to appoint
and/or  elect 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.  Larry  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 Larry  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 Larry  Addington intends to
proceed  with  the  purchase  of assets of the Issuer and its  subsidiaries
contemplated thereby.

     Larry Addington is presently  a  director and an executive  officer of
the  Issuer  and  in these capacities has  the  ability  to  influence  the
Issuer's activities  and  pursue  strategic  opportunities available to the
Issuer.

     Except as stated above, Larry 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.  Larry Addington,  Robert  Addington  and Bruce Addington
have expressed an interest in acquiring other subsidiaries  of  the Issuer.
When  the Issuer determines to sell subsidiary corporations, Larry,  Robert
and Bruce Addington might seek, as a group, to acquire them.


     Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a), (b) Larry Addington beneficially owns 3,113,324 shares (19.6%) of
Issuer's  Common  Stock  as  of  the  close of business on August 24, 1995.
Larry  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 Items  4  and  6
concerning the restrictions on voting and  dispositive  power  contained in
the Stock Purchase Agreement.

     (c)  On August 24, 1995, Larry Addington sold an aggregate  of 800,000
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, Larry Addington  has  no  agreements  or
understandings  with  Bruce Addington or Robert Addington to act in concert
in the disposition of securities of the Issuer.

          Otherwise, Larry  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.


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

     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  Larry  Addington, Robert Addington and
Bruce Addington 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  filed as Exhibit 17 and is incorporated by reference
herein.


     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  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/ Larry Addington
                         Larry Addington

                         Date:  September 1, 1995



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