Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Intention to Appoint Mr. Kaloglu as President and Chief Executive Officer
On February 11, 2022, Sisecam Chemicals USA Inc. ("Sisecam US"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey
("Sisecam"), issued a press release announcing its intention to appoint Ertugrul
Kaloglu (age 46) as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sisecam Chemicals
Resources LLC ("Sisecam LLC") and its subsidiaries, including Ciner Resource
Partners LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of Ciner Resources LP
(the "Partnership"), effective upon the receipt of all requisite U.S.
immigration and corporate approvals (the "Kaloglu Effective Date"), to serve
until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his death,
resignation or removal. Mr. Oguz Erkan has agreed to resign as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner as of the Kaloglu Effective Date
in order to pursue other opportunities with the Ciner Group. After the
effectiveness of the foregoing resignation Mr. Erkan will remain a member of the
board of directors of the General Partner and continue to serve as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Ciner Enterprises Inc., which owns 40% of Sisecam
LLC. There are no disagreements between Mr. Erkan and the Board, the General
Partner or the Partnership's management regarding any matter relating to the
Partnership's operations, policies or practices. Sisecam obtained these
management appointment rights in connection with its acquisition of 60% of
Sisecam LLC in December 2021.
Since 2017, Mr. Kaloglu has served as Direct Procurement Director at Sisecam.
Mr. Kaloglu has over 25 years of experience in the global supply chain in a
variety of sectors: automotive (Tenneco Automotive), household appliances
(Arcelik), industrial products (Ingersoll Rand), and telecommunications (Turk
Telekom). Mr. Kaloglu is an industrial engineer with a Bachelor of Science
degree from Middle East Technical University and a Master of Science degree from
Marmara University.
The Partnership and the General Partner are not aware of any transactions or
existing relationships in which Mr. Kaloglu has a direct or indirect material
interest that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K
other than as set forth herein, and are not aware of any family relationship
between Mr. Kaloglu and the General Partner's executive officers, directors or
any person nominated to become a director or executive officer of the General
Partner that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. No
material plan, contract, or arrangement was entered into or materially amended
by the Partnership or the General Partner in connection with the foregoing, and
there was no grant or award made by the Partnership or the General Partner to
Mr. Kaloglu or modification thereto under any such plan, contract, or
arrangement.
Intention to Appoint Mr. Kulaksizoglu as Chief Financial Officer
On February 11, 2022, Sisecam US issued a press release announcing its intention
to appoint Mehmet Nedim Kulaksizoglu (age 43) as the Chief Financial Officer of
Sisecam Chemicals Resources LLC and its subsidiaries, including the General
Partner, effective upon the receipt of all requisite U.S. immigration and
corporate approvals (the "Kulaksizoglu Effective Date"), to serve until his
successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his death, resignation or
removal. Mr. Ahmet Tohma has agreed to resign as the Chief Financial Officer of
the General Partner as of the Kulaksizoglu Effective Date in order to pursue
other opportunities with the Ciner Group and will continue to serve as the Ciner
Group's Chief Financial Officer. There are no disagreements between Mr. Tohma
and the Board, the General Partner or the Partnership's management regarding any
matter relating to the Partnership's operations, policies or practices. Sisecam
obtained these management appointment rights in connection with its acquisition
of 60% of Sisecam LLC in December 2021.
Most recently, Mr. Kulaksizoglu has served as Chief Financial Officer of Pacific
Soda LLC, a joint venture between Sisecam and affiliates of the Partnership.
Immediately before assuming that role, he served as global head of taxation for
Sisecam, a position that he was appointed to in June 2016. Mr. Kulaksizoglu also
served as CFO for the glass packaging group in Russian and CIS operations. He
held both a Plant General Manager role as well as financial and operational
leadership roles in the European and Russian operations of Sisecam and financial
roles in Turkey. Mr. Kulaksizoglu has a degree in Economics from Dokuz Eylul
University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School's General Management
Program.
The Partnership and the General Partner are not aware of any transactions or
existing relationships in which Mr. Kulaksizoglu has a direct or indirect
material interest that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K other than as set forth herein, and are not aware of any family
relationship between Mr. Kulaksizoglu and the General Partner's executive
officers, directors or any person nominated to become a director or executive
officer of the General Partner that would require disclosure under Item 401(d)
of Regulation S-K. No material plan, contract, or arrangement was entered into
or materially amended by the Partnership or the General Partner in connection
with the foregoing, and there was no grant or award made by the Partnership or
the General Partner to Mr. Kulaksizoglu or modification thereto under any such
plan, contract, or arrangement.

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Appointment of Mr. Elverici as Chairman of the Board Effective February 11, 2022, Mr. Oguz Erkan resigned as Chairman of the Board. Effective as of the same date, Mr. Mustafa Gorkem Elverici was appointed as the new Chairman of the Board to serve until the earlier of his removal, his death or resignation. Mr. Elverici has served as a director of the General Partner since December 2021.

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