UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 17, 2017
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-8032 | 75-6279898 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Compass Bank, Trust Department
300 W. 7th Street, Suite B
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(866) 809-4553
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 17, 2017, the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $2,957,173.39 or $0.063447 per Unit, based principally upon production during the month of December 2016. The distribution is payable March 14, 2017, to Unit Holders of record as of February 28, 2017.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, subject to the liabilities of that section.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 17, 2017. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COMPASS BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: February 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ Joshua R. Peterson | ||||
| Joshua R. Peterson | ||||||
| Vice President and Senior Trust Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 17, 2017. | |
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Exhibit 99.1
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
News Release
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
Declares February Cash Distribution
FORT WORTH, Texas, February 17, 2017 – Compass Bank, as Trustee of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT), today declared a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $2,957,173.39 or $0.063447 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of December 2016. The distribution is payable March 14, 2017, to unit holders of record as of February 28, 2017.
Gas production for the properties from which the royalty was carved (the “Subject Interests”) totaled approximately 2,254,973 Mcf (2,514,126 MMBtu) for December 2016. Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for December 2016 of $3.05 per Mcf ($2.73 per MMBtu) as compared to $2.34 per Mcf ($2.10 per MMBtu) for November 2016.
The average monthly gas price Burlington reports to the Trust is a calculated price. It is determined by dividing gross monthly revenue by production volume, and therefore, it does not represent an average of actual sales prices. The average gas price may vary from the posted index price for the San Juan Basin. The index price is a gross sales price, and the revenues used in the calculation of average gas prices are net of transportation, processing and gathering costs. Furthermore, the distribution to the Trust in any given month may include significant volume adjustments for sales in prior months that reflect pricing for those prior months.
For the month ended January 2017, capital costs were $57,182, lease operating expenses were $2,053,490, and property taxes were $48,210. Severance taxes for the December production month were $727,670.
| Contact: | San Juan Basin Royalty Trust |
| Compass Bank, Trustee |
| 300 West Seventh St., Suite B, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 |
| website: www.sjbrt.com e-mail: sjt.us@bbva.com |
| Joshua R. Peterson, Vice President & Senior Trust Officer |
| Kaye Wilke, Investor Relations, toll-free: (866) 809-4553 |