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): July 20, 2018
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)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code): (866) 809-4553
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On July 20, 2018, 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 $1,355,239.18 or $0.029077 per unit, based primarily upon gas production during the month of May 2018. The distribution is payable August 14, 2018, to unit holders of record as of July 31, 2018.
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 July 20, 2018. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated July 20, 2018. |
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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: July 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ Joshua R. Peterson | ||||
Joshua R. Peterson | ||||||
Vice President and Senior Trust Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
News Release
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
Declares July Cash Distribution
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 20, 2018 Compass Bank, as Trustee of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the Trust) (NYSE:SJT), today declared a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its Units of beneficial interest (the Unit Holders) of $1,355,239.18 or $0.029077 per Unit, based primarily upon gas production during the month of May 2018, subject to certain adjustments for prior months. The distribution is payable August 14, 2018, to Unit Holders of record as of July 31, 2018.
Based upon information provided to the Trust by the present owner of the Subject Interests (as defined in the Net Overriding Royalty Conveyance), Hilcorp San Juan L.P. (Hilcorp), gas production for the Subject Interests totaled 3,010,038 Mcf (3,344,487 MMBtu) for May 2018, as compared to 3,321,522 Mcf (3,690,580 MMBtu) for April 2018. Dividing revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for May 2018 of $1.68 per Mcf ($1.51 per MMBtu), as compared to an average gas price for April 2018 of $1.12 per Mcf ($1.00 MMBtu).
For the month ended May 2018, Hilcorp reported to the Trust capital costs of $89,695, lease operating expenses and property taxes of $2,897,443, and severance taxes of $497,883.
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 |