UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): August 20, 2019
MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 000-08565 | 75-6008017 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| c/o The Corporate Trustee: Simmons Bank, 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 850 Dallas, Texas |
75219 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 588-7839
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Units of Beneficial Interest | MARPS | NASDAQ Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 20, 2019, Marine Petroleum Trust issued a press release announcing its quarterly cash distribution to unitholders. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained herein shall not be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 20, 2019, issued by Marine Petroleum Trust. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST | ||||||
| Date: August 20, 2019 | By: Simmons Bank, in its capacity as trustee of Marine Petroleum Trust and not in its individual capacity or otherwise | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ron Hooper | |||||
| Ron Hooper | ||||||
| Senior Vice President | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Marine Petroleum Trust
News Release
MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER CASH DISTRIBUTION
DALLAS, Texas, August 20, 2019 – Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ: MARPS) (“Marine”) today declared a quarterly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.085500 per unit, payable on September 30, 2019, to unitholders of record on August 30, 2019. Marine’s cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.marps-marine.com/.
This distribution of $0.085500 per unit is higher than the $0.059910 per unit distributed last quarter. As compared to the previous quarter, the volume of oil produced has decreased while the volume of natural gas produced increased significantly. The pricing realized for oil produced and included in the current distribution increased while pricing realized for natural gas decreased. This distribution is lower than the $0.090111 per unit distributed in the comparable quarter in 2018. As compared to the comparable quarter in 2018, the price realized for oil has increased while the price realized for natural gas has decreased. The volume of oil produced and included in the current distribution has decreased while the volume of natural gas has increased compared to this time last year.
Marine’s distributions to unitholders are determined by royalties received up to the date the distribution amount is declared. In general, Marine receives royalties two months after oil production and three months after natural gas production.
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| Contact: | Ron E. Hooper | |
| SVP, Royalty Trust Services | ||
| Simmons Bank, Trustee | ||
| Toll Free – 1.855.588-7839 |