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UNALLOCATED RESERVE AND DISTRIBUTIONS
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
UNALLOCATED RESERVE AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
UNALLOCATED RESERVE AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Note 4.                           The Trustees have determined that the unallocated cash and U.S. Government securities portion of the Unallocated Reserve should be maintained at a prudent level, usually within the range of $500,000 to $1,000,000, to meet present or future liabilities of the Trust.  Accordingly, although the actual amount of the Unallocated Reserve will fluctuate from time to time, and may increase or decrease from its current level, it is currently intended that future distributions will be highly dependent upon royalty payments received quarterly and the level of Trust expenses that the Trustees anticipate occurring in subsequent quarters.    Pursuant to the Agreement of Trust, the Trust makes cash distributions to Unitholders based on the royalty payments it receives from Northshore when received, rather than as royalty income is recorded in accordance with the Trust’s revenue recognition policy.  Refer to Note 3 for further information.

 

As of April 30, 2014 and January 31, 2014, the unallocated cash and U.S. Government securities portion of the Trust’s Unallocated Reserve was comprised of the following components:

 

 

 

April 30, 2014
(unaudited)

 

January 31, 2014

 

Cash and U.S. Government securities

 

$

1,129,534

 

$

8,435,591

 

Distribution payable

 

 

(7,478,406

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated cash and U.S. Government securities

 

$

1,129,534

 

$

957,185

 

 

A reconciliation of the Trust’s Unallocated Reserve from January 31, 2014 to April 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Unallocated Reserve, January 31, 2014

 

$

984,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

137,218

 

 

 

Distributions declared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated Reserve, April 30, 2014

 

$

1,121,312