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): February 3, 2012
SABINE ROYALTY TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8424 | 76-6297143 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management 901 Main Street, 17th Floor Dallas, Texas |
75202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (214) 209-2400
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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.):
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 3, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its monthly cash distribution to unitholders of record on February 15, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information furnished is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| d. | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 3, 2012. |
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.
| SABINE ROYALTY TRUST | ||||||||||
| By: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE | |||||||||
| By: | /s/ RON E. HOOPER | |||||||||
| Ron E. Hooper | ||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Administrator | ||||||||||
| Date: | February 6, 2012 | |||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 3, 2012. | |
Exhibit 99.1
Sabine Royalty Trust
SABINE ROYALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES
MONTHLY CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR FEBRUARY
Dallas, Texas, February 3, 2012 – Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE: SBR) today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.30517 per unit, payable on February 29, 2012, to unit holders of record on February 15, 2012. Sabine’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.sbr-sabineroyalty.com/.
This distribution reflects primarily the oil production for November 2011 and the gas production for October 2011. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 30,998 barrels of oil and 542,414 Mcf of gas. Preliminary average prices are approximately $93.90 per barrel of oil and $3.81 per Mcf of gas. The table below compares this month’s production and prices to the previous month’s:
| Net to Trust Sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Volumes | Average Price | |||||||||||||||
| Oil (bbls) |
Gas (Mcf) |
Oil (per bbl) |
Gas (per Mcf) |
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| Current Month |
30,998 | 542,414 | $ | 93.90 | $ | 3.81 | ||||||||||
| Prior Month |
35,154 | 754,371 | $ | 91.37 | $ | 4.07 | ||||||||||
Revenues are only posted and distributed when they are received. Most energy companies normally issue payment of royalties on or about the 25th of every month, and depending on mail delivery, a varying amount of royalties are not received until after the revenue posting on the last business day of the month. The revenues received after that date will be posted within 30 days of receipt.
Due to the timing of the end of the month of January, approximately $455,000 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of February in addition to normal receipts during February. Since the close of business in January and prior to this press release, approximately $1,432,000 in revenue has been received.
The 2011 tax information packets are expected to begin mailing directly to unitholders in early March 2012. A copy of Sabine’s 2011 tax information booklet will be posted on Sabine’s website by March 1, 2012. In addition to the tax booklet the Sabine website will also offer two simple calculators for computing the income and expense amounts and the cost depletion. The calculators are expected to be updated with the 2011 tax information by February 15, 2012.
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| Contact: | Ron E. Hooper |
Senior Vice President
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Trustee
Toll Free Number: 1.800.365.6541