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): March 5, 2018
SABINE ROYALTY TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-8424 | 75-6297143 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| Simmons Bank | ||||
| P. O. Box 962020 | ||||
| Fort Worth, Texas | 76162 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (855) 588-7839
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On March 5, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its monthly cash distribution to unitholders of record on March 15, 2018. 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 March 5, 2018. | |
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: | SIMMONS BANK, TRUSTEE | |||
| By: | /s/ RON E. HOOPER | |||
| Ron E. Hooper | ||||
| SVP Royalty Trust Management | ||||
Date: March 6, 2018
Exhibit 99.1
Sabine Royalty Trust
News Release
SABINE ROYALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES
MONTHLY CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR MARCH 2018
Dallas, Texas, March 5, 2018 – Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE: SBR), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.210680 per unit, payable on March 29, 2018, to unit holders of record on March 15, 2018. Sabine’s cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports and tax information booklets, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/.
This distribution reflects primarily the oil production for December 2017 and the gas production for November 2017. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 47,575 barrels of oil and 490,026 Mcf of gas. Preliminary prices are approximately $52.59 per barrel of oil and $2.71 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) |
|||||||||||||
| Current Month |
47,575 | 490,026 | $ | 52.59 | $ | 2.71 | ||||||||||
| Prior Month |
38,744 | 480,482 | $ | 52.31 | $ | 2.76 | ||||||||||
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 February, approximately $2,172,000 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of March in addition to normal receipts during March. Since the close of business in February and prior to this press release, approximately $529,000 in revenue has been received.
The 2017 tax information packets will begin mailing directly to unitholders during the week of March 5th. A copy of Sabine’s 2017 tax information booklet is now available on Sabine’s website. In addition to the tax booklet, the Sabine website also offers two simple calculators for computing the income and expense amounts and the cost depletion. Both calculators have been updated for 2017 tax computation.
The January 1, 2017 Reserve Summary has now been posted on the Sabine website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/.
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| Contact: |
Ron Hooper | |
| SVP, Royalty Trust Services | ||
| Simmons Bank | ||
| Toll Free (855) 588-7839 |