8-K

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): April 5, 2018

SABINE ROYALTY TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	1-8424	75-6297143
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer 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 April 5, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its monthly cash distribution to unitholders of record on April 16, 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 April 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: April 6, 2018

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Sabine Royalty Trust

News Release                        

SABINE ROYALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES

MONTHLY CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR APRIL 2018

Dallas, Texas, April 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 $0.279340 per unit, payable on April 30, 2018, to unit holders of record on April 16, 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 January 2018 and the gas production for December 2017. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 51,521 barrels of oil and 614,123 Mcf of gas. Preliminary prices are approximately $59.51 per barrel of oil and $2.85 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		51,521		614,123	$	59.51	$	2.85
Prior Month		47,575		490,026	$	52.59	$	2.71

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 March, approximately $1,357,000 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of April in addition to normal receipts during April. Since the close of business in March and prior to this press release, approximately $2,398,000 in revenue has been received.

Sabine Royalty Trust, as it does after the end of each year, had a year-end Reserve Report prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s requirements. This report provides an evaluation of the estimated asset value as of December 31 of each year, which can be used to estimate the remaining life of the Trust.

The estimated net proved reserves, as of January 1, 2018, attributable to the Trust from the properties appraised are approximately 6.7 million barrels of oil and 34.250 billion cubic feet of gas with a future net value of approximately $319,703,000 with a discounted value at 10% of $156,300,000. With these estimated quantities of this year’s reserve estimate of 6.7 million barrels of oil and 34.250 billion cubic feet of gas remaining, it could be estimated that the Trust still has a life span of 9 to 12 years. The report is an exhibit to the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed on March 8, 2018 and is available to all unitholders at this time on the SEC website and Sabine’s website

The January 1, 2018 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