UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 19, 2016
HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-10476 | 58-6379215 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Southwest Bank Trustee P.O. Box 962020 Fort Worth, Texas |
76162-2020 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(855) 588-7839
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NONE
(Former Name or Former Address, 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. below):
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On April 19, 2016, the Registrant issued a news release announcing that it will not declare a monthly cash distribution to unitholders for the month of April 2016. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report, including the news release attached hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | News Release dated April 19, 2016 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST | ||||||
| By: SOUTHWEST BANK, TRUSTEE | ||||||
| Date: April 19, 2016 | By: | /s/ NANCY G. WILLIS | ||||
| Nancy G. Willis | ||||||
| Vice President | ||||||
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: | /s/ BETH E. CASTEEL | |||||
| Beth E. Casteel | ||||||
| Vice President – Upstream Business Services | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number and Description
| 99.1 | News Release dated April 19, 2016 |
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EXHIBIT 99.1
[NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST APPEARS HERE]
HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST
DECLARES NO CASH DISTRIBUTION FOR APRIL
Dallas, Texas, April 19, 2016 – Southwest Bank, as Trustee of the Hugoton Royalty Trust (NYSE – HGT) (the “Trust”), today reported that it will not declare a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest for the month of April 2016. The following table shows underlying gas sales and average prices attributable to the net overriding royalty for both the current month and prior month. Underlying gas sales volumes attributable to the current month were primarily produced in February.
| Underlying Gas Sales Volumes (Mcf) (a) |
Average Gas | |||||||||||
| Total | Daily | Price per Mcf | ||||||||||
| Current Month |
1,176,000 | 41,000 | $ | 1.70 | ||||||||
| Prior Month |
1,215,000 | 39,000 | $ | 1.89 | ||||||||
| (a) | Sales volumes are recorded in the month the trust receives the related net profits income. Because of this, sales volumes may fluctuate from month to month based on the timing of cash receipts. |
XTO Energy has advised the trustee that it has deducted budgeted development costs of $100,000, production expense of $1,505,000 and overhead of $1,031,000 resulting in no net proceeds for April 2016. The trustee will use part of the expense reserve that has been established to pay the $38,000 in administrative expenses. The trustee intends to replenish the reserve out of future monthly net profits income prior to the payment of future distributions to unitholders.
Development Costs
XTO Energy has advised the trustee that based on the revised 2016 development budget, it decreased the monthly development cost deduction from $187,500 to $100,000 beginning in April 2016. Revised 2016 budgeted development costs for the underlying properties are expected to be between $2 million and $4 million. The monthly deduction is based on the current level of development expenditures, budgeted future development costs and the cumulative actual costs under or over the previous deductions. The development cost deduction will continue to be evaluated and revised as necessary.
Excess Costs
XTO Energy has advised the trustee that lower gas prices caused costs to exceed revenues on properties underlying the Kansas and Wyoming net profits interests resulting in no net proceeds for April 2016.
XTO Energy has advised the trustee that the timing of cash receipts and lower gas prices caused costs to exceed revenues on properties underlying the Oklahoma net profits interests resulting in no net proceeds for April 2016.
For more information on the Trust, please visit our web site at www.hgt-hugoton.com.
Statements made in this press release regarding future events or conditions are forward looking statements. Actual future results, including development costs and future net profits, could differ materially due to changes in natural gas prices and other economic conditions affecting the gas industry and other factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
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| Contact: | Nancy Willis |
Vice President
Southwest Bank, Trustee
855-588-7839