DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Petroleum
Trust (NASDAQ: MARPS) ("Marine") today declared a quarterly cash
distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of
$0.018129 per unit, payable on
March 29, 2021, to unitholders of
record on February 26, 2021.
Marine's 2020 tax information, 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.marps-marine.com/. Additionally,
printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
This distribution of $0.018129 per
unit is higher than the $0.007178 per
unit distributed last quarter. As compared to the previous quarter,
both the volume of oil and of natural gas produced and included in
this distribution have decreased while the price realized for both
oil and natural gas produced and included in the current
distribution has increased. This distribution is lower than the
$0.065452 per unit distributed in the
comparable quarter in 2020. As compared to the comparable
quarter in 2020, the price realized for both oil and natural gas
has decreased. As compared to this time last year, the volume
of both oil and natural gas produced and included in the current
distribution has decreased.
Marine's distributions to unitholders are determined by
royalties received up to the date the distribution amount is
declared. In general, Marine receives royalties two months after
oil production and three months after natural gas production.
The prior Restated Marine Petroleum Trust Indenture (the
"Indenture') stated that Marine would terminate on June 1, 2021. In preparing to seek approval
to extend the trust by twenty (20) years to June 1, 2041 pursuant to Article X, Section 1(a)
of the Indenture, Marine became aware that the necessary approval
for this extension of the consent of a majority of the outstanding
of units of interest was obtained on May 22,
2014 by a consent solicitation filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission when holders of 63.57% of the outstanding units
of interest on the record date of March 28,
2014 approved the extension of Marine through June 1, 2041. Less than 1% of the
outstanding units of interest were voted against the
extension. Since only approval of a majority of the
outstanding units of interest was required and not 80% as was
believed to be the case at the time of the 2014 consent
solicitation, the 63.57% approval authorized the extension of
Marine through June 1, 2041.
The updated Indenture reflecting the June 1,
2041 termination date was filed with Marine's Form 10-Q on
November 16, 2021.
Contact:
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Ron E.
Hooper
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SVP, Royalty Trust
Services
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Simmons Bank,
Trustee
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Toll Free –
1.855.588-7839
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