Gas royalty income received for the three months ended June 30, 2022, related primarily
to production for January through March 2022. The average price of gas reported by the Henry Hub for the same time period was $4.67 per Mcf. The average price of gas for the Henry Hub was $5.47 per Mcf for January through June 2022. Oil royalty
income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 related primarily to production for February through April 2022. The average price of oil as reported by NYMEX for that time period was $101.17 per barrel. The average price of oil was $102.01 per
barrel for January through June 2022. As of August 1, 2022, the average price of gas for the Henry Hub was $7.38 per Mcf and the average price of oil reported by NYMEX was $96.59 per barrel. It is difficult to estimate future prices of oil and
gas, and any assumptions concerning future prices may prove to be incorrect.
Interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2022
increased $12,900 compared with the second quarter of 2021. Compared to the preceding quarter ended March 31, 2022, interest income increased $11,600. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased approximately $14,300
compared to the same period in 2021. Changes in interest income are the result of changes in interest rates and funds available for investment.
General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 decreased by approximately $59,000 compared to the same quarter
of 2021 primarily due the timing of payment of legal and professional services of approximately $30,600 and a decrease in the Escrow Agent/Trustee fees of approximately $56,700. These decreases were offset somewhat by an increase due to the timing
of payment of printing and unitholder information services of approximately $28,300.
Compared to the previous quarter ended
March 31, 2022, general and administrative expenses decreased approximately $184,700 primarily due to the timing of payment of the New York Stock Exchange listing fee of $74,000, the timing of payment of legal and professional services of
approximately $99,000, and the timing of payment of printing and unitholder services of approximately $17,400. These decreases were offset somewhat by an increase in the Escrow Agent/Trustee fees of approximately $4,800.
Administrative expenses increased approximately $74,600 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021
due primarily to an increase in legal and professional services of approximately $114,700 and an increase in printing and unitholder services of approximately $12,300. These increases were tempered somewhat by a decrease in the Escrow Agent/Trustee
fees of approximately $52,500.
The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America because of the following:
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Royalty income is recognized in the month received, pending verification of ownership and title, rather than in
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Expenses other than those expected to be paid on the following monthly record date are not accrued.
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Amortization of the Royalties is shown as a reduction to Trust corpus and not as a charge to operating results.
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Reserves may be established for contingencies that would not be recorded under accounting principles generally
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This comprehensive basis of accounting other than GAAP corresponds to the
accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
A disclosure of critical accounting policies and the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Trusts
financial statements is included in Item 7 of the Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no significant changes to the critical accounting policies during the three months ended
June 30, 2022.
Distributable Income per Unit
Basic distributable income per Unit is computed by dividing distributable income by the weighted average number of Units outstanding.
Distributable income per Unit assuming dilution is computed by dividing distributable income by the weighted average number of Units and equivalent Units outstanding. The Trust had no equivalent Units outstanding for any period presented. Therefore,
basic distributable income per Unit and distributable income per Unit assuming dilution are the same.
New Accounting Pronouncements
There are no new pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Trusts financial statements.
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