DOMR Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (CE)

 

 

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) November 19, 2014

 

 

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-11335		75-6461716
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Royalty Trust Management Southwest Bank 2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard Suite 850 Dallas, Texas				75219
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 588-7839

Not Applicable

(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.):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 19, 2014, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its quarterly cash distribution to unitholders of record on December 1, 2014. 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 November 19, 2014.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

				DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST
				By: SOUTHWEST BANK, TRUSTEE
						By:		/s/ RON E. HOOPER
								Ron E. Hooper
								SVP Royalty Trust Management

Date: November 20, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 19, 2014

Exhibit 99.1

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

Press Release

Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust

Announces 4^th Quarter Cash Distribution

DALLAS, TEXAS, November 19, 2014—Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (NYSE: DOM) today announced a quarterly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.180647 per unit. The distribution will be payable December 9, 2014 to unitholders of record on December 1, 2014. Dominion’s 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.dom-dominion.com/.

This distribution represents the quarterly royalty payment from Walter Black Warrior Basin LLC (“WBWB”) reflecting production from July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014. WBWB reported that production attributable to the Trust’s overriding royalty interests was approximately 441 million cubic feet (“MMcf”) during this period compared to 428 MMcf in the previous quarter. Prices for this quarter to the trust averaged $4.01 per Mcf compared to $4.60 per Mcf for the previous quarter. Production for this quarter was relatively flat compared to the previous quarter.

In March 2012, WBWB notified the Trustee that it was undertaking a study of the Underlying Properties on a well-by-well basis to determine the economic viability of continuing to produce each individual well. WBWB has plugged and abandoned 22 such wells, 11 in 2012 and 11 in 2013. These wells were very low producing and deemed non-economical. Additional information about remaining wells has been disclosed in detail in the Trust’s 2013 10-K filed on March 10, 2014. The additional decisions on a well by well basis could adversely affect the Trust’s future revenue stream, and if a significant number of wells are abandoned, it could cause a termination of the Trust. Walter Energy will continue to evaluate the economic viability of each well on an ongoing basis and provide notice as to any development. The results for 2014 will be discussed in the Trust’s 2014 10-K to be filed in March 2015.

The Trust owns overriding royalty interests burdening certain proved developed coal seam gas properties owned by WBWB and located in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama. The Trust is a grantor trust originally formed by Dominion Resources, Inc. The Trust is designed to provide unitholders with quarterly cash distributions from its royalty interests in certain coal seam gas properties. The units are listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DOM”.

The 2014 tax information packets are expected to begin mailing directly to unitholders in early March 2015. A copy of Dominion’s 2014 tax information booklet will be posted on Dominion’s website by March 1, 2015. In addition to the tax booklet the Dominion website will also offer two simple calculators for computing the income and expense amounts and the cost depletion. The calculators are currently expected to be updated with the 2014 tax information by February 15, 2015.

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Contact:

Ron E. Hooper

SVP, Royalty Trust Services

Southwest Bank, Trustee

Toll-free – 1.855.588.7839