Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT) to Skip June Cash Distribution

PACIFIC COAST OIL TRUST (NYSE: ROYT) announced that there will be no cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of record on June 3, 2016. The Trust’s distribution calculation relates to net profits and overriding royalties generated during April 2016 as provided in the conveyance of net profits and overriding royalty interest.

The current month’s calculation for the Developed Properties resulted in $349,000 of excess revenues over direct operating expenses and development expenses. The current month’s revenues were $2.4 million, lease operating expenses including property taxes were $1.6 million, and capital expenditures were $506,000. Average realized prices for the Developed Properties were $34.21 per Boe in April, as compared to $31.69 per Boe in March. The cumulative net profits deficit for the Developed Properties is now $1.7 million versus $2.1 million at the end of the prior month. There will be no distribution from the Developed Properties until the cumulative net profits deficit has been reduced to zero.

The current month’s calculations included $18,000 for the 7.5% overriding royalty on the Remaining Properties from 33 Orcutt Diatomite wells and seven Orcutt Field wells. Average realized prices for the Remaining Properties were $31.63 per Boe in April, as compared to $29.75 per Boe in March. The cumulative net profits deficit on the Remaining Properties, including the 7.5% overriding royalty payments, is now $2.2 million, $39,000 higher than the prior month.

The expected current month shortfall is $70,000, reflecting $88,000 for the monthly operating and services fee payable to PCEC partially offset by $18,000 in proceeds from the 7.5% overriding royalty on the Remaining Properties in April. There were no Trust administrative expenses for the month. The expected current month shortfall will be borrowed from PCEC in June 2016 and is expected to increase the cumulative borrowings from PCEC to $739,000.

PCEC has agreed to loan funds to the Trust necessary to pay such expenses at an interest rate of 8.5% per annum. PCEC previously provided the Trust with a $1 million letter of credit to be used by the Trust if its cash on hand (including available cash reserves) is not sufficient to pay ordinary course administrative expenses as they become due. Any funds provided under the letter of credit or loaned by PCEC may only be used for the payment of current accounts or other obligations to trade creditors in connection with obtaining goods or services or for the payment of other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Trust’s business. No distribution will be made to Trust unitholders until the indebtedness borrowed, including interest thereon, has been paid in full.

Sales Volumes and Prices

The following table displays PCEC’s underlying sales volumes and average prices for the month of April 2016:

Status of the Trust

As oil and natural gas prices continue to be depressed and as we are unable to predict future commodity prices with any greater precision than the futures market, it appears likely that distributions to the Trust will continue to be significantly impacted. The Trust Agreement provides that the Trust will terminate in the event that annual proceeds received by the Trust attributable to the Conveyed Interests (as defined in the Trust Agreement), in the aggregate, are less than $2 million for each of any two consecutive years.

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