Form 8-K BP PRUDHOE BAY ROYALTY For: Apr 06

 

 

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): April 6, 2022

 

 

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-10243		13-6943724
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee 601 Travis Street 16th Floor
Houston, Texas				77002
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 483-6020

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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Units of Beneficial Interest		BPT		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 6, 2022, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust issued a press release setting April 18, 2022 as the record date for a quarterly cash dividend to unitholders payable on April 20, 2022. The dividend rate is $1.0875353 per unit. 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.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)

Not applicable

 

(b)

Not applicable

 

(c)

Not applicable

 

(d)

Exhibits:

99.1 BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust press release issued April 6, 2022.

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.

 

				BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
				By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee
Date: April 6, 2022				By:		/s/ Elaina C. Rodgers
						Elaina C. Rodgers
						Vice President

Exhibit 99.1

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Announces Record Date and Payment Date for Distribution to Unitholders for the First Quarter of 2022

HOUSTON, Texas April 6, 2022: BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announced that unitholders will receive a dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The dividend information is as follows:

 

Ex-Dividend Date:		April 14, 2022
Record Date:		April 18, 2022
Payable Date:		April 20, 2022
Dividend Rate:		$1.0875353 per Unit

As provided in the Trust Agreement, the quarterly royalty payment by Hilcorp North Slope, LLC to the Trust is the sum of the individual revenues attributed to the Trust as calculated each day during the quarter. The amount of revenue is determined by multiplying Royalty Production for each day in the calendar quarter by the Per Barrel Royalty for that day. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Per Barrel Royalty for any day is the WTI Price for the day less the sum of (i) Chargeable Costs multiplied by the Cost Adjustment Factor and (ii) Production Taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Per Barrel Royalty was calculated based on the following information:

 

Average WTI Price		$	94.45
Average Adjusted Chargeable Costs		$	69.61
Average Production Taxes			$3.42
Average Per Barrel Royalty		$	21.12
Average Net Production (mb/d)			73.5

The average daily closing WTI price was above the “break-even” price for the quarter, resulting in a quarterly payment with respect to the Royalty Interest of $23,813,974 to the Trust, after the addition of $760,579 representing an underpayment to the Trust for quarter ended December 31, 2021. In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trustee will pay all accrued expenses of the Trust, then distribute the excess, if any, of the cash received by the Trust over the Trust’s expenses to unitholders. After paying the Trust’s expenses accrued through March 31, 2022, $23,273,256 is available for distribution to unitholders.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties beyond the control of the Trustee. The actual results, performance and prospects of the Trust could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Descriptions of some of the risks that could affect the future performance of the Trust appear in

the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Trust’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the Trust’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust’s annual, quarterly and other filed reports are or will be available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Neither the Trust nor the Trustee intends, and neither assumes any obligation, to update any of the statements included in this press release.

Contact:

Elaina Rodgers

Vice President

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

713-483-6020