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Issuer:     PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST (PBT)
CIK:        0000319654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-007022
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Permian Basin Trust distributes $0.02051/unit for Dec; Waddell excess costs continue; litigation seeks >$25M
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- Distribution of $0.02051/unit payable Feb 14, 2025 to holders of record Jan 31, 2025, down slightly from prior month due to lower oil volumes and prices.
- No proceeds from Waddell Ranch properties in December; excess cost position of $4.99M (net $3.74M) as of October must be recovered before future distributions.
- Trustee's litigation against operator Blackbeard seeks >$25M damages; trial set Nov 17, 2025; discovery ongoing.
- Texas Royalty Properties net profit $1.09M; Trust's 95% NPI contributed $1.03M to distribution; oil $67.69/bbl, gas $9.56/Mcf.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319654/000095017025007022/0000950170-25-007022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319654/000095017025007022/2025-01_permian_basin_8-.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-007022

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