---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-046702"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTR"
cik: "0000313364"
company_name: "MESA ROYALTY TRUST/TX"
filed_at: "2023-04-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T00:57:01.251872+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mesa Royalty Trust announces April 2023 distribution of $0.2379/unit; warns of materially reduced distributions ahead

## Summary
- Distribution of $0.23789576 per unit payable July 31, 2023 to holders of record April 28, 2023.
- Trust received $492,928 from New Mexico San Juan Basin (Hilcorp) and $22,805 from Colorado (Red Willow).
- No income received from Hugoton properties or Colorado SIMCOE/IKAV properties in April.
- Trust intends to increase cash reserves to $2.0M, which will materially reduce future distributions.
- Distributions subject to fluctuation based on production, prices, and expenses; could be zero in some periods.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-046702
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTR
- cik: 0000313364
- company_name: MESA ROYALTY TRUST/TX
- filed_at: 2023-04-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313364/000110465923046702/0001104659-23-046702-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313364/000110465923046702/tm2313076d1_8k.htm

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