PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER CASH DISTRIBUTION

DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) ("Permian") today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.223645 per unit, payable on October 17, 2022, to unit holders of record on September 30, 2022.

This month's distribution increased from the previous month as the result of primarily a decrease in production costs in the month of July for the Waddell Ranch properties and higher oil and gas pricing for the Texas Royalty Properties during the month of July. 

In reporting July production of the Underlying Properties for this month's press release, production for oil volumes was 185,388 (gross) and was priced at about $101.94 per bbl.  Production for gas volumes (including gas liquids) was 692,203 Mcf (gross) and was priced at about $8.57 per Mcf, which now includes the value received from plant products and natural gas liquids.  Net revenue for the underlying properties of the Waddell ranch was $23,509,160 (gross) for July.  Lease Operating Expenses were $1,817,004 (gross) and Capital Expenditures were $10,274,489 (gross) for July, netting to the Net Profit Interest (NPI) of $11,417,667. This would put the Trust's proceeds of 75% as a positive $8,563,250 (net) for the month of July, to contribute to this month's distribution.  Given that if current oil and gas pricing continues, Waddell Ranch could continue to contribute to the distribution in the foreseeable future.

First sales received for the month of July 2022 wells were as follows: (all net to the Trust), 4.5 new drill wells, including 0.4 horizontal wells, 3.0 recompleted wells.  Waiting on completion, as of 7/31/2022, were 2.6 drill wells, including 0.4 horizontal wells and 4.1 recompletion wells.  Also, 0.0 wells, plugged and abandoned, were completed.

Blackbeard has advised the Trustee of the projected 2022 capital expenditure budget for the Waddell Ranch Properties to be an estimated $92 million (net to the Trust) with a projection of about 47 new drill wells and 45 recompletions along with about 19 plug and abandoned wells.  Of the new drill wells, about 13 will be horizontal drills and about 34 vertical drill wells. 

Production for the underlying properties at the Texas Royalties was 18,820 barrels of oil and 4,051 Mcf of gas.  The production for the Trust's allocated portion of the Texas Royalties was 17,198 barrels of oil and 3,697 Mcf of gas.  The average price for oil was $109.68 per bbl and for gas was $26.95 per Mcf.  This would primarily reflect production and pricing for the month of July for oil and the month of June for gas. These allocated volumes were impacted by the pricing of both oil and gas. This production and pricing for the underlying properties resulted in revenues for the Texas Royalties of $2,173,373.  Deducted from these were taxes of $155,561 resulting in a Net Profit of $2,017,812 for the month of July.  With the Trust's Net Profit Interest (NPI) of 95% of the Underlying Properties, this would result in net contribution by the Texas Royalties of $1,916,922 to this month's distribution. 

General and Administrative Expenses deducted for the month were $61,927 resulting in a distribution of $10,423,852 to 46,608,796 units outstanding, or $0.223645  per unit.

The worldwide market conditions continue to affect the pricing for domestic production.  It is difficult to predict what effect these conditions will have on future distributions.

The 2021 Annual Report with Form 10-K and the January 1, 2022 Reserve Summary is now available on Permian's website.   Permian's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports, tax information booklets, and a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all can be found on Permian's website at https://www.pbt-permian.com/.  Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.

Contact: Ron Hooper, Senior Vice President, Simmons Bank, Trustee, Toll Free – 1.855.588.7839

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SOURCE Permian Basin Royalty Trust