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OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
+Added: September 30,
Operating cash
−Removed: Reserve fund cash and short-term investments
−Removed: LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
+Added: Reserve fund cash and
+Added: short-term investments
+Added: LIABILITIES AND TRUST
Reserve fund liability
Note Payable to HOGA
−Removed: Trust corpus (230,172,696 royalty trust units authorized, issued and
−Removed: outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and 2024)
−Removed: Total liabilities and trust corpus
+Added: Trust corpus (230,172,696 royalty trust units
+Added: authorized, issued and
+Added: outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and
+Added: Total liabilities and
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Interest income and other
Administrative expenses
−Removed: Administrative expenses in excess of income
−Removed: Distributable income (Note 4)
−Removed: Royalty trust units outstanding at end of period
+Added: Administrative
+Added: expenses in excess of income
+Added: trust units outstanding at end of period
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Trust corpus, beginning of period
Trust Contributions
−Removed: Administrative expenses in excess of income
+Added: Administrative
+Added: expenses in excess of income
Trust corpus, end of period
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of a normal recurring nature.
−Removed: Operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative
+Added: Operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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were no amortization charges related to production volumes associated with the onshore Highlander subject interest during the three-
−Removed: and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, as the Royalty Trust fully impaired the carrying value of the onshore Highlander
+Added: and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, as the Royalty Trust fully impaired the carrying value of the onshore Highlander
subject interest during the year ended December 31, 2023.
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and HOGA currently expects to reach the planned depth of approximately 30,000 feet in the fourth quarter of 2025.
−Removed: Nevertheless,
−Removed: the future production status of this well remains unknown.
−Removed: Neither the Trustee nor the Royalty Trust unitholders has any right to control
−Removed: or influence operations of the subject interest.
+Added: Nevertheless, the future
+Added: production status of this well remains unknown.
+Added: Neither the Trustee nor the Royalty Trust unitholders has any right to control or influence
+Added: operations of the subject interest.
Royalty Trust fully impaired the carrying value of the onshore Highlander subject interest by $308,071 during the quarter ended March
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recognized the remaining carrying value of the onshore Highlander subject interest as of March 31, 2023 as an impairment loss.
−Removed: amortization was $6,756,701 at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
+Added: amortization was $6,756,701 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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The Royalty Trust did not receive royalties during the three-
−Removed: and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
+Added: and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Royalties received by the Royalty Trust must first be used to (i) satisfy Royalty
Trust administrative expenses and (ii) reduce Royalty Trust indebtedness.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding note
−Removed: payable to HOGA of $253,219.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
−Removed: As a result, distributions
−Removed: will be made to Royalty Trust unitholders only when royalties received less administrative expenses incurred and repayment of any indebtedness
−Removed: exceeds the minimum cash reserve.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding
+Added: note payable to HOGA of $361,664.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
+Added: distributions will be made to Royalty Trust unitholders only when royalties received less administrative expenses incurred and repayment
+Added: of any indebtedness exceeds the minimum cash reserve.
quarter, the Trustee will determine the amount of funds available for distribution to the Royalty Trust unitholders.
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Available funds will be reduced by any cash the Trustee reserves against future liabilities.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
−Removed: The minimum cash reserve is not reflective of the
−Removed: Royalty Trust’s operating cash balance as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
+Added: The minimum cash reserve is not reflective
+Added: of the Royalty Trust’s operating cash balance as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
with the distribution to unitholders in the first quarter of 2022, the Royalty Trust withheld $8,750 from the funds otherwise available
for distribution each quarter through the first quarter of 2023, with the intent of gradually building a cash reserve of approximately
−Removed: As no proceeds were available for distribution in the three-month period ended June 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust did not withhold
−Removed: any funds for the cash reserve.
−Removed: Unless a new well is drilled on the onshore Highlander subject interest, as discussed in Note 2 above,
−Removed: and produces hydrocarbons in commercial quantities, the Royalty Trust does not intend to withhold funds for the cash reserve in the future,
−Removed: as the Royalty Trust does not expect to have any cash available to distribute to unitholders in future periods.
−Removed: This cash is reserved
−Removed: for the payment of future known, anticipated or contingent expenses or liabilities of the Royalty Trust.
−Removed: The Trustee may increase or
−Removed: decrease the targeted cash reserve amount at any time and may increase or decrease the rate at which it withholds funds to build the
−Removed: cash reserve at any time, without advance notice to the unitholders.
−Removed: Cash held in reserve will be invested as required by the Royalty
−Removed: Trust Agreement.
−Removed: Any cash reserved in excess of the amount necessary to pay or provide for the payment of future known, anticipated or
−Removed: contingent expenses or liabilities eventually will be distributed to unitholders, together with interest earned on the funds.
−Removed: For additional
−Removed: information regarding distributions to Royalty Trust unitholders, see Note 5.
+Added: As no proceeds were available for distribution in the three-month period ended September 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust did not
+Added: withhold any funds for the cash reserve.
+Added: Unless a new well is drilled on the onshore Highlander subject interest, as discussed in Note
+Added: 2 above, and produces hydrocarbons in commercial quantities, the Royalty Trust does not intend to withhold funds for the cash reserve
+Added: in the future, as the Royalty Trust does not expect to have any cash available to distribute to unitholders in future periods.
+Added: is reserved for the payment of future known, anticipated or contingent expenses or liabilities of the Royalty Trust.
+Added: The Trustee may
+Added: increase or decrease the targeted cash reserve amount at any time and may increase or decrease the rate at which it withholds funds to
+Added: build the cash reserve at any time, without advance notice to the unitholders.
+Added: Cash held in reserve will be invested as required by the
+Added: Royalty Trust Agreement.
+Added: Any cash reserved in excess of the amount necessary to pay or provide for the payment of future known, anticipated
+Added: or contingent expenses or liabilities eventually will be distributed to unitholders, together with interest earned on the funds.
+Added: additional information regarding distributions to Royalty Trust unitholders, see Note 5.
of Administrative Expenses.
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of $350,000 for the payment of trust expenses incurred during 2025.
−Removed: In addition to such annual contributions, the Depositor has agreed
−Removed: to lend money, on an unsecured, interest-free basis, to the Royalty Trust to fund the Royalty Trust’s ordinary administrative expenses
−Removed: as set forth in the Royalty Trust Agreement.
−Removed: All funds the Trustee borrows to cover expenses or liabilities, whether from the Depositor
−Removed: or from any other source, must be repaid before the Royalty Trust unitholders will receive any distributions.
−Removed: HOGA loaned the Royalty
−Removed: Trust $10,750 on May 16, 2025 and $42,469 on June 27, 2025.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding note payable to
−Removed: HOGA of $253,219.
+Added: addition to such annual contributions, the Depositor has agreed to lend money, on an unsecured, interest-free basis, to the Royalty Trust
+Added: to fund the Royalty Trust’s ordinary administrative expenses as set forth in the Royalty Trust Agreement.
+Added: All funds the Trustee
+Added: borrows to cover expenses or liabilities, whether from the Depositor or from any other source, must be repaid before the Royalty Trust
+Added: unitholders will receive any distributions.
+Added: During 2024, the Depositor loaned the Royalty Trust $200,000 on November 6, 2024.
+Added: the nine months ended September 30, 2025, HOGA loaned the Royalty Trust $10,750 on May 16, 2025, $42,469 on June 27, 2025, $58,007 on
+Added: July 31, 2025 and $50,438 on September 26, 2025.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding note payable to HOGA
to the Royalty Trust Agreement, the Depositor agreed to provide and maintain a $1.0 million stand-by reserve account or an equivalent
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in the stand-by reserve account to HOGA, and HOGA assumed the responsibility to maintain the stand-by reserve account from FCX.
−Removed: Trust did not use any funds from the reserve account to pay administrative expenses during the three- and six-month periods ended June
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Depositor had not requested a reduction of the reserve account.
+Added: Trust did not use any funds from the reserve account to pay administrative expenses during the three- and nine-month periods ended September
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Depositor had not requested a reduction of the reserve account.
Administration.
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DISTRIBUTIONS
−Removed: were no distributions for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
−Removed: Natural gas sales volumes (measured in thousands
−Removed: of cubic feet, or Mcf), average sales price and net cash proceeds available for distribution for the three- and six-month periods ended
−Removed: June 30, 2025 and 2024 are set forth in the table below.
+Added: were no distributions for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, as the Royalty Trust did not receive any
+Added: royalty income in any of these periods.
Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: Natural gas sales volumes (Mcf)
−Removed: Natural gas average sales price (per Mcf)
−Removed: Gross proceeds
−Removed: Post-production costs and specified taxes
−Removed: Royalty income
+Added: Nine Months Ended
Interest and dividend income
Administrative expenses
−Removed: Administrative expenses in excess of income
+Added: Administrative expenses
+Added: in excess of income
Income available for distribution
−Removed: Adjustment to minimum cash reserve
−Removed: Net cash proceeds available for distribution
+Added: Adjustment to minimum
+Added: Net cash proceeds available
+Added: for distribution
CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: July 29, 2025, the Trustee, on behalf of the Royalty Trust requested a loan from HOGA to pay July 2025 administrative expenses, and on
−Removed: July 31, 2025 HOGA loaned the Royalty Trust $45,071 for the payment of such expenses.
+Added: November 5, 2025, the Trustee, on behalf of the Royalty Trust, requested a loan from HOGA to pay October 2025 administrative expenses,
+Added: and on November 12, 2025 HOGA loaned the Royalty Trust $54,826 for the payment of such expenses.
Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .
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Trust by the depositor under the Royalty Trust Agreement, if HOGA were to be unable to fully perform such obligations in the future.
−Removed: June 30, 2025, HOGA owned interests in approximately 65 gas leases onshore in South Louisiana, covering approximately 7,865 gross acres
−Removed: (5,365 acres net to HOGA’s interests) associated with the onshore Highlander subject interest.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the onshore
−Removed: Highlander subject interest had no production due to the shutting in and subsequent abandonment of the sole well producing from the onshore
−Removed: Highlander subject interest as discussed in “–
+Added: September 30, 2025, HOGA owned interests in approximately 122 gas leases onshore in South Louisiana, covering approximately 8,968 gross
+Added: acres (6,457 acres net to HOGA’s interests) associated with the onshore Highlander subject interest.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025,
+Added: the onshore Highlander subject interest had no production due to the shutting in and subsequent abandonment of the sole well producing
+Added: from the onshore Highlander subject interest as discussed in “–
Status of the Onshore Highlander Subject Interest”
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before the Royalty Trust unitholders will receive any distributions.
−Removed: The Trustee requested a loan from the Depositor in the amount of
−Removed: $200,000 on October 16, 2024.
−Removed: The Depositor funded the loan request with a check dated November 6, 2024.
−Removed: The Depositor funded additional
−Removed: loan requests from the Trustee of $10,750 on May 16, 2025 and $42,469 on June 27, 2025.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an
−Removed: outstanding note payable to HOGA of $253,219.
+Added: During 2024, the Depositor loaned the Royalty Trust $200,000 on
+Added: November 6, 2024.
+Added: During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, HOGA loaned the Royalty Trust $10,750 on May 16, 2025, $42,469 on
+Added: June 27, 2025, $58,007 on July 31, 2025 and $50,438 on September 26, 2025.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding
+Added: note payable to HOGA of $361,664.
to the Royalty Trust Agreement, the Depositor agreed to provide and maintain a $1.0 million stand-by reserve account or an equivalent
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the accompanying Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Trust Corpus.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Depositor had not requested a reduction
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Depositor had not requested a reduction
of the reserve account.
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month in which production payments are received by HOGA.
−Removed: The Royalty Trust did not receive royalties during the three- and six-month
−Removed: periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
+Added: The Royalty Trust did not receive royalties during the three- and nine-month
+Added: periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
received by the Royalty Trust must first be used to (i) satisfy Royalty Trust administrative expenses and (ii) reduce Royalty Trust indebtedness.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding note payable to HOGA of $253,219.
+Added: As of September 30, 2025, the Royalty Trust has an outstanding note payable to HOGA of $361,664.
quarter, the Trustee will determine the amount of funds available for distribution to the Royalty Trust unitholders.
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future liabilities.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2025 the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
−Removed: The minimum cash reserve is not
−Removed: reflective of the Royalty Trust’s operating cash balance as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
−Removed: Distributions will be made
−Removed: to Royalty Trust unitholders only when royalties received less administrative expenses incurred and repayment of any indebtedness exceeds
+Added: As of September 30, 2025 the Trustee has established a minimum cash reserve of $302,500.
The minimum cash reserve
+Added: is not reflective of the Royalty Trust’s operating cash balance as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
+Added: Distributions will
+Added: be made to Royalty Trust unitholders only when royalties received less administrative expenses incurred and repayment of any indebtedness
+Added: exceeds the minimum cash reserve.
with the distribution to unitholders in the first quarter of 2022, the Royalty Trust withheld $8,750 from the funds otherwise available
for distribution each quarter through the first quarter of 2023, with the intent of gradually building a cash reserve of approximately
−Removed: As no proceeds were available for distribution in the first quarter of 2025, the Royalty Trust did not withhold any funds for
+Added: As no proceeds were available for distribution in the third quarter of 2025, the Royalty Trust did not withhold any funds for
the cash reserve.
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together with interest earned on the funds.
−Removed: was no distributable income during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 due to the shutting in and subsequent
+Added: was no distributable income during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 due to the shutting in and subsequent
abandonment of the sole well producing from the onshore Highlander subject interest as discussed in “Overview –
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OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: In accordance with the terms of the master conveyance, during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024,
−Removed: the Royalty Trust did not receive royalty income, due to the shutting in and subsequent abandonment of the sole well producing from the
−Removed: onshore Highlander subject interest as discussed in “Overview –
+Added: In accordance with the terms of the master conveyance, during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025
+Added: and 2024, the Royalty Trust did not receive royalty income, due to the shutting in and subsequent abandonment of the sole well producing
+Added: from the onshore Highlander subject interest as discussed in “Overview –
Status of the Onshore Highlander Subject Interest”
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of the Royalty Trust.
−Removed: During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Royalty Trust paid administrative expenses of
−Removed: $399,348 and $156,042, respectively.
−Removed: During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Royalty Trust paid administrative
+Added: During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Royalty Trust paid administrative expenses
+Added: of $108,445 and $84,282, respectively.
+Added: During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Royalty Trust paid administrative
expenses of $507,793 and $662,047, respectively.
−Removed: Administrative expenses were higher for the three-month period ended June 30, 2025,
−Removed: as compared to the corresponding 2024 period, primarily due to the Royalty Trust’s payment of first quarter 2025 administrative
−Removed: expenses in the second quarter of 2025.
−Removed: Administrative expenses were lower for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025, as compared
+Added: Administrative expenses were higher for the three-month period ended September 30, 2025,
+Added: as compared to the corresponding 2024 period, primarily due to the Royalty Trust’s payment of third quarter 2024 administrative
+Added: expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024.
+Added: Administrative expenses were lower for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, as compared
to the corresponding 2024 period, primarily due to the Royalty Trust’s payment of fourth quarter 2023 administrative expenses in
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