Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The
Trustee maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust is accumulated and communicated by MV Partners to The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee of the Trust, and its employees who participate in the preparation of the Trust’s periodic
reports as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of the end of the period covered by this report,
the Trustee carried out an evaluation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures. A Trust Officer of the Trustee has concluded
that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust are effective.
Due to the contractual arrangements of (i) the
Trust Agreement and (ii) the conveyance of the net profits interest, the Trustee relies on (A) information provided by MV Partners,
including historical operating data, plans for future operating and capital expenditures, reserve information and information relating
to projected production, and (B) conclusions and reports regarding reserves by the Trust’s independent reserve engineers. See
“Risk Factors—The Trust and the public Trust unitholders have no voting or managerial rights with respect to MV Partners,
the operator of the underlying properties. As a result, public Trust unitholders have no ability to influence the operation of the underlying
properties” and “Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Form 10-K
for a description of certain risks relating to these arrangements and reliance on information when reported by MV Partners to the Trustee
and recorded in the Trust’s results of operations.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During
the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there was no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. The Trustee
notes for purposes of clarification that it has no authority over, and makes no statement concerning, the internal control over financial
reporting of MV Partners.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have not been any material changes from the
risk factors previously disclosed in the Trust’s response to Item 1A to Part I of the Form 10-K.
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