San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Declares Cash Distribution for October 2023

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San Juan Basin Royalty Trust declares monthly cash distribution to unit holders based on August 2023 production

Positive

• PNC Bank, as the trustee of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust, has declared a monthly cash distribution of $2,269,587.37 or $0.048694 per unit to unit holders.
• Hilcorp, the owner and operator of the subject interests, reported net profits of $3,148,582 gross ($2,361,436 net royalty amount to the Trust) for August 2023.
• Hilcorp reported $6,840,879 of total revenue from the subject interests for August 2023, consisting of $6,409,321 of gas revenues and $431,558 of oil revenues.
• Gas volumes for the subject interests in August 2023 totaled 2,076,932 Mcf, with an average gas price of $3.09 per Mcf.
• Production from the subject interests continues to be gathered, processed, and sold under market-sensitive and customary agreements.

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• None.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PNC Bank, National Association, as the trustee (the “Trustee”) of the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) (NYSE: SJT), today declared a monthly cash distribution to the holders (the “Unit Holders”) of its units of beneficial interest (the “Units”) of $2,269,587.37 or $0.048694 per Unit, based primarily upon the reported production of the Trust’s subject interests (the “Subject Interests”) during the month of August 2023. The distribution is payable November 14, 2023, to the Unit Holders of record as of October 31, 2023.

For the production month of August 2023, the owner of the Subject Interests, Hilcorp San Juan L.P. and the operator of the Subject Interests, Hilcorp Energy Company (collectively, “Hilcorp”), reported to the Trust net profits of $3,148,582 gross ($2,361,436 net royalty amount to the Trust).

Hilcorp reported $6,840,879 of total revenue from the Subject Interests for the production month of August 2023, consisting of $6,409,321 of gas revenues and $431,558 of oil revenues. For the Subject Interests, Hilcorp reported $3,692,297 of production costs for the production month of August 2023, consisting of $2,185,003 of lease operating expense, $1,051,132 of severance taxes and $456,162 of capital costs.

Based upon information provided to the Trust by Hilcorp, gas volumes for the subject interests for August 2023 totaled 2,076,932 Mcf (2,307,702 MMBtu), as compared to 1,986,071 Mcf (2,206,745 MMBtu) for July 2023. Dividing gas revenues by production volume yielded an average gas price for August 2023 of $3.09 per Mcf ($2.78 per MMBtu), as compared to an average gas price for July 2023 of $2.53 per Mcf ($2.28 per MMBtu).

Production from the Subject Interests continues to be gathered, processed, and sold under market sensitive and customary agreements, as recommended for approval by the Trust’s Consultant. The Trustee continues to engage with Hilcorp regarding its ongoing accounting and reporting to the Trust, and the Trust’s third-party compliance auditors continue to audit payments made by Hilcorp to the Trust, inclusive of sales revenues, production costs, capital expenditures, adjustments, actualizations, and recoupments. The Trust’s auditing process has also included detailed analysis of Hilcorp’s pricing and rates charged. As previously disclosed in the Trust’s filings, these revenues and costs (along with all costs) are the subject of the Trust’s ongoing comprehensive audit process by our professional consultants and outside counsel to ensure full compliance with all the underlying operative Trust agreements and evaluating all available potential remedies in the event there is evidence of non-compliance.

Except for historical information contained in this news release, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “could,” “plan,” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Forward-looking statements and the business prospects of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, certain information provided to the Trust by Hilcorp, volatility of oil and gas prices, governmental regulation or action, litigation, and uncertainties about estimates of reserves. These and other risks are described in the Trust’s reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

PNC Bank, National Association

PNC Asset Management Group

2200 Post Oak Blvd., Floor 18

Houston, TX 77056

website: www.sjbrt.com

e-mail: sjt@pnc.com



Ross Durr, RPL, Senior Vice President & Mineral Interest Director

Kaye Wilke, Investor Relations, toll-free: (866) 809-4553

Source: San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

FAQ

What is the monthly cash distribution declared by San Juan Basin Royalty Trust?

The monthly cash distribution declared by San Juan Basin Royalty Trust is $2,269,587.37 or $0.048694 per unit.

Who reported net profits for August 2023?

Hilcorp, the owner and operator of the subject interests, reported net profits for August 2023.

What were the total revenues from the subject interests in August 2023?

The total revenues from the subject interests in August 2023 were $6,840,879, consisting of $6,409,321 of gas revenues and $431,558 of oil revenues.

What was the average gas price in August 2023?

The average gas price in August 2023 was $3.09 per Mcf.

How is the production from the subject interests managed?

The production from the subject interests is gathered, processed, and sold under market-sensitive and customary agreements.