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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2026
DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 000-50175 | | 81-0551518 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas75219
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 559-0300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a‑12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12) |
☐ | Pre‑commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d‑2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d‑2(b)) |
☐ | Pre‑commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e‑4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e‑4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest | | DMLP | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 16, 2026, Dorchester Minerals, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “Contribution and Exchange Agreement”) with Hillside Exploration Assets, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Contributor”), the terms and conditions of which provide for the Contributor to contribute certain interests in oil and gas properties, rights and related assets (the “Properties”) to the Partnership in exchange for 1,250,000 common units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”). The Properties consist of mineral and royalty interests in producing and non-producing oil and natural gas properties representing approximately 4,300 net royalty acres across the Williston Basin in North Dakota.
The Contribution and Exchange Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities of the Partnership and the Contributor and also provides for the Contributor to pay the Partnership at closing an amount of cash equal to the aggregate amount of cash receipts attributed to the Properties that were received by the Contributor on or after July 1, 2026. The acquisition is expected to close on October 30, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
No material relationship exists between the Partnership and the Contributor.
The foregoing description of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated into Item 1.01 by reference. The Contribution and Exchange Agreement has been included to provide unitholders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Partnership, the Contributor or their respective affiliates. The representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement were made only for purposes of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and as of the specific dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to unitholders. Unitholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Partnership’s public disclosures.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 19, 2026, the Partnership issued a press release announcing it entered into an agreement to acquire certain mineral and royalty interests (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference:
In accordance with general instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 2.1 | Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated October 16, 2026, by and between Dorchester Minerals, L.P. and Hillside Exploration Assets, LLC. |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated October 19, 2026. |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P. | |
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Date: October 20, 2026 | | By: | /s/ | Bradley J. Ehrman | |
| | | | Bradley J. Ehrman | |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE | Dorchester Minerals, L.P. |
Release Date: | October 19, 2026 | 3838 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 300 |
| | Dallas, Texas 75219-4541 |
Contact: | Martye Miller | (214) 559-0300 |
Dorchester Minerals, L.P. Announces Agreement to Acquire Mineral and Royalty Interests
DALLAS, TEXAS -- Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announces today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire mineral and royalty interests.
On October 16, 2026, the Partnership entered into a non-taxable contribution and exchange agreement with an unrelated third party to acquire mineral and royalty interests totaling approximately 4,300 net royalty acres located in three counties across the Williston Basin in North Dakota. Cash received by the contributing entity attributed to the acquired interests on or after July 1, 2026, will be contributed to the Partnership at closing. The contributing entity will convey its interests to the Partnership in exchange for 1,250,000 common units representing limited partnership interests in Dorchester Minerals, L.P. The acquisition is expected to close on October 30, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Dorchester Minerals, L.P. is a Dallas-based owner of oil and natural gas mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 28 states. Its common units trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol DMLP.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Portions of this document may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined by federal law. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Examples of such uncertainties and risk factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the price or demand for oil and natural gas, changes in the operations on or development of the Partnership’s properties, changes in economic and industry conditions and changes in regulatory requirements (including changes in environmental requirements) and the Partnership’s financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations. These and other factors are set forth in the Partnership's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
