TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST B
10-Q, 1999-08-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 10-Q

     [X]        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999

                                       OR

     [ ]       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO ________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-8677

                          TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST "B"
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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<S>                                                      <C>
                         TEXAS                                                  75-6007863
              (State or other jurisdiction                                   (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)
                   NATIONSBANK, N.A.                                            75283-0241
               DBA BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.                                        (Zip Code)
             P.O. BOX 830241, DALLAS, TEXAS
        (Address of principal executive offices)
</TABLE>

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 985-0794

                                      None

              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year
                         if changed since last report)
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes   X    No  _____

     Indicate number of units of beneficial interest outstanding as of the last
practicable date.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Title of Each Class of Units                        Number of Units of Beneficial Interest
                 of Beneficial Interest                                       June 30, 1999
              ----------------------------                        --------------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>
              UNITS OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST                                      1,386,375
</TABLE>

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                          TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST "B"

                                     INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               PAGE
                                                              NUMBER
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<S>                                                           <C>
                   PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)....................     2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 1999 and
  December 31, 1998.........................................     2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and
  Undistributed Income Three Months and six months Ended
  June 30, 1999 and 1998....................................     3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Six Months
  Ended June 30, 1999 and 1998..............................     4

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements........     5

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
        CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.................     5

        ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE
        ABOUT MARKET RISK...................................     8

                 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

        ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K............     8

        Signatures..........................................     9

        Exhibit Index.......................................    10
</TABLE>
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                         PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                    TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST B AND SUBSIDIARY

                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      JUNE 30, 1999 AND DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                  (UNAUDITED)

                                     ASSETS

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<CAPTION>
                                                               JUNE 30,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                 1999           1998
                                                              ----------    ------------
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................  $1,595,149     $1,525,131
  Oil and gas royalties receivable..........................     129,418        113,214
  Federal income taxes receivable...........................       3,474          7,578
                                                              ----------     ----------
          Total current assets..............................  $1,728,041     $1,645,923
Oil, gas and other mineral properties.......................           2              2
                                                              ----------     ----------
                                                              $1,728,043     $1,645,925
                                                              ==========     ==========

                              LIABILITIES AND TRUST EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable..........................................  $  522,808     $  645,567
  Income distributable to unitholders.......................     218,194        107,334
                                                              ----------     ----------
          Total current liabilities.........................  $  741,002     $  752,901
                                                              ----------     ----------
Trust Equity:
  Corpus -- authorized 1,386,525 units of beneficial
     interest, issued 1,386,375 units at nominal value......           2              2
  Undistributed income......................................     987,039        893,022
                                                              ----------     ----------
          Total trust equity................................     987,041        893,024
                                                              ----------     ----------
                                                              $1,728,043     $1,645,925
                                                              ==========     ==========
</TABLE>

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                    TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST B AND SUBSIDIARY

      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME
        FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
                                  (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>
                                                       THREE MONTHS            SIX MONTHS
                                                   ---------------------   -------------------
                                                      1999        1998       1999       1998
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
<S>                                                <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>
Income:
  Oil and gas royalties..........................  $  198,294   $251,970   $570,484   $719,215
  Interest and other.............................      17,303     20,233     33,377     39,918
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
          Total income...........................     215,597    272,203    603,861    759,133
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Expenses:
  General and administrative.....................      27,334     34,288     51,291     56,668
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
          Total expenses.........................      27,334     34,288     51,291     56,668
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
  Income before Federal income taxes.............     188,263    237,915    552,570    702,465
  Federal income taxes of subsidiary.............       3,415      3,750      6,515      7,750
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
          Net income.............................     184,848    234,165    546,055    694,715
Undistributed income at beginning of period......   1,020,383    996,703    893,022    803,971
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Distributions to unitholders.....................     218,192    329,566    452,038    597,384
                                                   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Undistributed income at end of period............  $  987,039   $901,302   $987,039   $901,302
                                                   ==========   ========   ========   ========
Net income per unit..............................  $      .13   $    .17   $    .39   $    .50
                                                   ==========   ========   ========   ========
Distributions per unit...........................  $      .16   $    .24   $    .33   $    .43
                                                   ==========   ========   ========   ========
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                    TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST B AND SUBSIDIARY

                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1999          1998
                                                              ----------    ----------
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income................................................  $  546,055    $  694,715
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
     by operating activities:
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Oil and gas royalties receivable.....................     (16,204)       20,803
       Federal income taxes receivable......................       4,104        (1,250)
       Accounts payable.....................................    (122,759)     (150,433)
                                                              ----------    ----------
          Net cash provided by operating activities.........     411,196       563,835
                                                              ----------    ----------
Cash flows from financing activities -- distributions to
  unitholders...............................................    (341,178)     (897,428)
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents......      70,018      (333,593)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............   1,525,131     2,257,909
                                                              ----------    ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period..................  $1,595,149    $1,924,316
                                                              ==========    ==========
</TABLE>

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                    TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST B AND SUBSIDIARY

              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 JUNE 30, 1999
                                  (UNAUDITED)

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     The financial statements include the financial statements of Tidelands
Royalty Trust B (the "Trust") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, are condensed,
and should be read in conjunction with the annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. The financial statements included herein
are unaudited, but in the opinion of management include all adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods
indicated. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999,
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 1999.

UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME

     Undistributed income as of June 30, 1999 consisted of $346,241 applicable
to the Trust and $640,798 applicable to Tidelands Royalty B Corporation, the
Trust's wholly-owned subsidiary. Distributions to unitholders are dependent on
the volume and price of oil and gas sold by others and will fluctuate from
quarter to quarter.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

     Accounts payable of $170,138 have been provided to cover refunds that may
be required upon redetermination of gas prices for royalty payments in prior
periods and $346,268 has been reserved for possible overpayments received on
production payments, which amounts have been substantially supplied by Tidelands
Royalty B Corporation. During the quarter ended June 30, 1999 it was determined
that $83,471 was no longer required to be reserved for possible royalty
overpayments. Accordingly accounts payable was reduced and net income increased
by that amount.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
       FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL CONDITION -- LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Trust is a "royalty trust" with overriding royalty interests in oil and
gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The Trust's indenture (and the charter and
by-laws of its subsidiary) expressly prohibit the operation of any kind of trade
or business. All royalties received by the Trust, less administrative expenses,
are distributed quarterly to unitholders. Since the Trust's sole purpose is to
collect and distribute cash collected from royalties, there are no requirements
for capital.

GENERAL

     Net income for the three months ended June 30, 1999 amounted to $.13 per
unit, a decrease of $.04 over the $.17 realized in the comparable period a year
ago. Cash distributions to unitholders amounted to $.16 per
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unit in the current three month period, a decrease of $.08 from the $.24 per
unit distributed in the comparable period a year ago. Net income decreased
approximately 21% in the current quarter over that realized in the comparable
quarter a year ago.

     The Trust realizes most of its income from the sale of natural gas, which
sales accounted for approximately 86% of income in the current six month period.

     Distributions fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to changes in oil and
gas prices and production quantities. Net income is determined by the revenue
from oil and gas produced and sold during the accounting period. Distributions,
however, are determined by the cash available to the Trust on the determination
date.

     The following table presents the net production quantities of oil and gas
and the net income and distributions per unit for the last five quarters.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          PRODUCTION
                                                    -----------------------     NET          CASH
                     QUARTER                        OIL (bbls)    GAS (mcf)    INCOME    DISTRIBUTION
                     -------                        ----------    ---------    ------    ------------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>          <C>       <C>
June 30, 1998.....................................    2,172         69,982       .17          .24
September 30, 1998................................    2,006         54,454       .13          .29
December 31, 1998.................................    3,470        142,233       .22          .08
March 31, 1999....................................    2,573        171,015       .26          .17
June 30, 1999.....................................    4,710         28,913       .13          .16
</TABLE>

     No wells were drilled during the current quarter. However, the A-1 well on
Galveston Block 303 was recompleted in a different producing zone in February
1999. In the initial production test the well flowed 1,755 mcf of gas per day.
The Trust has a 4.166% overriding royalty interest in gas sold from this well.

     The Trust's revenues are derived from the oil and gas production activities
of unrelated parties. The Trust's revenues and distributions fluctuate from
period to period based upon factors beyond the Trust's control, including
without limitation the number of leases bid on and obtained by parties subject
to the contract between the Trust's predecessors and Gulf Oil Corporation dated
April 30, 1951 (The "1951 Contract"), the number of productive wells drilled and
maintained on leases subject to the Trust's interest, the level of production
over time from such wells and the prices at which the oil and gas from such
wells is sold. The Trust believes that it will continue to have revenues
sufficient to permit distributions to be made to unitholders for the foreseeable
future, although no assurance can be made regarding the amounts thereof. The
foregoing sentence is a forward-looking statement. Factors that might cause
actual results to differ from expected results include reductions in prices or
demand for oil and gas, which might then lead to decreased production;
reductions in production due to depletion of existing wells or disruptions in
service, including as the result of storm damage, blowouts or other production
accidents, and geological changes such as cratering of productive formations;
expiration or release of leases subject to the Trust's interests; and the
discontinuation by parties subject to the 1951 Contract of their efforts to
obtain leases in the area that is subject to the Trust's interests.

     Important aspects of the Trust's operations are conducted by third parties.
These include the production and sale of oil and gas and the calculation and
payment of royalty payments to the Trust, which are conducted by oil and gas
companies that lease tracts subject to the Trust's interests. Similarly, the
Trust's distributions

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are processed and paid by The Bank of New York as the agent for the trustee of
the Trust. Any disruption of the Trust's operations that results from Year 2000
problems of these third parties could have a material adverse effect on the
Trust. The Trust does not have access to information that would permit the Trust
to determine the status of these third parties' efforts to analyze and address
Year 2000 issues. The Trust has inquired of certain of these third parties
regarding their Year 2000 compliance efforts.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS -- THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998

     During the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, Tidelands Royalty B
Corporation determined that $83,471 and $77,524 respectively, was no longer
required to be reserved for possible royalty overpayments. Accordingly accounts
payable was reduced and net income increased by those amounts.

     Net income for the current quarter amounted to $184,848 (including the
$83,471 release of the accounts payable reserve), down approximately 21% from
the $234,165 (including the $77,524 release of the accounts payable reserve),
realized in the comparable quarter a year ago.

     Revenue from oil royalties increased 272% to $63,242 in the current quarter
from $16,987 realized in the comparable period a year ago.

     Revenue from gas royalties decreased 43% to $135,052 in the current quarter
from $234,983 in the comparable period a year ago. The gas revenue figures
include the additional revenue from the reduction of the accounts payable
reserve as discussed above.

     The quantities of oil and gas sold and the average prices realized from
current operations without the revenues realized from the reduction of the
accounts payable reserve as described above for the three months ended June 30,
1999, and those realized in the comparable 1998 quarter, are presented in the
following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               1999         1998
                                                              -------      -------
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
OIL
  Barrels sold..............................................    4,710        2,172
  Average Price.............................................   $13.43        $7.82

NATURAL GAS
  Mcf sold..................................................   28,913       69,982
  Average price.............................................    $1.78        $2.25
</TABLE>

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS -- SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998

     During the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, Tidelands Royalty B
Corporation determined that $121,264 and $150,161 respectively, was no longer
required to be reserved for possible royalty overpayments. Accordingly accounts
payable was reduced and net income increased by those amounts.

     Net income for the current six months amounted to $546,055 (including the
$121,264 release of the accounts payable reserve), down approximately 21% from
the $694,715 (including the $150,161 release of the accounts payable reserve),
realized in the comparable period a year ago.

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     Revenue from oil royalties increased 108% to $80,444 in the current six
months from $38,609 realized in the comparable period a year ago.

     Revenue from gas royalties decreased 28% to $490,040 in the current six
months from $680,606 in the comparable period a year ago. The gas revenue
figures include the additional revenue from the reduction of the accounts
payable reserve as discussed above.

     The quantities of oil and gas sold and the average prices realized from
current operations without the revenues realized from the reduction of the
accounts payable reserve as described above for the six months ended June 30,
1999, and those realized in the comparable 1998 period, are presented in the
following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               1999         1998
                                                              -------      -------
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
OIL
  Barrels sold..............................................    7,283        4,459
  Average Price.............................................   $11.05        $8.66

NATURAL GAS
  Mcf sold..................................................  199,928      208,649
  Average price.............................................    $1.84        $2.54
</TABLE>

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

     Not applicable.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) The following exhibits are included herein:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        EXHIBIT
         NUMBER                             DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
        -------                             ----------------------
<S>                      <C>
           27                             -- Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>

     (b) Current Reports on Form 8-K:

         None

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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<S>                                              <C>
                                                 TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST "B"
                                                 Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

August 13, 1999                                                  By: /s/ JANE J. SHEA
                                                   -------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Jane J. Shea
                                                                    Vice President

August 13, 1999                                                   By: /s/ R. RAY BELL
                                                   -------------------------------------------------
                                                                      R. Ray Bell
                                                             Principal Accounting Officer
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

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<CAPTION>
     EXHIBIT NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
     --------------            -----------
<C>                      <S>
           27            -- Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>

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<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<CASH>                                       1,595,149
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  129,418
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,728,041
<PP&E>                                               2
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,728,043
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          741,002
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                             2
<OTHER-SE>                                     987,039
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,728,043
<SALES>                                        570,484
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               603,861
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                51,291
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                552,570
<INCOME-TAX>                                     6,515
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            546,055
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   546,055
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.39
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