TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
10-K405, 2000-03-28
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999                             Commission file number 1-737

                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
                            ------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable                                                        75-0279735
- --------------                                                        ----------
State or other jurisdiction of                                  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                                Identification No.)

80 Broad Street, Suite 2700, New York, New York                           10004
                                                                         ------
(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:                                             (212) 269-2266

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                           Name of Each
Title of Each Class                                 Exchange on Which Registered
- -------------------                                 ----------------------------

Sub-shares in Certificate of
Proprietary Interest                                   New York Stock Exchange
(par value $.16-2/3 per share)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

         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    .
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         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229,405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III
of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  X
                                                      ---
         As of January 31, 2000, the aggregate market value of the voting stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant is approximately $99,986,055.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:  None.

ITEM 1:  BUSINESS.

         (a) General Development of Business. The registrant (hereinafter called
"Texas Pacific" or the "Trust") was organized under a Declaration of Trust dated
February 1, 1888, to receive and hold title to extensive tracts of land in the
State of Texas, previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company, and to issue transferrable Certificates of Proprietary Interest pro
rata to the holders of certain debt securities of the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company. The Trustees are empowered under the Declaration of Trust to manage the
lands with all the powers of an absolute owner, and to use the lands and the
proceeds of sale of the lands, either to pay dividends to the Certificate
holders or to buy in and cancel outstanding Certificates. The Trust's income is
derived primarily from land sales, oil and gas royalties, grazing leases, and
interest. This method of operation has continued through the present. During the
last five years there has not been any reorganization, disposition of any
material amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business (although in
the ordinary course of business Texas Pacific does sell or lease large tracts of
land owned by it), or any material change in the mode of conducting business.

         Texas Pacific's income from oil and gas royalties has been limited in
the past by the level of production authorized for prorated wells each year by
the regulations of the Railroad Commission of Texas. The monthly percentage of
allowable production has averaged 100% in recent years but because of the
limited capacity of older wells and other operating problems, the percentage
permitted by the Commission could not be produced by most operators.

         (b) Financial Information about Industry Segments. Texas Pacific does
not have identifiable industry segments, although as shown in the Statements of
Income included in the financial statements, land sales, oil and gas royalties
and interest income are the major contributors to the income of Texas Pacific.
The Trust's management views its operations as one segment and believes the only
significant activity is managing the land which was conveyed to the Trust in
1888. Managing the land includes sales and leases of such land, and the
retention of oil and gas


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royalties. See Statements of Income for additional sources of income for the
last three (3) years of Texas Pacific.

         (c) Narrative Description of Business. As previously indicated the
business done and intended to be done by Texas Pacific consists of sales and
leases of land owned by it, retaining oil and gas royalties, temporary cash
investments and the overall management of the land owned by it.

         (i) During the last three fiscal years the following items have
             accounted for more than fifteen percent (15%) of consolidated
             revenues.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      1999         1998         1997
                                      ----         ----         ----
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>
             Interest                   16%          --           --
             Land Sales                 --           48%          55%
             Oil and Gas Royalties      46%          24%          26%
</TABLE>


         (ii)     Texas Pacific is not in the business of development of new
                  products.

         (iii)    Raw materials are not necessary to the business of Texas
                  Pacific.

         (iv)     Patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises or concessions held
                  are not material to any business of Texas Pacific.

         (v)      The business of Texas Pacific is not seasonal in nature.

         (vi)     The business of Texas Pacific does not require Texas Pacific
                  to maintain any particular amount or item of working capital.


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         (vii)    Texas Pacific Land Trust received $653,994 or 24 percent of
                  its oil and gas royalty income from 84 leases operated by
                  Texaco, Inc.

         (viii)   Backlogs are not relevant to an understanding of Texas
                  Pacific's business.

         (ix)     No material portion of Texas Pacific business is subject to
                  renegotiation or termination at the election of the
                  Government.

         (x)      The Trust does not have competitors as such in that it sells,
                  leases and generally manages land owned by it and to that
                  extent any owner of property located in areas comparable to
                  the Trust is a potential competitor.

         (xi)     Research activities relating to the development of new
                  products or services or to the improvement of existing
                  products or services are not material to the Trust's business.

         (xii)    Compliance with Federal, State and local provisions that have
                  been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials
                  into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection
                  of the environment, have had no material effect upon the
                  capital expenditures, earnings and competitive position of
                  Texas Pacific. To date Texas Pacific has not been called upon
                  to expend any funds for these purposes.

         (xiii)   Texas Pacific has nine (9) full-time employees.

         (d) Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and
Export Sales. Texas Pacific does not and has not during the preceding three (3)
fiscal years had any export sales or foreign operations and the only geographic
area in the United States in which land is sold or income derived is Texas.


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ITEM 2:  PROPERTIES.

         Texas Pacific Land Trust owns the surface estate in approximately
1,055,416.18 acres of land located in 21 counties in the western part of Texas.
Also, the Trust owns a 1/128 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty
interest under 85,413 acres of land and a 1/16 nonparticipating perpetual oil
and gas royalty interest under 386,988 acres of land in the western part of
Texas. At December 31, 1999, grazing leases were in effect on 97.7 percent or
approximately 1,030,842.22 acres of the Trust's land. Approximately 5,413.05
acres of land were sold in 1999. The Trust leases office space in Dallas, Texas
and New York, New York.


ITEM 3:  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

         Texas Pacific is not involved in any material pending legal
proceedings.


ITEM 4:  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

         This item is not applicable to Texas Pacific.


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ITEM 5:  MARKET FOR SUB-SHARE CERTIFICATES AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS.

         The range of reported sales for sub-shares on the New York Stock
Exchange for the past two years has been as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               1999                           1998
                       ----------------------        ---------------------
                         HIGH          LOW             HIGH        LOW
                       --------      --------        --------    ---------
<S>                    <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>
1st Quarter            $59 1/2       $48 1/4         $48         $38 15/16
2nd Quarter             50 1/16       44 1/2          47 1/8      39 1/8
3rd Quarter             55 1/8        44 1/16         43 7/16     35 3/4
4th Quarter             47 1/2        37 3/4          54 5/8      39 1/4
</TABLE>

         Certificates of Proprietary Interest and sub-shares are interchangeable
in the ratio of one certificate for 600 sub-shares or 600 sub-shares for one
Certificate of Proprietary Interest. Texas Pacific has paid a dividend once a
year for the preceding 43 years. The dividend was $.40 per sub-share in 1999 and
$.40 per sub-share in 1998. Texas Pacific is not a party to any agreement that
would limit its ability to pay dividends in the future, although any future
dividends are subject to sufficient earnings of the Trust being accomplished.

         The approximate number of holders of certificates of proprietary
interest and sub-shares as of January 31, 2000 were:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
         Certificates of proprietary interest                         1
         Sub-shares in certificates of proprietary interest         887
                                                                    ---

                      TOTAL                                         888
                                                                    ===
</TABLE>


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ITEM 6:  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

                                 SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    1999          1998          1997          1996          1995
                 -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>              <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Gross revenue    $ 5,924,237   $10,479,670   $13,075,037   $ 8,581,087   $ 6,440,285

Expenses           1,724,815     1,638,132     3,243,920     2,442,527     1,688,567
                 -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

Income before
provision for
Federal income
taxes              4,199,422     8,841,538     9,831,117     6,138,560     4,751,718

Provision for
Federal income
taxes              1,261,595     2,808,277     3,124,376     1,874,287     1,422,817
                 -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

Net income       $ 2,937,827   $ 6,033,261   $ 6,706,741   $ 4,264,273   $ 3,328,901
                 ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========


Net income per
Sub-share        $      1.11   $      2.22   $      2.39   $      1.46   $      1.09

Dividends per
Sub-share        $       .40   $       .40   $       .40   $       .40   $       .40

Average number
of Sub-shares
outstanding        2,642,626     2,717,872     2,809,313     2,913,913     3,038,847
                 ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========


Total assets,
exclusive of
property with
no assigned
value            $15,876,606   $18,856,414   $16,673,289   $13,710,234   $13,901,804
                 ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>


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ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.

         Earnings per sub-share certificate for 1999 were $1.11 compared to
$2.22 in 1998 and $2.39 in 1997. Total revenues in 1999 were $5,924,237, and in
1998 $10,479,670, and in 1997 $13,075,037.

         Land sales in 1999 were $516,525 compared to $5,020,462 in 1998, and
$7,152,032 in 1997. A total of 5,413.05 acres were sold in 1999 at an average
price of $95 per acre, compared to 31,962 acres in 1998 and 10,468 acres in 1997
at an average price per acre of $157 and $683 respectively.

         Land Sales may vary widely from year to year and quarter to quarter.
The total dollar amount, the average price per acre, and the number of acres
sold in any one year or quarter should not be assumed to be indicative of land
sales in the future. The Trust is a passive seller of land; it does not actively
solicit sales of land. The demand for and the sales price of any particular
tract of the Trust's land is influenced by many factors including the national
and local economies, the rate of residential and commercial development in
nearby areas, livestock carrying capacity, and the conditions of the local
agricultural industry which itself is influenced by range conditions and prices
for livestock and other agricultural products. Approximately 99% of the Trust's
land is classified as ranch land and intermingled with other ownerships to form
ranching units. Ranch land sales are, therefore, largely dependent on the
actions of the adjoining landowners.

         Rentals, royalties and other income were $5,407,712 in 1999 compared to
$5,459,208 in 1998 and $5,923,005 in 1997.

         Oil and gas royalty revenue was $2,713,638 compared to $2,488,439 in
1998 and $3,440,800 in 1997. Oil royalty revenue was $1,697,769 and gas royalty
revenue was $1,015,869 in 1999. Crude oil production from Trust royalty wells
decreased 11.3% and the average price received for crude oil increased 17.7%.
Total gas production increased 13.7% and the average price for gas increased
3.2%. The average price per royalty barrel of crude oil for 1999, 1998, and 1997
was $15.90, $13.51 and $19.86 respectively. The Trust's oil and gas royalty
income is from perpetual non participating royalty interests. The Trust has no
control over changes in production or prices of oil and gas. Recent years have
had increased activity for oil and gas exploration, but the huge slump in oil
prices in 1998 brought a halt to exploration activities by the end of 1998.
Although oil prices have increased very well in the second half of 1999, oil and
gas exploration has not rebounded as well by years end. It is expected that
exploration will increase if oil prices hold at their current levels.

         Interest revenue was $960,492 in 1999 compared to $1,004,124 in 1998
and $802,296 in 1997. Interest on notes receivable amounted to $841,136 in 1999,
$905,451 in 1998, and $693,569 in 1997. At 1999 year end, notes receivable from
land sales were $8,393,007 compared to $11,006,307 in 1998 and $9,307,218 in
1997. Sundry interest amounted to $119,356 in 1999, $98,673 in 1998, and
$108,727 in 1997. Notes receivable from land sales had total principal payments
of $2,654,122 in 1999 and included $1,766,015 prepaid before maturity. One note
in the amount of $232,373, including


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accrued interest, was foreclosed due to default and the property securing the
said note was repossessed by the Trust.

         Sundry income revenue in 1999 was $1,210,648 compared to $1,436,316 in
1998, and $1,154,350 in 1997. A significant amount of sundry income for the past
three years has been seismic and pipeline easement revenue which is not
predictable as future sources of income. Also in 1999 the Trust made two leases
for sites for electricity producing windmill towers on Trust land. Wind
electricity income is not currently a large source of income, but has
possibilities for additional sites. The portion of sundry income which was wind
generated electricity income in 1999 amounted to $50,566.

         Taxes, other than Federal income taxes, were $477,295 in 1999 compared
to $459,168 in 1998 and $522,861 in 1997. Oil and gas production taxes were
$155,482 in 1999 compared to $140,588 in 1998 and $189,912 in 1997. Ad valorem
taxes were $282,004 in 1999 compared to $281,264 in 1998 and $298,406 in 1997.
Basis in real estate sold was $55,827 in 1999, $44,817 in 1998, and $1,568,074
in 1997. All other expenses were $1,191,693 in 1999, $1,134,147 in 1998, and
$1,152,985 in 1997.

         The Trust's oil and gas royalty revenue, lease rentals, and receipts of
interest and principal payments on notes receivable have generated more than
adequate amounts of cash to meet the Trust's needs and should continue to do so
in the foreseeable future.


ITEM 7.a: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

         The Trust's primary market risk exposure relates to changes in interest
rates related to its notes receivable. To limit the impact of interest rate
changes, the Trust enters into fixed rate notes receivable that approximate the
current interest rate for land sales at the time. As a result, the Trust's only
interest rate risk is the opportunity loss should interest rates increase. The
following table summarizes expected maturities of the Trust's notes receivable.
As the interest rates represent rates which management believes are current
rates on similar land sales, the Trust believes the fair value of its notes
receivable approximate the carrying amounts.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Year ending December 31         Maturity
                        -----------------------        -----------
<S>                     <C>                            <C>
                               2000                    $   504,634
                               2001                        551,054
                               2002                        601,664
                               2003                        634,708
                               2004                        674,027
                             Thereafter                  5,426,920
                                                       -----------

                                                       $ 8,393,007
</TABLE>

The Trust's remaining financial instruments consist of cash, temporary cash
investments and accounts payable and other liabilities and the carrying amount
of these instruments approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of
these instruments.


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ITEM 8:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

         See Index to Financial Statements attached hereto.


ITEM 9: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.

         This item is not applicable to Texas Pacific.


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ITEM 10:  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

         (a)      Directors:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 POSITION AND           PERIOD DURING
                                 OFFICES HELD           WHICH PERSON
       NAME              AGE     WITH REGISTRANT        HAS SERVED IN OFFICE
      ------             ---     ---------------        --------------------
<S>                      <C>     <C>                    <C>
George C. Fraser III      77     Trustee and Chairman   Trustee since 10/01/61
                                 of the Trustees

Maurice Meyer III         64     Trustee and Member     Trustee since 02/28/91
                                 of Audit Committee

Joe R. Clark              72     Trustee and Member     Trustee since 02/20/87
                                 of Audit Committee
</TABLE>

         (b)      Executive Officers.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 POSITION AND           PERIOD DURING
                                 OFFICES HELD           WHICH PERSON
       NAME              AGE     WITH REGISTRANT        HAS SERVED IN OFFICE
      ------             ---     ---------------        --------------------
<S>                      <C>     <C>                    <C>
George C. Fraser III      77     Trustee and Chairman   Chairman of Trustees
                                 of the Trustees        since 02/28/91

Roy Thomas                53     General Agent and      General Agent of Texas
                                 Secretary              Pacific Land Trust
                                                        commencing 01/01/95
                                                        and Secretary
                                                        commencing 01/01/95;
                                                        Assistant General
                                                        Agent from 12/01/92
                                                        through 12/31/94
</TABLE>


         The Chairman of the Trustees holds office until his death, resignation
or disqualification. General Agent and Secretary holds office until his death,
resignation, discharge or retirement pursuant to Texas Pacific Land Trust
Employees' Pension Plan. No executive officer was selected to be an officer
pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person or
persons other than the Trustees acting solely in their capacity as such.

         (c) Certain Significant Employees. The Trust does not employ any person
who is not an executive officer who makes or is expected to make significant
contributions to the business of the Trust.

         (d) Family Relations. There is no family relationship between any
Trustee and any other Trustee or any executive officer of the registrant.

         (e) Business Experience.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF TRUSTEE OR                      PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT
 EXECUTIVE OFFICER                          DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------                      ----------------------------------
<S>                             <C>
George C. Fraser III            Chairman of the Trustees of Texas Pacific Land Trust;
                                geologist - Self-employed as independent oil & gas
                                producer and operator, Abilene, Texas

Maurice Meyer III               Former Vice Chairman of Henderson
                                Brothers; personal investments

Joe R. Clark                    Former President of Texas Pacific
                                Oil Company, Inc.; personal investments

Roy Thomas                      General Agent and Secretary
                                of Texas Pacific Land Trust
</TABLE>


         (f) Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings. During the past five
years, no Director or Executive Officer is or has been involved in any event
reportable under this caption.


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ITEM 11:    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

                               REMUNERATION TABLE


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   (A)              (B)                   (C)                  (D)

                                 CASH & CASH EQUIVALENT     AGGREGATE OF
NAME OF         CAPACITIES       FORMS OF REMUNERATION    CONTINGENT FORMS
INDIVIDUALS   IN WHICH SERVED            SERVED            OF REMUNERATION
- -----------   ---------------    ----------------------   ----------------
                                          (C1)                 (C2)
                                                          Securities of
                                     Salaries, Fees,      Property, In-
                                     Director's Fees,     surance Benefits
                                     Commissions and      or Reimbursements;
                                        Bonuses           Personal Benefits
                                     ----------------     ------------------
<S>           <C>                    <C>                  <C>
Roy Thomas    Secretary &               $128,642               (1)       (2)
              General Agent

All Officers  Trustees in-              $136,642               (1)       (2)
& Directors   cluding Chairman;
as a Group    General Agent
(four in
number)
</TABLE>



(1)      During the year ending December 31, 1999, no Trustee or executive
         officer of the registrant received any compensation for services to the
         registrant in the form of securities or property, life or health
         insurance, medical reimbursement, personal benefits or other unreported
         compensation except for certain personal benefits such that the extent
         to which they were personal rather than business cannot be specifically
         or precisely ascertained without unreasonable effort or expenses and
         which did not in any event exceed the minimum reportable amount under
         this caption.

(2)      The registrant maintains Texas Pacific Land Trust Employees' Pension
         Plan, a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan qualified under
         Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code in which the employees,
         excluding the Trustees, participate. The amount of the registrant's
         contribution, payment or accrual in respect to Mr. Thomas is not and
         cannot readily be separately or individually calculated by the regular
         actuaries for the Plan. Based upon the Plan formula of 1-1/2% of each
         covered year times the average salary of the last five years, Mr.
         Thomas is estimated to have retirement benefits of $52,099.87 per year
         upon retirement at age 65. Total compensation paid during 1999 to the
         nine (9) employees covered by the Employees' Pension Plan was
         $563,599.98. No contribution was made to the plan in 1999. The
         remuneration covered by the plan is salary.


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                  Effective January 1, 1998, the Trust implemented a defined
         contribution plan available to all regular employees having one or more
         years of continuous service. Contributions are at the discretion of the
         Trustees of the Trust. During 1999, the Trust contributed $33,456.

(3)      The Chairman of the Trustees receives the sum of four thousand dollars
         per year as compensation for his services, and the other two trustees
         receive the sum of two thousand dollars per year for their services.

(4)      There is no compensation plan or arrangement with respect to any
         individual named in the remuneration table that results, or will
         result, from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of
         such individual's employment or from a change in control of Texas
         Pacific or in a change in the individual's responsibilities following a
         change in control of Texas Pacific.

ITEM 12:  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

         (a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners. No person or group
owns of record, or is known by Texas Pacific to own beneficially, more than 5%
of any class of voting certificates of Texas Pacific, treating the
interchangeable Certificates of Proprietary Interest and Sub-Share Certificates
as a single class for this purpose.

         (b) Security Ownership of Management: The following table gives the
information indicated as to equity securities (Certificates of Proprietary
Interest and Sub-Share Certificates) of Texas Pacific beneficially owned
directly or indirectly by all trustees, naming them, and by all trustees and
officers of the registrant, as a group:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 AMOUNT AND NATURE
                                NAME OF            OF OWNERSHIP      PERCENT
TITLE AND CLASS (1)         BENEFICIAL OWNER    ON JANUARY 31, 1999  OF CLASS
- -------------------       --------------------  -------------------  --------
<S>                       <C>                   <C>                  <C>
Sub-share certificates:   George C. Fraser III       28,420 (2)          1.08%

Sub-share certificates:   Maurice Meyer III          14,950 (3)           .57%

Sub-share certificates:   Joe R. Clark                  500               .02%

Sub-share certificates:   All Trustees and
                          Officers as a Group        43,870              1.67%
</TABLE>

         (1)      The sub-shares and the Certificates of Proprietary Interest
                  are freely interchangeable in the ratio of one Certificate of
                  Proprietary Interest for six hundred sub-shares or six hundred
                  sub-shares for one Certificate of


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                  Proprietary Interest, and are deemed to constitute a single
                  class. On December 31, 1999, no trustee or officer was the
                  beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of any Certificates
                  of Proprietary Interest.

         (2)      Does include 600 sub-shares owned by a trust of which Mr.
                  Fraser is a trustee and beneficiary.

         (3)      Does not include 2,300 sub-shares owned by the wife of Mr.
                  Maurice Meyer III in which Mr. Meyer disclaims any beneficial
                  ownership.

         (c) Changes in Control. Texas Pacific has no knowledge of any
arrangement that may result in any change of the control of the Trust.

ITEM 13:  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

         (a) Transaction with management and others. There are no reportable
transactions or currently proposed transactions between Texas Pacific and any
Trustee or executive officer of Texas Pacific or any nominee for election as
Trustee or any security holder of Texas Pacific or any member of the immediate
family of the foregoing persons.

         (b) Certain business relationships. There are no relationships existing
or have ever existed concerning Trustees or nominees for Trustee that are
required to be disclosed under this paragraph.

         (c) Indebtedness of Management. There are no persons indebted to Texas
Pacific in an amount in excess of $60,000 that are required to be disclosed
under this paragraph.

         (d) Transactions with Promoters. Texas Pacific has not been organized
within the last five years and disclosure under this paragraph is not applicable
to Texas Pacific.


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ITEM 14:  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

    (a)     Financial Statements.

            1.    All schedules have been omitted because the required
                  information is contained in the financial statements or
                  related notes, or is not applicable or immaterial.

            2.    Exhibits required by Item 7 Regulation S-K

                  a.   Annual Report to Security Holders
                  b.   Copy of Trust Indenture
                  c.   Exhibit No. 27 Financial Data Schedule

    (b)     No reports on Form 8-K have been filed for the last quarter of the
period covered by this report.

    (c)     See (a)(2) above.

    (d)     See (a)(1) above.


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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



                           (Registrant)     TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST



                                            By: /s/ GEORGE C. FRASER III
                                               --------------------------------
                                               George C. Fraser III
                                               Chief Executive Officer



                                            Date: March 22, 2000
                                                 ------------------------------





                                            By: /s/ ROY THOMAS
                                               --------------------------------
                                               ROY THOMAS
                                               Chief Financial and Chief
                                               Accounting Officer



                                            Date: March 27, 2000
                                                 ------------------------------




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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




                                            By: /s/ GEORGE C. FRASER III
                                               --------------------------------
                                               George C. Fraser III, Trustee


                                            Date: March 22, 2000
                                                 ------------------------------





                                            By: /s/ JOE R. CLARK
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Joe R. Clark, Trustee



                                            Date: March 27, 2000
                                                 ------------------------------





                                            By: /s/ MAURICE MEYER III
                                               --------------------------------
                                               Maurice Meyer III, Trustee



                                            Date: March 24, 2000
                                                 ------------------------------



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<PAGE>   19



                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                              Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                   (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)

<PAGE>   20

                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         PAGE
<S>                                                                                      <C>
Independent Auditors' Report                                                               1

Balance Sheets - December 31, 1999 and 1998                                                2

Statements of Income - Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997                        3

Statements of Net Proceeds from All Sources - Years ended
   December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997                                                        4

Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997                    5

Notes to Financial Statements                                                              6

Schedules - All schedules have been omitted because the required information is
  contained in the financial statements of related notes, or is not applicable.
</TABLE>




<PAGE>   21


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


The Trustees and Certificate Holders
Texas Pacific Land Trust:



We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Texas Pacific Land Trust as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of income, net
proceeds from all sources, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Texas Pacific Land Trust as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
January 21, 2000


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<PAGE>   22


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                                 Balance Sheets

                           December 31, 1999 and 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    ASSETS                                1999          1998
                                                                       -----------   -----------
<S>                                                                    <C>           <C>
Cash                                                                   $   222,539   $   147,375
Temporary cash investments - at cost which approximates market           1,650,000     2,450,000
Notes receivable for land sales ($504,634 due in 2000 and
    $906,101 due in 1999) (note 1)                                       8,393,007    11,006,307
Prepaid insurance                                                           40,162        41,059
Other assets                                                               810,771       664,030
Prepaid Federal income taxes                                                41,523            --
Real estate acquired through foreclosure (note 3)                        4,598,624     4,422,078
Water wells, leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment -
    at cost less accumulated depreciation                                  119,980       125,565

Property, no value assigned (note 1):
    Land (surface rights) situated in twenty-one counties in Texas -
       1,030,388.67 acres in 1999 and 1,034,386.64 acres in 1998                --            --
    Town lots in Iatan, Loraine, and Morita, Texas - 628 lots                   --            --
    1/16 nonparticipating perpetual royalty interest in
       386,987.70 acres                                                         --            --
    1/128 nonparticipating perpetual royalty interest in
       85,413.60 acres                                                          --            --
                                                                       -----------   -----------

                   Total assets                                        $15,876,606   $18,856,414
                                                                       ===========   ===========

                           LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

Accounts payable and other liabilities                                 $    80,650   $     9,064
Federal income taxes                                                            --       348,311
Other taxes                                                                 27,383        16,853
Deferred taxes (note 5)                                                  4,021,803     4,840,480
                                                                       -----------   -----------

                   Total liabilities                                     4,129,836     5,214,708
                                                                       -----------   -----------

Capital (notes 1 and 6):
    Certificates of Proprietary Interest, par value $100 each;
       outstanding 1 certificate                                                --            --
    Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest,
       par value $.16-2/3 each; outstanding 2,588,505 Sub-shares
       in 1999 and 2,670,405 Sub-shares in 1998                                 --            --
    Net proceeds from all sources                                       11,746,770    13,641,706
                                                                       -----------   -----------

                   Total capital                                        11,746,770    13,641,706
                                                                       -----------   -----------

                   Total liabilities and capital                       $15,876,606   $18,856,414
                                                                       ===========   ===========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                                       2
<PAGE>   23


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                              Statements of Income

                  Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1999            1998           1997
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>            <C>
Income:
    Oil and gas royalties                         $  2,713,638    $  2,488,439   $  3,440,800
    Grazing lease rentals                              522,934         530,329        525,559
    Land sales                                         516,525       5,020,462      7,152,032
    Interest                                           960,492       1,004,124        802,296
    Easements and sundry income                      1,210,648       1,436,316      1,154,350
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

                                                     5,924,237      10,479,670     13,075,037
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

Expenses:
    Taxes, other than Federal income taxes             477,295         459,168        522,861
    Salaries and related employee benefits             597,056         556,143        484,779
    General expense, supplies and travel               413,616         398,692        491,395
    Basis in real estate sold                           55,827          44,817      1,568,074
    Legal and professional fees                        117,659         109,615        103,120
    Commissions to local agents                          7,336           1,376         16,490
    Depreciation                                        48,026          60,321         49,201
    Trustees' compensation                               8,000           8,000          8,000
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

                                                     1,724,815       1,638,132      3,243,920
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------
             Income before Federal income taxes      4,199,422       8,841,538      9,831,117
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

Federal income taxes (note 5):
       Current                                       2,080,272       2,259,654      2,220,902
       Deferred                                       (818,677)        548,623        903,474
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

                                                     1,261,595       2,808,277      3,124,376
                                                  ------------    ------------   ------------

             Net income                           $  2,937,827    $  6,033,261   $  6,706,741
                                                  ============    ============   ============

Net income per Sub-share Certificate              $       1.11    $       2.22   $       2.39
                                                  ============    ============   ============
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       3
<PAGE>   24


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                   Statements of Net Proceeds from All Sources

                  Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1999         1998           1997
                                                     -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>           <C>
Balance at beginning of year                         $13,641,706   $12,221,206   $10,125,656
Add:  Net income for year                              2,937,827     6,033,261     6,706,741
                                                     -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                      16,579,533    18,254,467    16,832,397
                                                     -----------   -----------   -----------

Deduct:
    Cost of sub-share certificates in Certificates
      of Proprietary Interest purchased and
      cancelled - 81,300 sub-shares in 1999,
      83,400 sub-shares in 1998 and
      94,900 sub-shares in 1997                        3,765,561     3,509,959     3,476,309
    Dividends paid - per Certificate of
      Proprietary Interest - $240 in 1999; per
      sub-share certificate - $.40 in 1999,
      1998 and 1997                                    1,067,202     1,102,802     1,134,882
                                                     -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                       4,832,763     4,612,761     4,611,191
                                                     -----------   -----------   -----------
Balance at end of year                               $11,746,770   $13,641,706   $12,221,206
                                                     ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                                       4
<PAGE>   25


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                            Statements of Cash Flows

                  Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  1999           1998           1997
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                                            <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                                 $ 2,937,827    $ 6,033,261    $ 6,706,741
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
       cash provided by operating activities:
          Depreciation                                              48,026         60,321         49,201
          Deferred taxes                                          (818,677)       548,623        903,474
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
             New notes receivable from land sales                 (261,149)    (3,053,978)    (4,905,315)
             Payments received on notes receivable               2,654,122      1,354,889        665,875
             Real estate acquired through foreclosure               53,645         44,817      1,568,074
             Prepaid insurance and other assets                   (155,708)       138,866       (158,966)
             Accounts payable and other liabilities                 71,586        (84,008)        23,038
             Federal income and other taxes payable               (379,304)       298,010        (59,007)
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------
                   Net cash provided by operating activities     4,150,368      5,340,801      4,793,115
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Additions to water wells, leasehold improvements,
       furniture and equipment                                     (57,941)       (56,243)       (78,731)
    Retirements of water wells, leasehold improvements,
       furniture and equipment                                      15,500         12,987         14,500
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------
                   Net cash used in investing activities           (42,441)       (43,256)       (64,231)
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Purchase of Sub-share Certificates in
       Certificates of Proprietary Interest                     (3,765,561)    (3,509,959)    (3,476,309)
    Dividends                                                   (1,067,202)    (1,102,802)    (1,134,882)
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------
                   Net cash used in financing activities        (4,832,763)    (4,612,761)    (4,611,191)
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and temporary
    cash investments                                              (724,836)       684,784        117,693
Cash and temporary cash investments
    at beginning of year                                         2,597,375      1,912,591      1,794,898
                                                               -----------    -----------    -----------
Cash and temporary cash investments at end of year             $ 1,872,539    $ 2,597,375    $ 1,912,591
                                                               ===========    ===========    ===========

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
    Conversion of notes receivable and accrued interest
       receivable to real estate acquired through
       foreclosure (note 3)                                    $   232,373    $        --    $        --
                                                               ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                                       5
<PAGE>   26


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997



(1)    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

       (a)    GENERAL

              The fair market value of the Texas Pacific Land Trust's (Trust)
              land and royalty interests was not determined in 1888 when the
              Trust was formed; therefore, no value is assigned to the land,
              town lots, royalty interests, Certificates of Proprietary Interest
              and Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest
              in the accompanying balance sheets. Consequently, in the
              statements of income, no allowance is made for depletion and no
              cost is deducted from the proceeds of original land sales. Even
              though the 1888 value of the real properties cannot be precisely
              determined, the Trustees have concluded that the effect of this
              matter can no longer be significant to the Trust's financial
              position or results of operations. For Federal income tax
              purposes, however, deductions are made for depletion, computed on
              the statutory percentage basis of income received from royalties.

              The preparation of financial statements in accordance with
              generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
              make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
              assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
              liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
              reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting
              period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

       (b)    REVENUE RECOGNITION AND NOTES RECEIVABLE

              The Trust generally receives cash payments on land sales of 25% or
              more within the first year of such sales. Thereafter, annual
              principal and interest payments are required by the Trust.
              Accordingly, income is recognized on land sales during the periods
              in which such sales are closed and sufficient amounts of cash down
              payments are received. For Federal income tax purposes, such sales
              are recognized on the installment method. The installment method
              is also used for sales not meeting the minimum down payment
              requirements.

              Notes receivable related to land sales bear interest rates ranging
              from 8.75% to 11% as of December 31, 1999 and are secured by first
              lien deeds of trust on the properties sold. The weighted average
              interest rate is 9.11% as of December 31, 1999. The annual
              installments on notes are generally payable over terms of 3 to 14
              years. There is no penalty for prepayment of principal, and
              prepayments in 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $1,766,015, $575,428 and
              $105,854, respectively. The interest rates on notes receivable are
              considered comparable with current rates on similar land sales
              and, accordingly, the carrying value of such notes receivable
              approximates fair value. There was no allowance for uncollectible
              accounts at December 31, 1999, 1998 or 1997. One customer
              represented approximately 19% and 15% and another represented
              approximately 17% and 14% of the Trust's notes receivable balance
              at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.


                                       6
<PAGE>   27

                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


              The maturities of notes receivable for each of the five years
subsequent to December 31, 1999 are:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                     YEAR ENDING
                     DECEMBER 31,
                -----------------------
<S>             <C>                             <C>
                         2000                   $   504,634
                         2001                       551,054
                         2002                       601,664
                         2003                       634,708
                         2004                       674,027
</TABLE>

              As of December 31, 1999, there were no significant delinquencies
              in the Trust's notes receivable. The Trust reviews its aging,
              financial operations information on its debtors and estimated fair
              value of collateral held as security to determine an appropriate
              allowance for delinquencies, if any.

              The Trust's oil and gas royalty interest, grazing and lease
              rentals and easement and sundry income are recorded on a cash
              basis, which approximates the accrual method.

       (c)    NET INCOME PER SUB-SHARE

              The cost of Sub-share Certificates purchased and retired is
              charged to net proceeds from all sources. Net income per Sub-share
              Certificate is based on the weighted average number of Sub-share
              Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest and
              equivalent Sub-share Certificates of Proprietary Interest
              outstanding during each period (2,642,626 in 1999, 2,717,872 in
              1998 and 2,809,313 in 1997).

       (d)    CASH FLOWS

              Temporary cash investments at December 31, 1999 and 1998 consist
              primarily of commercial paper. For purposes of the statements of
              cash flows, the Trust considers all highly liquid debt instruments
              with original maturities of three months or less to be temporary
              cash investments. Cash disbursed for income taxes in 1999, 1998
              and 1997 was $2,470,106, $1,954,126 and $2,277,943, respectively.

       (e)    DEPRECIATION

              Provision for depreciation of depreciable assets is made by
              charges to income at straight-line and accelerated rates
              considered to be adequate to amortize the cost of such assets over
              their useful lives.


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<PAGE>   28


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


       (f)    INCOME TAXES

              Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
              tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
              statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
              their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit
              carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
              using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
              years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
              recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
              liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in
              the period that includes the enactment date.

(2)    SEGMENT INFORMATION

       In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
       No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
       Information. SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way public
       business enterprises are to report information about operating segments.
       SFAS No. 131 utilizes the management approach as a basis for identifying
       reportable segments. The management approach is based on the way that
       management organizes the segments within the enterprise for making
       operating decisions and assessing performance. The Trust's management
       views its operations as one segment and believes the only significant
       activity is managing the land which was conveyed to the Trust in 1888.
       Managing the land includes sales and leases of such land, and the
       retention of oil and gas royalties.

(3)    REAL ESTATE ACQUIRED THROUGH FORECLOSURE

       Real estate acquired through foreclosure is carried at the lower of cost
       or fair value less disposition costs at the date of foreclosure. Cost is
       considered to be the aggregate of the outstanding principal balance,
       accrued interest, past due ad valorem taxes and other fees incurred
       relating to the foreclosure. Valuations are periodically performed or
       obtained by management whenever events or changes in circumstances
       indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, and any further
       losses are recorded by a charge to operations and a valuation allowance
       (none at December 31, 1999, 1998 or 1997) if the carrying value of the
       property exceeds its estimated fair value.

       Real estate acquired through foreclosure included the following activity
       for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1999                                1998
                                       ------------------------------------  -------------------------------
                                           ACRES            BOOK VALUE            ACRES         BOOK VALUE
                                       ---------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------
<S>                                    <C>              <C>                  <C>              <C>
          Balance at January 1               26,450.63  $         4,422,078        27,585.95  $    4,466,895
          Additions                               2.46              232,373               --              --
          Sales                              (1,425.58)             (55,827)       (1,135.32)        (44,817)
                                       ---------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------
          Balance at December 31             25,027.51  $         4,598,624        26,450.63  $    4,422,078
                                       ===============  ===================  ===============  ==============
</TABLE>


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                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


(4)    EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

       The Trust has a noncontributory pension plan (Plan) available to all
       regular employees having one or more years of continuous service. The
       Plan provides for normal retirement at age 65. Contributions to the Plan
       reflect benefits attributed to employees' services to date, as well as
       services expected in the future. Plan assets consist primarily of
       investments in Banc of America Common Trust Fund.

       The following table sets forth the Plan's changes in benefit obligation,
       fair value of plan assets, funded status and weighted average assumptions
       as of December 31, 1999 and 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1999            1998
                                                   -----------     -----------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>
Change in benefits obligation:
    Benefit obligation at beginning of year        $ 1,408,231     $ 1,336,308
    Service cost                                        57,540          47,470
    Interest cost                                       93,497          88,021
    Actuarial (gain) loss                             (222,005)          8,221
    Benefits paid                                      (71,789)        (71,789)
                                                   -----------     -----------
        Benefit obligation at end of year          $ 1,265,474     $ 1,408,231
                                                   ===========     ===========

Change in plan assets:
    Fair value of plan assets at beginning
      of year                                      $ 1,813,235     $ 1,703,767
    Actual return on plan assets                       193,082         181,257
    Benefits paid                                      (71,789)        (71,789)
                                                   -----------     -----------
        Fair value of plan assets at end of year   $ 1,934,528     $ 1,813,235
                                                   ===========     ===========

Funded status                                      $   669,054     $   405,004
Unrecognized net actuarial gain                       (484,686)       (194,021)
Unrecognized prior service cost                         79,069          89,509
Unrecognized portion of net asset existing
    at January 1, 1987                                 (69,647)        (92,865)
                                                   -----------     -----------
Prepaid benefit cost                               $   193,790     $   207,627
                                                   ===========     ===========

Weighted average assumptions as of December 31:
      Discount rate                                       8.00%           7.25%
      Expected return on plan assets                      7.00            7.00
      Rate of compensation increase                       7.79            7.79
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   30


                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


       Net periodic benefit costs for the year ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and
       1997 include the following components:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            1999          1998          1997
                                                          ---------    ----------    ----------
<S>                                                       <C>          <C>           <C>
        Components of net periodic benefit costs:
            Service cost                                  $  57,540    $   47,470    $   40,717
            Interest cost                                    93,497        88,021        90,989
            Expected return on plan assets                 (124,422)     (116,751)     (104,778)
            Amortization of the unrecognized
              transition asset                              (23,218)      (23,218)      (23,218)
            Amortization of unrecognized gains                   --        (3,980)           --
            Amortization of prior service cost               10,440        10,440        10,440
                                                          ---------    ----------    ----------
                      Net periodic benefit costs          $  13,837    $    1,982    $   14,150
                                                          =========    ==========    ==========
</TABLE>

       Effective January 1, 1998, the Trust implemented a defined contribution
       plan available to all regular employees having one or more years of
       continuous service. Contributions are at the discretion of the Trustees
       of the Trust. The Trust contributed $33,456 and $28,409 in 1999 and 1998,
       respectively.

(5)    FEDERAL TAXES ON INCOME

       The Trust is taxed as if it were a corporation. Total income tax expense
       differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income
       tax rate of 34% to pretax income before federal income taxes as a result
       of the following:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             1999          1998          1997
                                                           ----------    ----------   ----------
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>          <C>
        Computed tax expense at the statutory rate         $1,427,803    $3,006,123   $3,342,580
        Reduction in income taxes resulting from:
            Statutory depletion                              (163,234)     (150,526)    (207,043)
            Other, net                                         (2,974)      (47,320)     (11,161)
                                                           ----------    ----------   ----------
                                                           $1,261,595    $2,808,277   $3,124,376
                                                           ==========    ==========   ==========
</TABLE>

       The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
       portions of the deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 1999 and 1998
       are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                1999         1998
                                             ----------   ----------
<S>                                          <C>          <C>
Basis differences in real estate acquired
    through foreclosure                      $1,323,941   $1,269,097
Deferred installment revenue on land sales
    for tax purposes                          2,697,862    3,571,383
                                             ----------   ----------
              Total deferred tax liability   $4,021,803   $4,840,480
                                             ==========   ==========
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   31
                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                         Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997


(6)    CAPITAL

       Certificates of Proprietary Interest (Certificates) and Sub-share
       Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest (Sub-shares) are
       exchangeable in the ratio of one Certificate to 600 Sub-shares. No
       Certificates were exchanged for Sub-shares in 1999, 1998 or 1997.

       The number of Certificates authorized for issuance at a given date is the
       number then outstanding plus one/six-hundredth of the number of
       Sub-shares then outstanding. The number of Sub-shares authorized for
       issuance at a given date is the number then outstanding plus six hundred
       times the number of Certificates then outstanding.

       The Declaration of Trust was executed and delivered in New York. In the
       opinion of counsel for the Trust, under the laws of the State of New
       York, the Certificate and Sub-share Certificate holders are not subject
       to any personal liability for the acts or obligations of the Trust.

       The assets of the Trust are located in Texas. In the opinion of Texas
       counsel, under the laws of the State of Texas, the Certificate and
       Sub-share Certificate holders may be held personally liable with respect
       to claims against the Trust, but only after the assets of the Trust first
       have been exhausted.

(7)    OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)

       The Trust's share of oil and gas produced, all of which is from royalty
       interests, was as follows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and
       1997, respectively: oil (in barrels) - 106,760, 120,334 and 121,415, and
       gas (in thousands of cubic feet) - 442,983, 389,698 and 402,447. Reserves
       related to the Trust's royalty interests are not presented because the
       information is unavailable.

(8)    SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

       The following tables present unaudited financial data of the Trust for
       each quarter of 1999 and 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       QUARTER ENDED
                                          ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           DECEMBER 31,      SEPTEMBER 30,         JUNE 30,          MARCH 31,
                                               1999               1999               1999               1999
                                          ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------
<S>                                       <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
         Income                           $     1,779,418    $     1,222,169    $     1,427,961    $     1,494,689
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Income before Federal
             income taxes                 $     1,297,317    $       821,588    $     1,041,912    $     1,038,605
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Net income                       $       916,619    $       580,658    $       724,365    $       716,185
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Net income per
             Sub-share certificate        $           .35    $           .22    $           .27    $           .27
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============
</TABLE>


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                            TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

                         Notes to Financial Statements

                        December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       QUARTER ENDED
                                          ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           DECEMBER 31,      SEPTEMBER 30,         JUNE 30,          MARCH 31,
                                               1998               1998               1998               1998
                                          ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------
<S>                                       <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
         Income                           $     3,699,273    $     1,408,955    $     1,781,692    $     3,589,750
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Income before Federal
             income taxes                 $     3,378,559    $       979,590    $     1,365,700    $     3,117,689
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Net income                       $     2,262,495    $       683,278    $       945,835    $     2,141,653
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============

         Net income per
             Sub-share certificate        $           .84    $           .25    $           .35    $           .78
                                          ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>   33


                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                       1,872,539
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                9,203,778
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             2,764,995
<PP&E>                                       4,718,604
<DEPRECIATION>                                  48,026
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              15,876,606
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          108,033
<BONDS>                                              0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                           0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                15,876,606
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             5,924,237
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                1,724,815
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                              4,199,422
<INCOME-TAX>                                 1,261,595
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                          2,937,827
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                 2,937,827
<EPS-BASIC>                                       1.11
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.11


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