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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 2)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
DECEMBER 22, 1999
TOREADOR ROYALTY CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 0-2517 75-0991164
(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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4809 COLE AVENUE, SUITE 108
DALLAS, TEXAS 75205
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (214) 559-3933
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
As previously disclosed under a Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on January 6, 2000, Toreador Exploration & Production Inc.
("Toreador E&P"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toreador Royalty
Corporation ("Toreador"), purchased certain oil and gas working
interests located in Finney County, Kansas (the "Assets") from Lario
Oil & Gas Company ("Lario"), pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement
dated November 24, 1999, between Lario and Toreador E&P (the "Lario
Agreement"). Attached hereto is Exhibit 23.1, the consent of Ernst &
Young LLP regarding the required financial statements and pro forma
financial information for the Assets.
(c) Exhibits
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
TOREADOR ROYALTY CORPORATION
Date: March 27, 2000 By: /S/ G. THOMAS GRAVES III
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G. Thomas Graves III
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Index
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23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
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Exhibit 23.1
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Form S-8
(No. 333-88475) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1990 Stock Option plan,
Form S-8 (No. 333-39309) pertaining to the Non-Qualified Stock Options, and Form
S-8 (No. 333-14145) pertaining to the 1990 Stock Option Plan, 1994 Non-Employee
Director Stock Option Plan and Non-Qualified Stock Options all of Toreador
Royalty Corporation of our report dated March 2, 2000, with respect to the
Historical Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Lario Oil
and Gas Properties acquisition for the year ended December 31, 1999 and included
in its Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated March 3, 2000 and filed on January 6,
2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
March 3, 2000
