UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2019
TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST “B”
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-08677
| Texas | 75-6007863 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| c/o The Corporate Trustee: Simmons Bank, 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 850, Dallas, Texas |
75219 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(855) 588-7839
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 1, 2019, Tidelands Royalty Trust “B” (“Tidelands”) issued a press release announcing its intention to file a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or around March 8, 2019 to deregister Tidelands’ units and suspend Tidelands’ reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained herein shall not be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 1, 2019 issued by Tidelands Royalty Trust “B” | |
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.
| TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST “B” | ||||
| Date: March 1, 2019 |
By: | Simmons Bank | ||
| (in its capacity as Corporate Trustee | ||||
| of Tidelands Royalty Trust “B” and not | ||||
| in its individual capacity or otherwise) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Ron Hooper | |||
| Ron Hooper | ||||
| Senior Vice President | ||||