Torch Energy Royalty Trust Trust Units Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Aug 25, 2010
Torch Energy Royalty Trust Trust Units (TRU, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2009-12-31.

Torch Energy Royalty Trust Trust Units has a market cap of $33.1 million; its shares were traded at around $3.84 with and P/S ratio of 206.4. The dividend yield of Torch Energy Royalty Trust Trust Units stocks is 2.6%.

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Upon the Trusts termination, the Working Interest Owners utilized the same pricing mechanisms (including the Sharing Price and Minimum Price commitment mechanisms) as the expired Purchase Contract in calculating Net Proceeds due to the Trust. The Minimum Price was $1.95, $1.87 and $1.83 per MMBtu for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Sharing Price was $2.40, $2.30 and $2.26 for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Working Interest Owners also have the same annual option to discontinue the Minimum Price commitment. As of December 31, 2009, the Working Interest Owners had no outstanding Price Credits and had not exercised its right to discontinue the Minimum Price commitment.

For the Robinsons Bend Field, a gathering, treating and transportation fee of $0.260 per MMBtu, adjusted annually for inflation ($0.327, $0.314 and $0.308 per MMBtu for 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively), plus fuel usage equal to 5% of revenues is deducted in computing Net Proceeds due to the Trust. Additionally, a gathering fee of $0.05 per MMBtu is deducted in calculating the purchase price for production from 73 of the 426 wells in the Robinsons Bend Field. In computing Net Proceeds due to the Trust for the Austin Chalk Fields, $0.38 per MMBtu plus 17% of revenues are deducted as a fee to gather, treat and transport natural gas production. The purchase price for natural gas for production attributable to certain wells in the Cotton Valley Fields is reduced by a transportation fee of $0.045 per MMBtu.

$1.0 million, $1.4 million and $1.5 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No amounts for gathering, treating or transportation are deducted in calculating the purchase price from the Chalkley Field.

On February 5, 2008, the Trust and Trustee confirmed the existence of the Second Amendment to the Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement dated November 30, 2004 entered into by Robinsons Bend Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware company, successor in interest to Torch Energy Associates, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (Producer), and Everlast Energy LLC, a Delaware company, successor in interest to Velasco Gas Company Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, (Gatherer) (the Second Amendment). The Second Amendment provides that Section 3.1 of the Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement entered into as of August 9, 1990, by and between Producers and Gatherers respective predecessors in interest, as amended by the First Amendment to Water Gathering and Disposal Agreement entered into as of October 1, 1993, by and between such parties was amended such that the Producer shall pay Gatherer a fee of $0.53 per barrel for gathering, separation and disposal of water until Trust terminates, at which point Producer shall pay Gatherer a fee of $1.00 per barrel for gathering, separation and disposal of water.

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