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): April 26, 2019

 

 

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

1-38005

 

47-5505475

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

777 Taylor Street, Suite 810
Fort Worth, Texas

 

76102

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 945-9700

 

 

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Item 8.01.              Other Events.

 

On April 26, 2019, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP announced that the board of directors of Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC, its general partner, declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.37 per common unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The distribution will be paid on May 13, 2019 to common unitholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2019.

 

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Number

 

Description

99.1

 

News release issued by Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP dated April 26, 2019

 

2

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS, LP

 

 

 

By:

Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC,

 

 

its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Davis Ravnaas

 

 

R. Davis Ravnaas

 

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: April 26, 2019

 

 

3

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE      

 

 

Kimbell Royalty Partners Announces First Quarter 2019 Distribution

 

FORT WORTH, Texas , April 26, 2019 — Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE: KRP), a leading owner of oil and natural gas mineral and royalty interests across 28 states, today announced that the Board of Directors of Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC, its general partner, has approved a cash distribution of $0.37 per common unit for the first quarter of 2019.  The distribution will be payable on May 13, 2019 to common unitholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2019.

 

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

 

Kimbell (NYSE: KRP) is an oil and gas mineral and royalty limited partnership based in Fort Worth, Texas. Kimbell is managed by its general partner, Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC.  Kimbell owns mineral and royalty interests in approximately 13 million gross acres in 28 states and in every major onshore basin in the continental United States, including ownership in more than 92,000 gross producing wells with over 40,000 wells in the Permian Basin. To learn more, visit http://www.kimbellrp.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release includes forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to our business and the securities markets generally.  When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  Except as required by law, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this news release.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release.

 

Contact:

 

Rick Black

Dennard Lascar Investor Relations

krp@dennardlascar.com

(713) 529-6600

 

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