Form 8-K

8-K — MESA ROYALTY TRUST/TX

Accession: 0001104659-26-044935

Filed: 2026-04-17

Period: 2026-04-17

CIK: 0000313364

SIC: 6792 (OIL ROYALTY TRADERS)

Item: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

Documents

8-K — tm2612042d1_8k.htm (Primary)

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1 (tm2612042d1_ex99-1.htm)

8-K — FORM 8-K

8-K (Primary)

Filename: tm2612042d1_8k.htm · Sequence: 1

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 17, 2026

Mesa Royalty Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Texas

1-7884

76-6284806

(State

or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(IRS

Employer

incorporation

)

File

Number)

Identification

No.)

The

Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

Global

Corporate Trust

601

Travis Street, Floor 16

Houston,

Texas

77002

(Address

of principal executive offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (713) 483-6020

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since

last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended

to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange

Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under

the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under

the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title

of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name

of each exchange on which registered

Units

of Beneficial Interest

MTR

New

York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth

company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ¨

If an emerging

growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any

new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 17, 2026 Mesa Royalty Trust issued a

press release announcing Mesa Royalty Trust’s royalty income and income distribution for the month of April 2026. A copy of the

press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant

to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8176, the press release attached

as Exhibit 99.1 is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act

of 1933, as amended, but is instead furnished for purposes of that instruction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Description

99.1

Mesa Royalty Trust Press

Release dated April 17, 2026.

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.

Mesa Royalty Trust

By:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust

Company, N.A., as

Trustee

Date: April 17, 2026

By:

/s/ Elaina Rodgers

Elaina Rodgers

Vice President

EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Mesa-Royalty-Trust

Mesa Royalty Trust Announces Trust

Income for April 2026

MESA ROYALTY TRUST

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust

Company, N.A., Trustee

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOUSTON, TEXAS — April 17,

2026 — Mesa Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) (NYSE symbol-MTR) announced today the Trust income distribution for the month

of April 2026. Unitholders of record on April 30, 2026 will receive distributions amounting to $0.040259155 per unit, payable

on July 31, 2026. The Trust received $96,591, all of which came from the New Mexico portion of the Trust’s San Juan Basin

properties operated by Hilcorp San Juan LP, an affiliate of Hilcorp Energy Company. No income was received in April 2026 from any

other working interest owner. This month, after payment of administrative expenses, income from the distributable net profits was $75,027.

The Trust was formed to own an overriding

royalty interest of the net proceeds attributable to certain producing oil and gas properties located in the Hugoton field of Kansas

and the San Juan Basin fields of New Mexico and Colorado. As described in the Trust's public filings, the amount of the monthly distributions

is expected to fluctuate from month to month, depending on the proceeds, if any, received by the Trust as a result of production, oil

and natural gas prices and the amount of the Trust’s administrative expenses, among other factors. In addition, as further described

in the Trust’s most recent filing on Form 10-K, distributions to unitholders are expected to be materially reduced, until

the Trust increases its cash reserves to a total of $2.0 million in order to provide added liquidity.

Proceeds reported by the working interest

owners for any month are not generally representative of net proceeds that will be received by the Trust in future periods. As further

described in the Trust’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings, production and development costs for the royalty interest have

resulted in substantial accumulated excess production costs, which will decrease Trust distributions, and in some periods may result

in no Trust distributions. The amount of proceeds, if any, received or expected to be received by the Trust (and its ability to pay distributions

to unitholders) has been and will continue to be directly affected, among other things, by volatility in the industry and revenues and

expenses reported to the Trust by working interest owners. Any additional expenses and adjustments, among other things, will reduce proceeds

to the Trust, which will reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to unitholders and in certain periods could result in no

distributions to unitholders.

This press release contains forward-looking

statements. No assurances can be given that the expectations contained in this press release will prove to be correct. The working

interest owners alone control historical operating data, and handle receipt and payment of funds relating to the royalty properties and

payments to the Trust for the related royalty. The Trustee cannot assure that errors or adjustments or expenses accrued by the working

interest owners, whether historical or future, will not affect future royalty income and distributions by the Trust. Other important

factors that could cause these statements to differ materially include delays in actual results of drilling operations, risks inherent

in drilling and production of oil and gas properties, declines in commodity pricing, prices received by working interest owners and other

risks described in the Trust’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Statements made in this press release

are qualified by the cautionary statements made in such risk factors. The Trust does not intend, and assumes no obligations, to

update any of the statements included in this press release. Each unitholder should consult its own tax advisor with respect to its particular

circumstances.

Contact:

Mesa Royalty Trust

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Trustee

Elaina Rodgers

713-483-6020

http://mtr.q4web.com/home/default.aspx

601 Travis Street,

Floor 16, Houston, TX 77002