BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Announces No Unit Payment for Third Quarter 2020

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BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announced dividend details for Q3 2020, revealing a dividend rate of $0.0000000 per unit. The ex-dividend date is set for October 19, 2020, with a record date of October 20, and payments to occur on October 21. The average daily production during this quarter stood at 70,714 BBLS. Notably, the Trust received no payment due to the WTI price remaining below the break-even point of $54.34, despite stable prices ranging from $36 to $43 per barrel. The Trust maintains that payments will not fall below zero in accordance with its Trust Agreement.

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• None.

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• Dividend rate of $0.0000000 per unit indicates a total lack of earnings for Q3 2020.
• Average daily production of 70,714 BBLS was insufficient to generate revenue.
• WTI prices remained consistently below the Trust's break-even price of $54.34.
• No royalty payment due to WTI prices being below the 'break-even' point for every day of the quarter.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This is to advise you that BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) announces that the dividend information for the Third Quarter of 2020 is as follows:

Ex-Dividend Date: October 19, 2020
Record Date: October 20, 2020
Payable Date: October 21, 2020

Dividend Rate: $0.0000000 per Unit*

*Actual average daily production for the quarter was 70,714 BBLS.

As provided in the Trust Agreement of the Trust, the quarterly royalty payment by Hilcorp North Slope, LLC (formerly BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.) to the Trust is the sum of the individual revenues attributed to the Trust as calculated each day during the quarter. The amount of such revenues is obtained by multiplying Royalty Production for each day in the calendar quarter by the Per Barrel Royalty for that day. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Per Barrel Royalty for any day is the WTI Price for the day less the sum of (i) Chargeable Costs multiplied by the Cost Adjustment Factor and (ii) Production Taxes. As discussed in Item 1A “RISK FACTORS”, of the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, on January 1, 2020, the “break-even” WTI price (the price at which all taxes and prescribed deductions are equal to the WTI price) for the Trust to receive a positive Per Barrel Royalty with respect to a particular day’s production was $54.34. While WTI prices generally remained stable during the third quarter of 2020, moving within a range of approximately $36 to $43 per barrel, the daily WTI price was below the “break-even” point for each day of the quarter. This resulted in a negative value for the payment calculation for the third quarter of 2020. However, as provided in the Trust Agreement, the payment with respect to the Royalty Interest for any calendar quarter may not be less than zero.

Neither the Trust nor the Trustee intends, and neither assumes any obligation, to update any of the statements included in this press release. An investment in units issued by the Trust is subject to the risks described in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Trust’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and all of the Trust’s other filings with the SEC. The Trust’s annual, quarterly and other filed reports are or will be available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Any questions, please feel free to contact The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 713-483-6020.