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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): OCTOBER 31, 2006
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Not Applicable 1-737 75-0279735
(State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) Identification Number)
1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 1670, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 214-969-5530
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:
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 31, 2006, Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC ("Mercury"), an
affiliate of Mercury Partners LLC, issued a press release in which it stated
that it had sent a letter (the "Mercury Letter") to Mr. Roy Thomas, the General
Agent of Texas Pacific Land Trust (the "Trust"). The press release included the
text of the Mercury Letter. A copy of that press release is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this Report. The Trust has not yet received a copy of the Mercury Letter
directly.
On November 2, 2006, the Trust issued a press release in which it
stated that it had sent a letter (the "Trust Letter") to Mercury in response to
the Mercury Letter. The press release included the text of the Trust Letter. A
copy of that press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report. The Trust
Letter was sent to Mercury on November 2, 2006.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated October 31, 2006, issued by Mercury
Real Estate Advisors LLC.
99.2 Press Release, dated November 2, 2006, issued by the Trust.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Trust has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
Date: November 2, 2006 By: /s/ Roy Thomas
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Roy Thomas
General Agent and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 31, 2006, issued by Mercury Real Estate
Advisors LLC.
99.2 Press Release, dated November 2, 2006, issued by the Trust.
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