Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 10-K risk factor changes: FY2024 vs FY2023
The 2024-12-31 10-K against the 2023-12-31 one, compared heading by heading and sentence by sentence.
Item 1A46 rewritten46 added52 removed75 unchanged
All filing items1,076 rewritten1,005 added474 removed1,349 unchanged
Summary
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- Item 1A lists 19 risk factor headings: 5 new, 3 reworded and 11 unchanged since FY2023. 7 headings from FY2023 no longer appear.
- Sentence by sentence, 1,005 added, 474 removed, 1,076 rewritten and 1,349 unchanged across 22 items that differ.
New Item 1A headings (5)
- Our estimated proved developed producing reserves are based on many assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate. Any inaccuracies in these estimates or underlying assumptions may materially affect the quantities and present value of our reserves.
- A third party has refused to continue to fulfill its obligations under existing arrangements to which the Trust was a party in connection with the completion of our Corporate Reorganization, and thereby may cause us to lose certain benefits that the Trust historically received.
- The market price of our Common Stock may fluctuate significantly.
- The issuance of additional Common Stock in the future would dilute other stockholders.
- We may not continue to pay dividends or to pay dividends at the same rate as previously paid.
Removed Item 1A headings (7)
- Global health threats may adversely affect our business.
- The completion of the Corporate Reorganization may implicate conditions and covenants contained in certain agreements to which the Trust was a party and thereby may cause us to lose certain benefits that the Trust historically received. If the Company is unable to obtain consents to, or approval or waiver of, any such conditions or covenants, or is unable to obtain an acknowledgement that any such benefits shall continue for the benefit of TPL Corporation, we may not be entitled to all benefits and other rights under such agreements, which may have an adverse impact on the business and results of operations.
- The Corporate Reorganization may have adverse tax consequences.
- We cannot be certain that an active trading market for our Common Stock will be sustained, and our stock price may fluctuate significantly.
- There may be substantial changes in our stockholder base.
- If our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is amended to allow for the issuance of additional Common Stock, holders of our Common Stock could experience dilution in the future.
- We may not continue the Trust’s historical practice of declaring cash dividends. We will evaluate whether to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock in the future and we cannot guarantee the timing, amount or payment of dividends, if any.
Reworded Item 1A headings (3)
- Cyber incidents or attacks targeting [added: the] systems and infrastructure used by [added: us, our operators, other third parties with whom we do business or] the oil and gas industry [added: in general] may adversely impact our operations, and if we are unable to obtain and maintain adequate protection of our data, our business may be adversely impacted.
- We
[removed: may not continue the Trust’s historical practice of repurchasing outstanding equity of its holders. We]will evaluate whether to repurchase our outstanding Common Stock in the future and we cannot guarantee the[removed: timing, amount][added: timing] or[removed: payment][added: amount] of share repurchases, if any. - Our business and financial results are subject to major trends in our industry, such as decarbonization, and may be adversely affected by future developments [added: that are] out of our control.
A heading is new when no FY2023 heading matches it after ignoring case and punctuation, and reworded when it shares at least 60 percent of its words with one that went away. All current risk factor headings.
Sentences by item
24 items, with every count and a link to each item that changed
Underlined words on a shaded ground are new in FY2024; struck-through words were in FY2023. Sentences that are wholly new or wholly gone are labelled rather than marked.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
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The oil and gas royalties that we receive are dependent upon the market prices for oil and [removed: gas.][added: gas, and decreases in such prices for oil and gas negatively impact the revenue realized on our oil and gas royalties.]
[removed: The market] [added: Market] prices for oil and gas are subject to US and global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions and infrastructure and logistical constraints, amongst others, and, in the past, have been subject to significant price fluctuations.
Price fluctuations for oil and gas have been particularly volatile in recent years due to supply and demand [removed: fundamentals, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”)] [added: constraints, worldwide energy conservation measures, OPEC] and [removed: Russia (collectively referred to as “OPEC+”)] [added: OPEC+] actions, [added: global conflicts in major oil producing regions, especially in Eastern Europe and] the [removed: prolonged Ukraine/Russia conflict] [added: Middle East,] and general economic cycles, among other factors.
These [removed: measures have] [added: events and conditions have,] at [removed: times] [added: times,] resulted in a reduction of global economic activity and volatility in the global financial markets.
Our oil and gas [removed: income] [added: royalty revenue] is derived primarily from perpetual non-participating oil and gas royalty interests that we have [removed: retained.][added: retained or acquired.]
However, the owners and operators of the oil and gas wells make all decisions as to investments in, and production from, those wells and our royalties are dependent upon decisions made by those [added: owners and] operators, among other factors.
[removed: There can be no assurance that such] [added: Such] third parties [removed: will] [added: may not] take actions or make decisions that will be beneficial to us, which could result in adverse effects on our financial results and performance.
Demand for TPWR’s products and services [removed: depends] [added: is] substantially [added: dependent] on demand and expenditures by our customers for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves.
Declines, as well as anticipated declines, in oil and gas prices have in the past [removed: resulted in,] [added: resulted,] and may in the future [removed: result in,] [added: result, in] lower capital expenditures, project modifications, delays or cancellations, general business disruptions, and delays in [removed: payment of,] [added: payment,] or [removed: nonpayment of,] [added: nonpayment, of] amounts that are owed to us, which [removed: would] [added: could in the future,] adversely affect our earnings, cash flow and financial condition.
We have encountered and may continue to encounter the challenges, uncertainties and difficulties frequently experienced in new and rapidly evolving markets with respect to the business of TPWR, [removed: including:][added: including, but not limited to:]
- uncertainty [removed: with] [added: regarding] outsourced [removed: 3rd party provider(s)] [added: third-parties] providing water treatment services.
These laws and regulations may increase the costs and timing of planning, designing, drilling, installing, operating and abandoning water [removed: wells, source] [added: wells and sourced] water and treatment facilities and impact our customers’ ability to transport, store and/or dispose of produced water in certain locations.
These limitations and/or redirections may [removed: cause] [added: require] TPWR to adapt its business plans and could affect TPWR’s financial performance.
[removed: The Company continues] [added: We continue] to actively engage with the Texas Railroad Commission and evaluate the potential effect of SRAs on [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] produced water royalties.
Our business and financial results are subject to major trends in our industry, such as decarbonization, and may be adversely affected by future developments [added: that are] out of our control.
In addition, the possibility of taxes on energy sources, including oil and gas, may affect the demand for crude oil and natural gas and the operating costs for [removed: third party] [added: third-party] operators on our royalty properties.
Cyber incidents or attacks targeting [added: the] systems and infrastructure used by [added: us, our operators, other third parties with whom we do business or] the oil and gas industry [added: in general] may adversely impact our operations, and if we are unable to obtain and maintain adequate protection of our data, our business may be adversely impacted.
[added: Our technologies, systems and networks, and those of the operators on our properties and our vendors, suppliers and other business] partners, [added: have in certain instances been, and] may [removed: become] [added: in] the [added: future become, the] target of cyberattacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of proprietary, personal and other information, or other disruption of business activities.
While we utilize various systems, procedures and controls to mitigate exposure to [removed: such risk, cyber incidents and] [added: cybersecurity] attacks [removed: are continually evolving] and [removed: unpredictable.][added: prevent cybersecurity incidents, such systems, procedures and controls may be breached as a result of third-party action, employee error, third-party or employee malfeasance or otherwise.]
As [removed: cyber security] [added: cybersecurity] threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to cyber incidents.
The successful implementation of our strategies and handling of other issues integral to our future success [removed: will depend,] [added: depends,] in part, on our experienced management team, including with respect to the business of TPWR.
If we cannot retain our experienced personnel or attract additional experienced personnel, our ability to compete [added: within our industry] could be harmed.
Our business could be negatively affected by supply shortages and/or price increases driven by the increased costs of materials and logistics as a result of macroeconomic conditions, including [removed: the prolonged Ukraine/Russia conflict,] [added: geopolitical conflicts,] general inflationary pressures, labor shortages, part or equipment availability, manufacturing capacity, tariffs, trade disputes and barriers, natural disasters or pandemics and the effects of climate change.
Supply shortages and/or price increases could lead to a reduction in revenues and an increase in our operating [removed: costs and could] [added: costs, which would] have a material impact on our business segments and earnings, cash flow and financial condition.
Supply chain issues may disrupt the operations and development activities of operators on our land, upon whom [removed: much] [added: a significant portion] of our revenue relies, which could negatively affect our revenues from oil and gas royalties, easements and [removed: our water offerings.]
TPWR has adapted lead times for ordering parts and equipment to mitigate supply chain [removed: issues,] [added: issues in the past and will use its best efforts to adapt to additional supply chain issues in the future,] but given the uncertainty surrounding the macroeconomic factors and geopolitical situation, [removed: there can be no assurance that we will not suffer adverse effects on] [added: supply chain issues may negatively affect] our business operations in the future.
[removed: The] [added: The] completion of the Corporate Reorganization [removed: may implicate] [added: implicated] conditions and covenants contained in certain agreements to which the Trust [removed: was] [added: was, and now TPL Corporation is,] a party and thereby may cause us to lose certain benefits that the Trust historically received.
[removed: The completion of the Corporate Reorganization may implicate conditions and covenants, contained in certain agreements] [added: A third party has refused] to [added: continue to fulfill its obligations under existing arrangements to] which the Trust [removed: was, and now TPL Corporation is,] [added: was] a party [added: in connection with the completion of our Corporate Reorganization,] and thereby may cause us to lose certain benefits that the Trust historically [removed: received.][added: received.]
We have received an indication from one such obligor that it does not intend to continue to make [removed: the] ad valorem tax payments [removed: that it has been making] [added: related] to [removed: date.][added: historical royalty interests.]
[removed: We have accrued an estimate of such taxes and are making payments on a current basis in] [added: In] order to protect the [added: historical] royalty interests from any potential tax liens for [removed: nonpayment] [added: non-payment] of [removed: future] ad valorem [removed: taxes.][added: taxes, we have accrued and/or paid such ad valorem taxes since January 1, 2022.]
While we intend to seek reimbursement from the third party following payment of such taxes, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in getting [removed: reimbursed.][added: reimbursed, and accordingly, no loss recovery receivable has been recorded as of December 31, 2024.]
[removed: We cannot be certain that an active trading] [added: The] market [removed: for] [added: price of] our Common Stock [removed: will be sustained, and our stock price] may fluctuate significantly.
In the past, [removed: the Company has] [added: we have] been the subject of stockholder activism, and we are subject to the risks associated with any ongoing or future such activism.
We [added: have incurred, and] may [added: in the future] be required to [removed: incur] [added: incur,] significant legal fees and other expenses related to activist stockholder matters, and the attention of our management may be diverted by such activism.
While we welcome our stockholders’ constructive input, [removed: there can be no assurance that] stockholder actions [removed: would not] [added: may] result in negative impacts to the Company.
[removed: Any of these impacts could materially and adversely affect our business and operating] results, and the market price of our Common Stock could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by stockholder activism.
[removed: If our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is amended to allow for the issuance of additional Common Stock, holders] [added: Holders] of our Common Stock could be diluted because of equity issuances for proposed acquisitions or capital market transactions or equity awards proposed to be granted to our directors, officers and employees subject to any required vote of holders of our Common Stock under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and [added: our] amended and restated [removed: bylaws.][added: bylaws (“the Bylaws”).]
In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more series of preferred stock having such designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative, [removed: participating, optional and special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the Board may generally determine in its sole discretion.]
For example, we could grant the holders of preferred stock the right to elect [removed: some number of the] members of the Board [removed: in all events] or [removed: upon the happening of specified events, or the right] to veto specified transactions.
[removed: We] [added: We] will evaluate whether to [removed: pay cash dividends on] [added: repurchase] our [added: outstanding] Common Stock in the future and we cannot guarantee the [removed: timing, amount] [added: timing] or [removed: payment] [added: amount] of [removed: dividends,] [added: share repurchases,] if any.
The risks described below, and other risks noted throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those risks identified in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are not the only ones facing us.
Reductions in market prices for oil and gas could also lead to decreased exploration and development activity by the operators of the properties on which we own oil and gas royalty interests, which could reduce our revenue potential with respect to such interests.
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Our estimated proved developed producing reserves are based on many assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate.
Any inaccuracies in these estimates or underlying assumptions may materially affect the quantities and present value of our reserves.
It is not possible to measure underground accumulations of oil, natural gas, and NGL with precision.
Oil and natural gas reserve engineering requires subjective estimates of underground accumulations of oil and natural gas and assumptions concerning future oil and natural gas prices, production levels, ultimate recoveries and operating and development costs.
In estimating our proved developed producing (“PDP”) reserves, we and Ryder Scott Company, L.P. ("Ryder Scott"), an independent third-party petroleum engineering firm, must make various assumptions with respect to many matters that may prove to be incorrect, including:
- future oil, natural gas, and NGL prices;
- unexpected complications from offset well development;
- production rates;
- reservoir pressures, decline rates, drainage areas and reservoir limits;
- interpretation of subsurface conditions including geological and geophysical data;
- potential for water encroachment or mechanical failures;
- levels and timing of capital expenditures, lease operating expenses, production taxes and income taxes, and availability of funds for such expenditures; and
- effects of government regulation.
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If any of these assumptions prove to be incorrect, our estimates of PDP reserves, the classifications of reserves based on risk of recovery and our estimates of the future net cash flows from our reserves could change significantly.
Our historical estimates of proved, developed and producing reserves and related valuations as of December 31, 2024 were prepared by Ryder Scott, which conducted a well-by-well review of all wells in which we have a mineral or royalty interest for the period covered by its reserve report using information provided by us.
Over time, we may make material changes to reserve estimates.
Some of our reserve estimates were made without the benefit of a lengthy production history, which are less reliable than estimates based on a lengthy production history.
Our reserve estimates could differ materially from those reserve estimates of operators developing on our acreage.
Numerous changes over time to the assumptions on which our reserve estimates are based, as described above, may result in the actual quantities of oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered being different from our reserve estimates.
Even without a direct breach of our systems, cybersecurity attacks on such third parties could adversely impact our business and reputation.
Globally, cybersecurity attacks are increasing in number, and the threat actors are increasingly organized and well financed, or at times supported by state actors.
In addition, geopolitical tensions or conflicts may create a heightened risk of cybersecurity attacks.
Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently, we may not be able to anticipate these techniques and implement adequate preventative or protective measures.
Our cyber liability insurance coverage may not be sufficient or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all.
In addition, our cyber liability insurance policy may cover only a portion of losses incurred in investigating or remediating a cybersecurity incident, if at all, and may not cover all claims made against us.
Any actual or perceived cybersecurity incident could adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations.
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our water offerings.
- reports issued by securities analysts;
The issuance of additional Common Stock in the future would dilute other stockholders.
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participating, optional and special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the Board may generally determine in its sole discretion.
We may not continue to pay dividends or to pay dividends at the same rate as previously paid.
These factors could result in a change in our current dividend policy.
On November 1, 2022, our Board approved a stock repurchase program, which became effective January 1, 2023, to purchase up to an aggregate of $250.0 million of our outstanding Common Stock.
The Company opportunistically repurchases stock under the stock repurchase program with funds generated by cash from operations.
The risks described below are not the only ones facing us.
When lower market prices for oil and gas occur, they will have an adverse effect on our oil and gas royalties.
Threats to information technology systems associated with cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents or attacks continue to grow.
Our technologies, systems, networks, and those of the operators on our properties, vendors, suppliers, and other business
Our information technology systems and any insurance coverage for protecting against cybersecurity risks may not be sufficient.
There can be no assurance that our business, finances, systems and assets will not be compromised in a cyber attack.
Global health threats may adversely affect our business.
Our business could be adversely affected by the effects of a widespread outbreak of contagious disease, such as the outbreak of COVID-19.
A significant outbreak of contagious diseases in the human population and resulting widespread health crisis could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn, reduced demand for oil and gas and interruption to supply chains related to oil and gas.
The reduction of economic activity and reduced global demand for oil and gas related to such outbreaks and actions taken by governments to mitigate the spread of a virus or other infectious agent could lead to an increase in our operating costs and have a material impact on our business segments and earnings, cash flow and financial condition.
Risks Related to the Corporate Reorganization
If the Company is unable to obtain consents to, or approval or waiver of, any such conditions or covenants, or is unable to obtain an acknowledgement that any such benefits shall continue for the benefit of TPL Corporation, we may not be entitled to all benefits and other rights under such agreements, which may have an adverse impact on the business and results of operations.
Certain counterparties may withhold consent to, or approval or waiver of, certain conditions or covenants in order to obtain more favorable terms from us.
If the Company is unable to obtain consents to, or approval or waiver of, any such conditions or covenants, or if the Company is unable to obtain acknowledgement from any counterparties
that any such benefits shall continue for the benefit of TPL Corporation, then we may decide to enforce our rights and interests by initiating legal action.
In the meantime, and pending the outcome of any such legal proceeding to enforce our rights, we may be unable to continue to obtain all benefits and other rights under such agreements that would otherwise be transferred to us as part of the Corporate Reorganization.
This may have an adverse impact on TPL’s business and results of operations.
The amount of such taxes depends on the valuations determined by various county taxing authorities with respect to our royalty interests and the tax rates used in assessing such ad valorem taxes.
Consequently, the amount of ad valorem taxes that may be assessed against our royalty interests may vary from year to year, and we are unable to reliably predict the amount of any such increases or decreases in future years.
The Corporate Reorganization may have adverse tax consequences.
We have obtained an opinion from counsel that the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution qualified as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code.
The opinion of counsel does not address any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax consequences of the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution.
The opinion assumed that the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution was completed according to the terms of certain of the operative agreements and required regulatory filings, and relied on the facts as stated therein and in other ancillary agreements and documents.
In addition, the opinion was based on certain representations as to factual matters from, and certain covenants by, us and the Trust.
The opinion cannot be relied on if any of the assumptions, representations or covenants were incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or were violated in any material respect.
The opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and no assurance can be given that contrary positions will not be taken by the IRS or a court.
We have not sought and will not seek a ruling from the IRS regarding the federal income tax consequences of the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution.
If the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution were to fail to qualify as a reorganization or for tax-free treatment either under Section 368(a)(1)(F) or any other provision of the Code, then U.S. Holders of Sub-shares would recognize gain or loss, as applicable, equal to the difference between (a) the sum of the fair market value of the shares of TPL Corporation Common Stock received by such holder and (b) its adjusted tax basis in the Sub-shares surrendered in exchange therefor.
Further, the Trust would recognize taxable gain as if it sold all of its assets, subject to its liabilities, at fair market value.
The consequences of the Corporate Reorganization and the Distribution to any holder will depend on that holder’s particular situation.
A public market for our Common Stock did not exist until the Corporate Reorganization was effected on January 11, 2021.
We cannot guarantee that the active trading market that has developed will be sustained for our Common Stock, nor can we predict the prices at which shares of our Common Stock may trade.
Until the market has fully evaluated our business as a corporation, the prices at which shares of our Common Stock trade may fluctuate more significantly than might otherwise be typical, even with other market conditions, including general volatility, held constant.
The increased volatility of our stock price following the Corporate Reorganization may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
- the failure of securities analysts to cover, or positively cover, our Common Stock;
There may be substantial changes in our stockholder base.
Investors in the Trust may have held Sub-shares because of a decision to invest in an organization with the Trust’s governance profile or operating track record.
Since the Corporate Reorganization, the shares of our Common Stock held by those investors represent an investment in a company with a different governance profile, in particular a board of directors at TPL Corporation subject to changes from year to year at annual elections of directors.
More frequent changes in the leadership of the organization, particularly on the Board, could lead to changes in the operating policies of TPL Corporation over time.
Such changes may not match some stockholders’ investment strategies, which could cause them to sell our Common Stock.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying [removed: Notes] [added: notes] to [removed: Financial Statements] [added: financial statements] included in Part II, Item 8 of this [added: Annual Report on] Form 10-K.
Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, those factors presented in [added: Part I,] Item 1A.
This section generally discusses the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] compared to the year ended December 31, [removed: 2022.][added: 2023.]
For a discussion of the year ended December 31, [removed: 2022] [added: 2023] compared to the year ended December 31, [removed: 2021, please] [added: 2022,] refer to Part II, Item 7.
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, [removed: 2022.*][added: 2023.*]
TPL was originally organized in 1888 as a business trust to hold title to extensive tracts of land in [removed: numerous counties in West] [added: the State of] Texas [removed: which] [added: that] were previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company.
[removed: “Business — General — Corporate Reorganization,” on] [added: On] January 11, 2021, we completed our Corporate Reorganization from a business trust to a corporation [removed: changing] [added: and changed] our name from Texas Pacific Land Trust to Texas Pacific Land Corporation.
[removed: For an overview of our business and] [added: See the] discussion [removed: of our business segments, see] [added: in Part I,] Item [removed: 1.][added: 1, “Business — Business Segments” for additional information.]
Our business activity is generated from our surface and royalty interest [removed: ownership in West Texas,] [added: ownership,] primarily in the Permian Basin.
Our revenues are [removed: primarily] derived from [removed: oil, gas] [added: oil] and [added: gas royalties, water sales,] produced water royalties, [removed: sales of water] [added: easements] and [removed: land, easements,] [added: other surface-related income] and [removed: commercial leases.][added: land sales.]
In addition to fluctuations in response to changes in the market price for oil and gas, our financial results are [removed: also] subject to decisions by [added: not only] the owners and operators of [removed: not only the] oil and gas wells to which our oil and gas royalty interests relate, but also to other owners and operators in the Permian Basin as it relates to our other revenue streams, principally water sales, [added: produced water royalties,] easements and other surface-related revenue.
Oil prices continue to be impacted by certain actions by OPEC+, [removed: geopolitical factors,] [added: geopolitics,] and evolving global supply and demand trends, among other factors.
Global and domestic natural gas markets have experienced volatility due to macroeconomic conditions, infrastructure and logistical constraints, weather, and [removed: geopolitical issues,] [added: geopolitics,] among other factors.
Midstream infrastructure is currently [removed: under construction] [added: being developed] by operators to provide additional takeaway capacity, though the impact on future basis differentials will be dependent on future natural gas production and other factors.
Changes in [removed: macro-economic conditions, including rising interest rates and lower] global [removed: economic activity,] [added: and domestic macro-economic conditions] could result in additional shifts in oil and gas supply and demand in future periods.
Exploration and production (“E&P”) companies active in the Permian have generally increased their drilling and development activity in [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] compared to recent prior year activity levels.
Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”), Permian production [removed: is] [added: averaged] approximately [removed: six] [added: 6.3] million barrels per [removed: day,] [added: day during 2024,] which [removed: is higher than] [added: represents] the [removed: average daily] [added: highest annual] production [removed: of any year prior to 2023.][added: ever.]
[removed: With] [added: Due to] our ownership concentration in the Permian Basin, our revenues are directly impacted by oil and gas pricing and drilling activity in the Permian Basin.
[removed: Below are metrics] [added: The table below provides financial and operational data by royalty stream] for the years ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022:][added: 2023:]
| WTI Cushing average price per bbl | | | | | | $ | [removed: 77.58] [added: 76.63] | | | | | $ | [removed: 94.90] [added: 77.58] | |
| Henry Hub average price per mmbtu | | | | | | $ | [removed: 2.53] [added: 2.19] | | | | | $ | [removed: 6.45] [added: 2.53] | |
| Average monthly horizontal permits | | | | | | [removed: 499] [added: 654] | | | | | | [removed: 627] [added: 499] | | |
| Average monthly horizontal wells drilled | | | | | | [removed: 422] [added: 504] | | | | | | [removed: 511] [added: 422] | | |
| Average weekly horizontal rig count | | | | | | [removed: 323] [added: 296] | | | | | | [removed: 318] [added: 323] | | |
| DUCs as of December 31 for each applicable year | | | | | | [removed: 4,656] [added: 4,536] | | | | | | [removed: 4,526] [added: 4,656] | | |
| *Total Average US weekly horizontal rig count* *(2)* | | | | | | [removed: 620] [added: 536] | | | | | | [removed: 659] [added: 620] | | |
The metrics [removed: above] [added: below] show selected [removed: domestic] benchmark oil and natural gas prices and approximate activity levels in the [added: Permian Basin for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:]
[removed: Despite declining commodity prices,] [added: E&P companies generally have continued to deploy capital at a measured pace as] drilling and development activities across the Permian [removed: generally] [added: Basin have] remained strong [removed: in 2023.][added: overall.]
Accordingly, these decisions made by others affect not only our [added: share of] production [added: volumes] and produced water disposal volumes, but also directly impact our surface-related income and water sales.
We [removed: have] [added: had] no [removed: debt or] [added: debt,] credit facilities, [removed: nor] [added: or] any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
[removed: As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $725.2 million that we expect to utilize, along with cash flow from operations, to provide capital to] support our business, to [removed: repurchase our Common Stock subject to market conditions, to] pay dividends subject to the discretion of our Board, [added: to repurchase shares of our Common Stock subject to market conditions,] for potential acquisitions and for general corporate purposes.
[removed: For the year ended December 31, 2023, we paid $100.0] [added: We repurchased $29.2] million [removed: in dividends to our stockholders] and [removed: repurchased] $42.4 million of our Common Stock [removed: (including the] [added: (in each case, including] share repurchases not settled at the end of the [removed: period).][added: period) during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.]
Additionally, [added: during the year ended December 31, 2024,] we invested approximately [removed: $15.2] [added: $21.7] million [removed: in TPWR projects] to maintain and/or enhance our water sourcing [removed: assets, of which $3.1 million related to water wells and related infrastructure acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of groundwater rights during the year ended December 31, 2023.][added: assets.]
We believe that cash from operations, together with our cash and cash equivalents balances, will be sufficient to meet ongoing capital expenditures, working capital requirements and other cash needs for [added: at least] the [removed: foreseeable future.][added: next 12 months.]
For the years ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] net cash provided by operating activities was [removed: $418.3] [added: $490.7] million and [removed: $447.1] [added: $418.3] million, respectively.
The [removed: decrease] [added: increase] in cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] compared to the same period of [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023] was primarily [removed: related to] [added: driven by an increase in operating income and] changes in working capital [removed: requirements over the same time period.][added: requirements.]
For the years ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] net cash used in investing activities was [removed: $60.3] [added: $471.7] million and [removed: $21.4] [added: $60.3] million, respectively.
Our cash flows used in investing activities are primarily related to [removed: land acquisitions, intangible assets such as subsurface easements,] [added: acquisitions] and capital expenditures related to our water services and operations segment.
For the years ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] net cash used in financing activities was [removed: $144.6] [added: $378.1] million and [removed: $336.8] [added: $144.6] million, respectively.
Our cash flows used in financing [added: activities] principally consist of activities [removed: which] [added: that] return capital to our stockholders such as [removed: payment] [added: payments] of dividends and repurchases of our Common Stock.
Average oil prices for the year ended December 31, 2024 were relatively flat compared to average oil prices during the same period last year.
Average natural gas prices during 2024 decreased compared to average prior year natural gas prices.
The EIA currently estimates that Permian oil production for December 2024 was approximately 6.5 million barrels per day.
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| Waha Hub natural gas average price per mmbtu | | | | | | $ | 0.14 | | | | | $ | 1.68 | |
While average oil prices for the year ended December 31, 2024 were generally flat compared to the same period in 2023, Henry Hub and Waha Hub natural gas prices for the year ended December 31, 2024 declined compared to the same period last year.
Although average rig counts during the year ended December 31, 2024 were lower compared to the same period last year, increased drilling and completion efficiencies have allowed operators to maintain robust levels of well development.
As we evaluate our current capital structure, capital allocation priorities, business fundamentals, and investment opportunities, we have set a target cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $700 million.
Above this target, we will seek to deploy the majority of our free cash flow towards dividends and share repurchases.
As of December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $369.8 million that we expect to utilize, along with cash flow from operations, to provide capital to
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*Return of Capital to Shareholders*
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid total dividends to our stockholders of $347.3 million, consisting of cumulative regular cash dividends of $5.11 per share and a special dividend of $10.00 per share.
*Acquisition Activity*
We completed the following asset acquisitions and business combination during 2024:
*•*Acquired mineral interests across 7,490 NRA located primarily in the Midland Basin in Martin, Midland and other counties in Texas and New Mexico for cash consideration of $275.2 million, net of post-closing adjustments.
- Acquired mineral interests across 4,106 NRA located in Culberson County, Texas for a purchase price of $120.3 million, net of post-closing adjustments.
- Acquired 4,120 surface acres in Martin County, Texas along with other surface-related tangible and intangible assets in a business combination for total consideration of $45.0 million.
See Part I, Item 1, “Business — Recent Developments” for further discussion of our acquisition activity during 2024.
*Development of New Solutions for Produced Water and Capital Expenditures*
In May 2024, we announced our progress towards developing new solutions for produced water in the Permian Basin.
Over the last few years, we have been working with a leading industrial technology and manufacturing firm to develop an energy-efficient desalination and treatment process and associated equipment that can recycle produced water into fresh water with quality standards appropriate for surface discharge and beneficial reuse.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we spent $9.9 million on this energy-efficient desalination and treatment process and equipment, of which $7.4 million was capitalized.
Our acquisitions may include land, royalty interests and other similar tangible and intangible assets.
For further information regarding acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2024, see “Acquisition Activity” above.
Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $29.7 million and $15.0 million, respectively.
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| | | | LRM | | | | | | WSO | | | | | | Consolidated | | | | | | LRM | | | | | | WSO | | | | | | Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Land sales | | | 4,388 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 4,388 | | | | | | 6,806 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,806 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total revenues | | | 440,793 | | | | | | 265,030 | | | | | | 705,823 | | | | | | 432,105 | | | | | | 199,490 | | | | | | 631,595 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| General and administrative expenses | | | 25,531 | | | | | | 8,952 | | | | | | 34,483 | | | | | | 39,078 | | | | | | 7,372 | | | | | | 46,450 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | | 10,968 | | | | | | 14,194 | | | | | | 25,162 | | | | | | 3,073 | | | | | | 11,684 | | | | | | 14,757 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Total operating expenses | | | 71,249 | | | | | | 95,436 | | | | | | 166,685 | | | | | | 71,478 | | | | | | 74,064 | | | | | | 145,542 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As discussed in Item 1.
“Business — General.”
*Global Oil and Natural Gas Market Impact in 2023*
Average oil and gas prices during 2023 have declined compared to average prices during 2022.
In 2023, domestic natural gas prices have declined in part to growing supply.
| | | | | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | |
Permian Basin for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Our oil and gas royalties are impacted by both oil and gas prices as well as production levels.
Oil and gas prices in 2023 have declined compared to the comparable period in 2022.
We acquired intangible assets of $21.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, consisting of a SWD easement and groundwater rights.
The SWD easement covers approximately 49,000 acres and provides us future disposal opportunities to service injection customers seeking disposal solutions located outside of core basins.
The groundwater rights provide us access to additional water volumes outside of our existing surface footprint to assist in managing fluctuations in customer demand.
Acquisitions of intangible assets and land increased $21.4 million and $19.7 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022 and were partially offset by a decrease of $4.2 million in capital expenditures during the same time period.
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| | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | | | | | 2021 | | |
| Land sales and other operating revenue | | | 6,806 | | | | | | 9,972 | | | | | | 1,027 | | |
| Total revenues | | | 631,595 | | | | | | 667,422 | | | | | | 450,958 | | |
| General and administrative expenses | | | 14,928 | | | | | | 13,285 | | | | | | 11,638 | | |
| Legal and professional fees | | | 31,522 | | | | | | 8,735 | | | | | | 7,281 | | |
| Total operating expenses | | | 145,542 | | | | | | 105,115 | | | | | | 88,565 | | |
| Operating income | | | 486,053 | | | | | | 562,307 | | | | | | 362,393 | | |
| Other income, net | | | 31,508 | | | | | | 6,548 | | | | | | 624 | | |
| Income before income taxes | | | 517,561 | | | | | | 568,855 | | | | | | 363,017 | | |
| Income tax expense (benefit): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Current | | | 110,517 | | | | | | 121,230 | | | | | | 93,265 | | |
| Deferred | | | 1,399 | | | | | | 1,263 | | | | | | (228) | | |
The increase in salaries and related employee expenses is principally related to market compensation adjustments.
Water sales, which increased 32.4% during 2023, were impacted not only by increased customer volumes, but also by higher demand within shorter time commitments and resulted in increased water purchase, treatment and transfer expenses.
While these dynamics in demand resulted in a 92.2% increase in water service-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, the operational decision to meet these demands resulted in increased revenues and operating income over the same time period.
*Legal and professional fees*.
Legal and professional fees were $31.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $8.7 million for the comparable period of 2022.
The increase is principally related to legal expenses associated with stockholder matters.
See further discussion in Part I - Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.
*Ad valorem and other taxes*.
Ad valorem and other taxes were $7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $8.9 million for the comparable period of 2022.
Ad valorem taxes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included payments for prior year ad valorem tax liabilities which had not been paid by the third party responsible for those ad valorem taxes.
Prior to January 1, 2022, the ad valorem taxes with respect to our historical royalty interests were paid directly by third parties pursuant to an existing arrangement.
Since the completion of our Corporate Reorganization on January 11, 2021, we have received notice from a third party that it no longer intends to pay the ad valorem taxes related to such historical royalty interests.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents [removed: (consisting] [added: (primarily consisting] of U.S. Treasury Bills and commercial paper), accounts payable and other liabilities and the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Item 1. Financial Statements
361 rewritten, 341 added, 92 removed, 398 unchanged
| | | | December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] | | | | | | December 31, [removed: 2022] [added: 2023] | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | $ | [removed: 725,169] [added: 369,835] | | | | | $ | [removed: 510,834] [added: 725,169] | |
| Accounts receivable and accrued receivables, net | | | [removed: 128,971] [added: 126,670] | | | | | | [removed: 103,983] [added: 128,971] | | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | [removed: 2,944] [added: 5,318] | | | | | | [removed: 7,427] [added: 2,944] | | |
| Tax like-kind exchange escrow | | | [removed: 5,380] [added: 1,546] | | | | | | [removed: 6,348] [added: 5,380] | | |
| Prepaid income taxes | | | — | | | | | | 4,809 | | | [added: | | | (4,809) | | |]
| Total current assets | | | [removed: 862,464] [added: 503,369] | | | | | | [removed: 633,401] [added: 862,464] | | |
| Real estate acquired | | | [removed: 130,024] [added: 143,178] | | | | | | [removed: 109,704] [added: 130,024] | | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | | [removed: 89,587] [added: 122,578] | | | | | | [removed: 85,478] [added: 89,587] | | |
| Royalty interests acquired, net | | | [removed: 46,609] [added: 432,401] | | | | | | [removed: 45,025] [added: 46,609] | | |
| Intangible assets, net | | | [removed: 21,025] [added: 35,188] | | | | | | [removed: —] [added: 21,025] | | |
| 1/16th [added: and 1/128th] nonparticipating perpetual royalty [removed: interest] [added: interests] | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | | | [removed: 1,861] [added: 1,163] | | | | | | [removed: 2,525] [added: 1,861] | | |
| Other assets | | | [removed: 4,828] [added: 10,143] | | | | | | [removed: 1,294] [added: 4,828] | | |
| Total assets | | | $ | [removed: 1,156,398] [added: 1,248,020] | | | | | $ | [removed: 877,427] [added: 1,156,398] | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | $ | [removed: 22,501] [added: 26,958] | | | | | $ | [removed: 23,443] [added: 22,501] | |
| Ad valorem and other taxes payable | | | [removed: 10,761] [added: 8,418] | | | | | | [removed: 8,497] [added: 10,761] | | |
| Income taxes payable | | | [removed: 4,795] [added: 4,388] | | | | | | [removed: 3,167] [added: 4,795] | | |
| Unearned revenue | | | [removed: 6,330] [added: 6,797] | | | | | | [removed: 4,488] [added: 6,330] | | |
| Total current liabilities | | | [removed: 44,387] [added: 46,561] | | | | | | [removed: 39,595] [added: 44,387] | | |
| Deferred taxes payable | | | [removed: 42,365] [added: 47,401] | | | | | | [removed: 41,151] [added: 42,365] | | |
| Unearned revenue - noncurrent | | | [removed: 25,006] [added: 20,636] | | | | | | [removed: 21,708] [added: 25,006] | | |
| Operating lease liabilities | | | [removed: 1,170] [added: 453] | | | | | | [removed: 1,955] [added: 1,170] | | |
| Accrued liabilities - noncurrent | | | [removed: 274] [added: 504] | | | | | | [removed: 131] [added: 274] | | |
| Total liabilities | | | [removed: 113,202] [added: 115,555] | | | | | | [removed: 104,540] [added: 113,202] | | |
[removed: |] Commitments and [removed: contingencies | | | — | | | | | | — | | |][added: Contingencies]
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding as of December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022] [added: 2023] | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; [removed: 7,756,156] [added: 46,536,936] shares authorized [added: as of December 31, 2024] and [removed: 7,669,227] [added: 2023, 22,971,803] and [removed: 7,695,679] [added: 23,007,681] outstanding as of December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] respectively | | | [removed: 78] [added: 231] | | | | | | 78 | | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; [removed: 86,929] [added: 114,273] and [removed: 60,477] [added: 86,929] shares as of December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] respectively | | | [removed: (144,998)] [added: (168,843)] | | | | | | [removed: (104,139)] [added: (144,998)] | | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | [removed: 14,613] [added: 19,900] | | | | | | [removed: 8,293] [added: 14,613] | | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | [removed: 1,831] [added: 3,583] | | | | | | [removed: 2,516] [added: 1,831] | | |
| Retained earnings | | | [removed: 1,171,672] [added: 1,277,594] | | | | | | [removed: 866,139] [added: 1,171,672] | | |
| Total equity | | | [removed: 1,043,196] [added: 1,132,465] | | | | | | [removed: 772,887] [added: 1,043,196] | | |
| Total liabilities and equity | | | $ | [removed: 1,156,398] [added: 1,248,020] | | | | | $ | [removed: 877,427] [added: 1,156,398] | |
| | | | [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] | | | | | | [removed: 2022] [added: 2023] | | | | | | [removed: 2021] [added: 2022] | | |
| Oil and gas royalties | | | $ | [removed: 357,394] [added: 373,331] | | | | | $ | [removed: 452,434] [added: 357,394] | | | | | $ | [removed: 286,468] [added: 452,434] | |
| Water sales | | | [removed: 112,203] [added: 150,724] | | | | | | [removed: 84,725] [added: 112,203] | | | | | | [removed: 67,766] [added: 84,725] | | |
| Produced water royalties | | | [removed: 84,260] [added: 104,123] | | | | | | [removed: 72,234] [added: 84,260] | | | | | | [removed: 58,081] [added: 72,234] | | |
| Easements and other surface-related income | | | [removed: 70,932] [added: 73,257] | | | | | | [removed: 48,057] [added: 70,932] | | | | | | [removed: 37,616] [added: 48,348] | | |
| Total revenues | | | [removed: 631,595] [added: 705,823] | | | | | | [removed: 667,422] [added: 631,595] | | | | | | [removed: 450,958] [added: 667,422] | | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Land sales | | | 4,388 | | | | | | 6,806 | | | | | | 9,681 | | |
| Basic | | | $ | 19.75 | | | | | $ | 17.60 | | | | | $ | 19.27 | |
| Diluted | | | $ | 19.72 | | | | | $ | 17.59 | | | | | $ | 19.26 | |
| Basic | | | 22,986,197 | | | | | | 23,044,305 | | | | | | 23,165,871 | | |
| Diluted | | | 23,019,751 | | | | | | 23,059,845 | | | | | | 23,180,427 | | |
| Repurchases of common stock and related excise taxes | | | | | | | | | (42,902) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (29,350) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (29,350) | | |
| Special dividends paid and accrued — $10.00 per share of common stock | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (229,834) | | | | | | | | | | | | (229,834) | | |
| Share-based compensation, net of forfeitures | | | | | | | | | 9,972 | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,128 | | | | | | 5,440 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (730) | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,838 | | |
| Shares exchanged for tax withholdings | | | | | | | | | (2,948) | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,623) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,623) | | |
| Balances as of December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | 22,971,803 | | | | | | $ | 231 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (168,843) | | | | | $ | 19,900 | | | | | $ | 3,583 | | | | | $ | 1,277,594 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,132,465 | |
| Pension curtailment/settlement gains | | | (4,616) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Acquisition of a business | | | (45,000) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
*Organization*
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.
Segment Reporting
Operating segments are based on components of the Company that engage in business activity that earn revenues and incur expenses and (a) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resource allocation and performance and (b) for which discrete financial information is available.
The measure of profit or loss that the CODM uses to assess performance and allocated resources to our reportable segments is Net Income.
Our chief executive officer is the CODM and uses Net Income to evaluate income generated by each segment in his determination of allocating resources to each segment.
Our cash equivalents are considered Level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy.
We use the highest level of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.
Business Combinations and Asset Acquisitions
Our acquisition activities generally include acquisitions of royalty interests and/or land (real estate), and at times, may also include acquisitions of intangible assets or other tangible assets.
When accounting for acquisition activities, we evaluate whether a transaction meets the definition of a business.
We first apply a screen test to determine if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets.
If the screen test is met, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition.
If the screen test is not met, we further consider whether the set of assets acquired have, at a minimum, inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs in the form of revenue.
If the assets acquired meet this criteria, the transaction is accounted for as a business combination.
Acquisitions that qualify as an asset acquisition are accounted for using a cost accumulation model whereby the purchase price of the acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired on a relative fair value basis on the date of acquisition.
Inputs used to determine such fair values are primarily based upon internally developed models, publicly-available drilling information, a risk-adjusted discount rate and/or publicly-available data regarding transactions consummated by other buyers and sellers, as applicable.
These fair values are considered Level 2 and Level 3 assets in the fair value hierarchy.
Any associated acquisition costs are capitalized.
Acquisitions that qualify as a business combination are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.
The fair value of consideration transferred for an acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair value on a nonrecurring basis on the acquisition date and are subject to fair value adjustments under certain circumstances.
The excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.
Conversely, in the event the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is greater than the consideration transferred, a bargain purchase gain is recognized.
Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions as fair values are not always readily determinable.
Different techniques may be used to determine fair values, including market prices (where available), comparisons to transactions involving the acquisition of similar assets and liabilities and the discounted net present value of estimated future cash flows, among others.
We engage third-party valuation firms when appropriate to assist in the fair value determination of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Acquisition-related expenses and transaction costs associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred.
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| 1/128th nonparticipating perpetual royalty interest | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
F-3
| Land sales and other operating revenue | | | 6,806 | | | | | | 9,972 | | | | | | 1,027 | | |
| Legal and professional fees | | | 31,522 | | | | | | 8,735 | | | | | | 7,281 | | |
| Basic | | | $ | 52.81 | | | | | $ | 57.80 | | | | | $ | 34.83 | |
| Diluted | | | $ | 52.77 | | | | | $ | 57.77 | | | | | $ | 34.83 | |
| Basic | | | 7,681,435 | | | | | | 7,721,957 | | | | | | 7,752,027 | | |
| Diluted | | | 7,686,615 | | | | | | 7,726,809 | | | | | | 7,752,054 | | |
| Balances as of January 1, 2021 | | | 7,756,156 | | | | | | — | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | — | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (2,693) | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 487,877 | | | | | $ | 485,184 | |
| Net income | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 269,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 269,980 | | |
| Conversion of Sub-shares into shares of common stock | | | (7,756,156) | | | | | | 7,756,156 | | | | | | 78 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 487,799 | | | | | | (487,877) | | | | | | — | | |
| Repurchases of common stock | | | — | | | | | | (14,791) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 14,791 | | | | | | (19,903) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (19,903) | | |
| Share-based compensation, net of forfeitures | | | — | | | | | | 699 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,265 | | | | | | (699) | | | | | | 940 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (773) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 8,432 | | |
| Prepaid income taxes | | | 4,809 | | | | | | (4,809) | | | | | | — | | |
| Share repurchases and associated excise taxes not settled at the end of the period | | | $ | 582 | | | | | $ | 354 | | | | | $ | 219 | |
Our segments provide management with a comprehensive financial view of our key businesses.
with respect to drilling and related engineering information.
Real estate acquired is recorded at cost and carried at the lower of cost or market.
Valuations are periodically performed or obtained by management whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Impairments, if any, are recorded by a charge to net income and a valuation allowance if the carrying value of the property exceeds its estimated fair value.
We follow the successful efforts method of accounting for our royalty interests acquired, which are carried at the lower of cost or market.
Impairments, if any, are recorded by a charge to net income and a reduction in the carrying value of our royalty interests if the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value.
Depletion is recorded based upon a units of production basis.
Intangible assets include a saltwater disposal easement and acquired groundwater rights.
When the Company acquires intangible assets that are attached to real estate and/or other tangible assets, an allocation of the total purchase price, including any direct costs of the acquisition, is made at the date of acquisition based on the estimated relative fair values of the assets acquired.
In such event, the fair value of the asset is determined using an undiscounted cash flow analysis of the asset at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist.
If an impairment has occurred, a loss for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value of the intangible asset is recognized in the statement of income.
Reclassifications
Certain financial information on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 and consolidated statement of income and total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, have been revised to conform to the current year presentation.
These revisions include a balance sheet reclassification of $454,000 of other taxes payable previously included in accounts payable and accrued expenses to ad valorem and other taxes payable, an income statement reclassification of $120,000 of property taxes previously included in general and administrative expenses to ad valorem and other taxes, an income statement reclassification of $55,000 from land sales expenses to general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 and an income statement reclassification of $144,000 of property taxes previously included in general and administrative expenses to ad valorem and other taxes for the year ended December 31, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we acquired 177 acres of land in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $0.6 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we acquired 88 acres of land in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.5 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we acquired oil and gas royalty interests in 92 net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.7 million.
*Acquisitions*
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we acquired a saltwater disposal easement and groundwater rights in separate transactions for an aggregate cost of approximately $21.4 million.
We had no intangible assets as of December 31, 2022.
| | | | $ | 3,648 | | | | | $ | 3,473 | |
| | | | Total | | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | | | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | |
| *As of December 31, 2022:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
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There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.
TPL is not involved in any material pending legal proceedings other than the item disclosed below.
On November 23, 2022, TPL filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court (“the Court”) against Horizon Kinetics, LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, SoftVest Advisors LLC, and SoftVest, L.P. (collectively, the “Stockholder Defendants”) under the caption Texas Pacific Land Corporation v.
Horizon Kinetics LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, SoftVest Advisors, LLC, and SoftVest L.P. (C.A. No. 2022-1066-JTL) (the “Action”).
Horizon Kinetics LLC and Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC are affiliated with Murray Stahl, a member of the Board, and Softvest Advisors, LLC and SoftVest L.P. are affiliated with Eric Oliver, a member of the Board.
TPL filed the Action to resolve a disagreement with the Stockholder Defendants over their voting commitments pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement with the Company.
A trial was held on April 17, 2023.
On December 1, 2023, the Court ruled that the Stockholder Defendants’ shares were deemed voted in favor of Proposal Four, the Company’s proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, which the Court deemed approved by holders of a majority of the Company’s Stock, at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.
The decision is currently on appeal.
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, [removed: 2023][added: 2024]
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day [added: (June 28, 2024)] of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, [removed: 2023)] [added: 2024)] was approximately [removed: $7.5] [added: $10.9] billion.
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*Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of [removed: 1933] [added: 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)] and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, [added: as amended (the “Exchange Act”),] including statements regarding management’s expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future.
Words or phrases such as “expects” and “believes,” or similar [removed: expressions,] [added: expressions or the negative of such terms,] when used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements [removed: include] [added: include, but are not limited to,] statements regarding the Company’s future operations and prospects, the markets for real estate in the areas in which the Company owns real estate, applicable zoning regulations, the markets for oil and gas including actions of other oil and gas producers or consortiums worldwide such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and Russia (collectively referred to as “OPEC+”), expected competition, management’s intent, beliefs or current expectations with respect to the Company’s future financial performance and other matters.
All forward-looking statements in this Report are based on information available to [removed: us] [added: us, and speak only,] as of the date this Report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in [added: Part I,] Item 1A.
“Risk Factors” and [added: Part II,] Item 7.
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (which, together with its subsidiaries as the context requires, may be referred to as [removed: “TPL”,] [added: “TPL,”] the [removed: “Company”, “our”, “we”] [added: “Company,” “our,” “we,”] or “us”) is a Delaware Corporation and one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately [removed: 868,000] [added: 873,000] surface acres of [removed: land in West Texas,] [added: land,] principally concentrated in the Permian Basin.
Additionally, we own a 1/128th nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest (“NPRI”) under approximately 85,000 acres of land, a 1/16th NPRI under approximately 371,000 acres of land, and approximately [removed: 4,000] [added: 16,000] additional net royalty acres (normalized to 1/8th) (“NRA”), for a collective total of approximately [removed: 195,000 NRA all located] [added: 207,000 NRA, principally concentrated] in the [removed: western part of Texas.][added: Permian Basin.]
On January 11, 2021, the Trust completed its reorganization from a business trust, Texas Pacific Land Trust, into Texas Pacific Land [removed: Corporation (“TPL Corporation”),] [added: Corporation,] a corporation formed and existing under the laws of the State of [removed: Delaware.][added: Delaware (“the “Corporate Reorganization”).]
During the initial development phase [removed: where] [added: whereby] infrastructure for oil and gas development is constructed, we receive fixed fee payments for use of our land and revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of the infrastructure.
During the drilling and completion phase, we generate revenue for providing sourced [added: water] and/or treated produced [removed: water in addition to] [added: water,] fixed fee payments for use of our [removed: land.][added: land and revenue related to the sale of sand to operators.]
During the production phase, we receive revenue from our oil and gas royalty interests and [removed: also revenues] [added: revenue] related to saltwater disposal on our land.
[removed: TPL’s] [added: Our] mission is to pursue a thoughtful, long-term approach towards optimizing and building upon the commercial and environmental virtues of our extensive lands and resources.
[removed: TPL has] [added: We have] a long history of responsible management of [removed: its] [added: our] legacy assets, and in recent years, [removed: the Company has] [added: we have] expanded [removed: its] [added: our] business strategy to generate incremental revenue streams that take advantage of [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] vast surface and royalty footprint, such as [removed: its] [added: our] investments in the Water Services and Operations business segment.
Beyond [removed: TPL’s] [added: our] current businesses, [removed: the Company continues] [added: we continue] to explore new opportunities related [added: to renewable energy, environmental]
[removed: to renewable energy, environmental] sustainability, and technology, among others, that can leverage [removed: the already] [added: our] existing legacy surface and royalty assets.
[removed: The Company’s] [added: Our] business model emphasizes high cash flow margins and relatively low ongoing capital expenditure requirements, and [added: we expect] new opportunities [removed: would generally be expected] to [added: generally] align with these priorities.
[removed: The Company remains] [added: We remain] focused on optimizing long-term value creation and profitability, fostering responsible stewardship of our assets, providing quality customer service, and engaging with and advocating for employee and stakeholder interests.
As of February 12, 2025, there were 22,984,798 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
| | | | [PART I](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_19) | | | | | |
| [Item 1C.](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_439) | | | [Cybersecurity](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_439) | | | [14](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_439) | | |
| [Item 2.](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_442) | | | [Properties](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_442) | | | [17](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_442) | | |
| | | | [PART II](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_364) | | | | | |
| [Item 6.](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_424) | | | [Reserved](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_424) | | | [20](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_424) | | |
| | | | [PART III](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_445) | | | | | |
| | | | [PART IV](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_463) | | | | | |
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Additionally, as a result of an acquisition in 2024, we have recently begun receiving commercial revenue related to a nonhazardous oilfield solids waste disposal site.
See further discussion in Note 3, “Assets Acquired in a Business Combination” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included under Part II, Item 8.
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Recent Developments
*Common Stock Split*
On March 26, 2024, we effected a three-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend of two additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), for every share of Common Stock outstanding to stockholders of record as of March 18, 2024.
All shares, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units (“PSUs”) and per share information have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.
The shares of Common Stock retained a par value of $0.01 per share.
Accordingly, an amount equal to the par value of the increased shares resulting from the stock split was reclassified from “Additional paid-in capital” to “Common Stock” on our consolidated balance sheets.
*Acquisition Activity During 2024*
In August 2024, we acquired 4,120 surface acres in Martin, County, Texas along with other surface-related tangible and intangible assets from an unaffiliated seller, for total cash consideration of $45.0 million, of which $20.4 million represented assets acquired for the Land and Resource Management segment with the remaining $24.6 million of assets acquired for the Water Services and Operations segment.
In addition to surface acres, we acquired water sourcing assets and other contractual rights including a contractual right to a 7.5% royalty on revenue generated from a nonhazardous oilfield solids waste disposal site.
These assets generate revenue streams across both segments including water sales, produced water royalties, and other surface related (“SLEM”) revenue and provide additional commercial growth opportunities for us to expand water sourcing and produced water opportunities to both new and existing customers.
See further discussion of this acquisition in Note 3, “Assets Acquired in a Business Combination” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included under Part II, Item 8.
“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Also in August 2024, we acquired mineral interests across 4,106 NRA located in Culberson County, Texas for a purchase price of $120.3 million, net of post-closing adjustments.
The acquisition was completed in conjunction with Brigham Royalties Fund I Holdco, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Brigham Royalties, LLC (“Brigham Royalties”) in an arms-length transaction with an unaffiliated seller.
See further discussion of this acquisition in Note 4, “Oil and Gas Royalty Interests” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included under Part II, Item 8.
“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” The acquired mineral interests overlap with existing TPL royalty acreage.
In October 2024, we acquired 7,490 NRA located primarily in the Midland Basin in Martin, Midland and other counties in Texas and New Mexico, with over 80% of the acquired interests adjacent to or overlapping existing TPL surface and royalty acreage for cash consideration of $275.2 million, net of post-closing adjustments.
“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Thus, in addition to being subject to fluctuations in response to the market prices for oil and gas, our oil and gas royalties are
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Additionally, as a result of an acquisition in 2024, we have recently begun generating commercial revenue related to a nonhazardous oilfield solids waste disposal site.
See the discussion of acquisition activity above for additional information.
| Land sales | | | 4,388 | | | | | | 1 | | % | | | | 6,806 | | | | | | 1 | | % | | | | 9,681 | | | | | | 1 | | % |
See Part II, Item 7.
There are a number of oil and gas wells in which we have royalty interests that have been permitted but are still awaiting drilling and completion activity.
These permitted and DUC wells represent potential near-term
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candidates for further development by operators towards ultimately being placed into production.
As of February 14, 2024, there were 7,668,422 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
| | | | [PART I](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_334) | | | | | |
| [Item 1C.](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_1649267444061) | | | [Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_1649267444061) | | | [16](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_1649267444061) | | |
| [Item 2.](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_397) | | | [Properties](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_397) | | | [19](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_397) | | |
| | | | [PART II](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_400) | | | | | |
| [Item 6.](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_406) | | | [Reserved](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_406) | | | [22](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_406) | | |
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| | | | [PART IV](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_19) | | | | | |
TPL Corporation is an independent public company and its common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) is listed under the symbol “TPL” on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
See further discussion under “Corporate Reorganization” below.
Any references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the Company, TPL, our, we or us with respect to periods prior to January 11, 2021, will be in reference to the Trust, and references to periods on that date and thereafter will be in reference to Texas Pacific Land Corporation or TPL Corporation.
*Corporate Reorganization*
On January 11, 2021, TPL completed its reorganization from a trust into a corporation (the “Corporate Reorganization”).
As part of the Corporate Reorganization, on January 11, 2021, shares of TPL Corporation’s Common Stock were distributed to holders of sub-share certificates of proprietary interest, par value $0.03-1/3 of the Trust (“Sub-shares”) on the basis of one share of Common Stock for every Sub-share (the “Distribution”).
Prior to the Corporate Reorganization, as a result of a proxy contest mounted by certain holders of Sub-shares, the Trust entered into a stockholders’ agreement dated as of June 11, 2020 and amended as of December 14, 2020 (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”), with Horizon Kinetics LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (together with Horizon Kinetics LLC and its affiliates, “Horizon”), SoftVest Advisors, LLC, SoftVest, L.P. (together with SoftVest Advisors, LLC and its affiliates, “SoftVest,” and together with Horizon, the “Investor Group”), and Mission Advisors, LP, (“Mission” and together with the Investor Group, collectively, the “stockholder parties”).
The Stockholders’ Agreement provided for, among other things, the appointment of Dana F.
McGinnis, Eric L.
Oliver and Murray Stahl as directors of TPL’s board of directors (the “Board”) in connection with the Corporate Reorganization.
Mr. McGinnis resigned from the Board in March 2022.
Pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, the stockholder parties agreed to vote all of the shares of Common Stock they beneficially owned at each annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company in accordance with the Board’s recommendations, subject to certain exceptions.
The termination date of the Stockholders’ Agreement was to occur immediately following the completion of the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, except that the respective obligations of the Investor Group were to survive until such time as neither Investor Group designee is serving on the Board.
A dispute arose relating to the voting by the Investor Group on a proposal at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.
The dispute was eventually resolved by the Delaware Court of Chancery, which ruling is now being appealed, but prior to such resolution, on July 28, 2023, the Company and the Investor Group entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) Mr. Stahl, Marguerite Woung-Chapman and Robert Roosa would be nominated by the Company for election at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, (ii) the pre-signed conditional resignation letters submitted by Messrs.
Stahl and Oliver pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement were considered withdrawn and no longer effective, and (iii) the Investor Group agreed to vote or cause to be voted all of the shares of Common Stock over which the Investor Group has direct or indirect voting control for the election of the three nominees named above and against any director nominee not recommended by the Board, for proposals regarding approval of executive compensation and ratification of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and in accordance with the recommendation of the majority of the Board in respect of any proposals submitted by stockholders.
The Cooperation Agreement also provided for mutual non-disparagement covenants and certain standstill obligations for the Investor Group as long as one of Mr. Stahl or Mr. Oliver remain on the Board.
In addition, the termination date of the Stockholders’ Agreement was changed to occur following the completion of the 2023 annual meeting, which occurred on November 10, 2023.
Historical Operating Performance
The table below reflects our historical operating results for the last five years (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| | | | 2023 | | | | | | 2022 | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | 2020 | | | | | | 2019 | | |
| Revenues | | | $ | 631,595 | | | | | $ | 667,422 | | | | | $ | 450,958 | | | | | $ | 302,564 | | | | | $ | 490,496 | |
| Net income | | | $ | 405,645 | | | | | $ | 446,362 | | | | | $ | 269,980 | | | | | $ | 176,049 | | | | | $ | 318,728 | |
| Net income per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | $ | 52.81 | | | | | $ | 57.80 | | | | | $ | 34.83 | | | | | $ | 22.70 | | | | | $ | 41.09 | |
| Diluted | | | $ | 52.77 | | | | | $ | 57.77 | | | | | $ | 34.83 | | | | | $ | 22.70 | | | | | $ | 41.09 | |
| Land sales and other operating revenue | | | 6,806 | | | | | | 1 | | % | | | | 9,972 | | | | | | 1 | | % | | | | 1,027 | | | | | | — | | % |
Please see discussion of our financial results at Item 7.
During 2023, we invested $15.2 million in TPWR projects to maintain and/or enhance water sourcing assets and acquired groundwater rights for $3.8 million to provide us access to additional water volumes outside of our existing surface footprint to assist in managing fluctuations in customer demand.
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Item 1C. Cybersecurity
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[removed: There can be no guarantee that] [added: Despite these efforts,] our policies and procedures [removed: will] [added: may not] be properly followed in every instance [removed: or that those policies] and [removed: procedures will] [added: may not always] be effective.
Our risk factors, which can found be found in [added: Part I,] Item 1A.
We have had no cybersecurity incidents [added: or other risks from cybersecurity threats] to [removed: date, and can provide no assurance] [added: date] that [removed: there will not be incidents in the future] [added: have materially affected,] or [removed: that they will not] [added: are reasonably likely to] materially [removed: affect] [added: affect,] us, including our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.
We employ a risk-based approach to cybersecurity which aligns with [added: our] corporate strategy, risk management and governance, and adaptable information technology (“IT”) infrastructure.
We engage third-party service providers to perform annual external [added: and internal] penetration testing, disaster recovery testing, and security incident simulations.
[removed: *Infrastructure;] [added: *Infrastructure:] Network and Physical Security*
[removed: We also employ (i) network and endpoint intrusion prevention and detection] throughout our infrastructure, (ii) systems that monitor our infrastructure and alert our management of potential cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities, and (iii) a seasoned process for managing and installing patches for third-party applications.
- information protection and governance; [removed: and,][added: and]
We have instituted cybersecurity event detection systems, methods, and supporting processes to perform continuous monitoring, identify and classify events and anomalies, take appropriate actions when [removed: necessary] [added: necessary,] and report incidents to the appropriate parties.
We have implemented and continue to maintain [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] IT policies, standards, procedures, and controls to oversee, identify and manage cybersecurity risks associated with all third-party service providers.
[removed: TPL’s] [added: Our] information security program is designed to ensure that management and the Board are adequately informed about, and provided with the tools necessary to monitor, (i) material risks from cybersecurity threats and (ii) [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] efforts related to the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.
The Board has delegated to the Audit Committee [removed: of the Board (the “Audit Committee”)] primary responsibility for overseeing enterprise risk management, including oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats.
The Audit Committee periodically reviews TPL’s policies and practices, including incident response plans, for managing cybersecurity risks to ensure that such policies and practices are appropriately tailored to [removed: TPL’s] [added: our] risk framework.
These quarterly updates include cybersecurity risk assessment updates from [removed: TPL’s] [added: our] Director of Information Technology, including key risk indicators, the steps management has taken to monitor and control such cybersecurity risk exposure, and continuous improvement efforts.
[removed: In addition to the risk management experience] [added: Duganier, a member] of the Audit [removed: Committee members, Ms. Duganier] [added: Committee,] holds the CERT Cybersecurity Oversight Certification from Carnegie Mellon University.
[removed: TPL’s] [added: Our] cybersecurity risk is managed utilizing a multi-tiered approach by [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] Director of Information Technology.
In addition to the Director of Information Technology, [removed: the Company] [added: we] also [removed: engages] [added: engage] the services of a [removed: third party] [added: third-party] chief information security officer (“CISO”).
The Director of Information Technology is regularly informed about the latest developments in cybersecurity, [added: including potential threats, vulnerabilities, and innovative risk management techniques.]
The Director of Information Technology oversees risk management and strategy through (i) an IT operating committee [removed: (“the IT] [added: (the “IT] Operating Committee”) made up of the Director of Information Technology, the CISO, and [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] department heads, which is responsible for the establishment and review of [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] IT governance, risk management and compliance, and (ii) an IT steering committee (the “IT Steering Committee”) made up of [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] executives, which provides guidance and oversight to support and achieve [removed: TPL’s] [added: our] IT objectives, including [removed: cybersecurity.][added: cybersecurity objectives.]
The IT Operating Committee reviews monthly reports on cybersecurity incident prevention, mitigation, detection, and remediation and reviews [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] plans and policies related to IT processes on an annual basis.
The Director of Information Technology also coordinates with [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] internal audit department and the Audit Committee to ensure cybersecurity is represented and addressed within [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] enterprise risk management strategy.
We also employ (i) network and endpoint intrusion prevention and detection
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In addition to the risk management experience of the Audit Committee members, Barbara J.
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including potential threats, vulnerabilities, and innovative risk management techniques.
Item 2. Properties.
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As of December 31, [removed: 2023, TPL] [added: 2024, we] owned the surface estate in [removed: 868,446] [added: 873,136] acres of land, comprised of numerous separate tracts, [added: principally] located in the [removed: western part of Texas.][added: Permian Basin.]
There were no material liens or encumbrances on [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] title to the surface estate in those tracts.
Additionally, [removed: the Company also owns] [added: we own] a 1/128th NPRI under 84,934 acres of land (5,308 NRA) and a 1/16th NPRI under 370,737 acres of land (185,369 NRA) in the [removed: western part of Texas.][added: Permian Basin.]
The following table shows our surface ownership and NPRI ownership by county as of December 31, [removed: 2023:][added: 2024 (1):]
| Culberson | | | | | | [removed: 270,893] [added: 270,853] | | | | | | — | | | | | | 111,513 | | |
| Howard | | | | | | [removed: 4,788] [added: 5,156] | | | | | | 3,099 | | | | | | 1,840 | | |
| Loving | | | | | | [removed: 63,284] [added: 63,070] | | | | | | 6,107 | | | | | | 48,066 | | |
| Midland | | | | | | [removed: 28,372] [added: 28,365] | | | | | | 12,945 | | | | | | 13,120 | | |
| Total | | | | | | [removed: 868,446] [added: 873,136] | | | | | | 84,934 | | | | | | 370,737 | | |
As of December 31, [removed: 2023, the Company] [added: 2024, we] owned additional royalty interests in the following [removed: counties:][added: counties(1):]
| Loving | | | | | | [removed: 10] [added: 215] | | |
[removed: The Company leases] [added: We lease] office space in Dallas, Texas for [removed: its] [added: our] corporate headquarters and in Midland, Texas for TPWR.
| Lea(2) | | | | | | 640 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Martin | | | | | | 3,943 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
*(1) Counties are located in the State of Texas unless otherwise noted.*
*(2) County is located in the State of New Mexico.*
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| County | | | | | | Number of NRA | | |
| Culberson | | | | | | 4,947 | | |
| Ector | | | | | | 73 | | |
| Glasscock | | | | | | 2,057 | | |
| Howard | | | | | | 1,245 | | |
| Lea(2) | | | | | | 59 | | |
| Martin | | | | | | 2,779 | | |
| Midland | | | | | | 2,513 | | |
| Reagan | | | | | | 591 | | |
| Reeves | | | | | | 246 | | |
| Upton | | | | | | 974 | | |
| Ward | | | | | | 192 | | |
| Winkler | | | | | | 6 | | |
| Total | | | | | | 15,897 | | |
*(1) Counties are located in the State of Texas unless otherwise noted.*
*(2) County is located in the State of New Mexico.*
| County | | | | | | Number of Net Royalty Acres(1) | | |
| Culberson | | | | | | 810 | | |
| Glasscock | | | | | | 1,062 | | |
| Howard | | | | | | 770 | | |
| Martin | | | | | | 578 | | |
| Midland | | | | | | 450 | | |
| Reagan | | | | | | 115 | | |
| Reeves | | | | | | 191 | | |
| Upton | | | | | | 315 | | |
| Total | | | | | | 4,302 | | |
*(1) Normalized to 1/8th.*
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Security Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Our Common Stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “TPL.” [removed: The Company] [added: We] had [removed: 200] [added: 186] registered holders of [removed: its] [added: our] Common Stock as of February [removed: 14, 2024.][added: 12, 2025.]
For the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022, the Company] [added: 2023, we] paid the following regular and special cash dividends per share:
[removed: The Company has] [added: We have] paid a cash dividend each year for the preceding [removed: 67] [added: 68] years.
Such dividends will depend upon [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] earnings, capital requirements and financial position, applicable requirements of law, general economic conditions and other factors considered relevant by the Board.
[removed: The Company is] [added: We are] not a party to any agreement that would limit [removed: its] [added: our] ability to pay dividends in the future.
During the three months ended December 31, [removed: 2023, the Company] [added: 2024, we] repurchased shares of [removed: its] [added: our] Common Stock as follows:
*(1)On November [removed: 1,] [added: 2,] 2022, [added: we announced that] our Board approved a stock repurchase program to purchase up to an aggregate of [removed: $250] [added: $250.0] million of our outstanding Common Stock effective beginning January 1, 2023.
[removed: The Company intends] [added: We intend] to purchase [removed: stock] [added: Common Stock] under the repurchase program opportunistically with funds generated by cash from operations.
Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made through a combination of open market repurchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the [removed: Securities] Exchange [removed: Act of 1934, as amended,] [added: Act,] privately negotiated transactions, and/or other transactions at [removed: the Company’s] [added: our] discretion, including under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan implemented by [removed: the Company,] [added: us,] and will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.*
The following graph compares the cumulative total return from January 11, 2021 (the date of our Corporate Reorganization) through December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] of [removed: TPL common stock;] [added: our Common Stock;] the SPDR® S&P® Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (“XOP”), which includes TPL; and the Reference Group.
The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the beginning of the period and that all dividends were reinvested for each [added: of] TPL, the XOP, and the Reference Group.
The Reference Group consists of the companies referenced in [added: Part III,] Item [removed: 11 “Executive Compensation” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.][added: 11.]
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| | | | | | | January 11, 2021 | | | | | | December 31, 2021 | | | | | | December 31, 2022 | | | | | | December 31, 2023 | | | | | | [added: December 31, 2024] | | | | | | | | | [added: | | | | | |]
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation | | | | | | $100 | | | | | | $145 | | | | | | $277 | | | | | | $187 | | | | | | [added: $403] | | | | | | | | | [added: | | | | | |]
| SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF [added: (“XOP”)] | | | | | | $100 | | | | | | $146 | | | | | | $212 | | | | | | $220 | | | | | | [added: $217] | | | | | | | | | [added: | | | | | |]
The information contained in the graph above is furnished and therefore not to be considered “filed” with the [removed: SEC,] [added: SEC or “soliciting material” under the Exchange Act] and is not incorporated by reference into any document that incorporates this Annual Report on Form 10-K by [removed: reference.][added: reference, irrespective of any general incorporation by reference language contained in such document.]
This number is based on the actual number of holders registered at such date and does not include holders whose shares are held in “street name” by brokers and other nominees.
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | | | | | | | | |
| 1st Quarter | | | $ | 1.17 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1.08 | | | | | $ | — | |
| 2nd Quarter | | | 1.17 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | — | | |
| 3rd Quarter | | | 1.17 | | | | | | 10.00 | | | | | | 1.08 | | | | | | — | | |
| 4th Quarter | | | 1.60 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1.09 | | | | | | — | | |
| Total | | | $ | 5.11 | | | | | $ | 10.00 | | | | | $ | 4.33 | | | | | $ | — | |
| October 1 through October 31, 2024 | | | | | | 2,211 | | | | | | $ | 1,035 | | | | | 2,211 | | | | | | $ | 182,598,808 | |
| November 1 through November 30, 2024 | | | | | | 1,418 | | | | | | 1,403 | | | | | | 1,418 | | | | | | $ | 180,609,626 | |
| December 1 through December 31, 2024 | | | | | | 1,693 | | | | | | 1,233 | | | | | | 1,693 | | | | | | $ | 178,522,926 | |
| Total | | | | | | 5,322 | | | | | | $ | 1,196 | | | | | 5,322 | | | | | | | | |
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“Executive Compensation.”
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| Reference Group | | | | | | $100 | | | | | | $189 | | | | | | $256 | | | | | | $276 | | | | | | $353 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | | | | | | | | |
| 1st Quarter | | | $ | 3.25 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 3.00 | | | | | $ | — | |
| 2nd Quarter | | | 3.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.00 | | | | | | 20.00 | | |
| 3rd Quarter | | | 3.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.00 | | | | | | — | | |
| 4th Quarter | | | 3.25 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3.00 | | | | | | — | | |
| Total | | | $ | 13.00 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 12.00 | | | | | $ | 20.00 | |
| October 1 through October 31, 2023 | | | | | | 1,181 | | | | | | $ | 1,847 | | | | | 1,181 | | | | | | | | |
| November 1 through November 30, 2023 | | | | | | 1,228 | | | | | | 1,693 | | | | | | 1,228 | | | | | | | | |
| December 1 through December 31, 2023 | | | | | | 3,844 | | | | | | 1,557 | | | | | | 3,844 | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | 6,253 | | | | | | $ | 1,639 | | | | | 6,253 | | | | | | $ | 207,583,010 | |
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| Reference Group | | | | | | $100 | | | | | | $190 | | | | | | $258 | | | | | | $279 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Item 6. Reserved.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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The information required by this Item 8 is included in our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto [removed: included in] [added: commencing on page F-1 of] this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
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We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, referred to herein as “Disclosure Controls”) as of December 31, [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
The controls evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer [removed: (“CEO”)] and Chief Financial [removed: Officer (“CFO”).][added: Officer.]
Based upon that evaluation, our [removed: CEO] [added: Chief Executive Officer] and [removed: CFO have] [added: Chief Financial Officer] concluded that our Disclosure Controls [removed: and procedures] were [removed: effective.][added: effective as of December 31, 2024.]
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
Based on this assessment, our [removed: CEO] [added: Chief Executive Officer] and [removed: CFO] [added: Chief Financial Officer] concluded our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
Deloitte & Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
There have been no changes during the quarter ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] based on criteria established in *Internal [removed: Control - Integrated] [added: Control* — *Integrated] Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] based on criteria established in *Internal [removed: Control - Integrated] [added: Control* — *Integrated] Framework (2013)* issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] of the Company and our report dated February [removed: 21, 2024,] [added: 19, 2025,] expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Deloitte & Touche LLP's opinion appears on the following page.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP's opinion appears in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 9B. Other Information.
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*(c) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements*
On November 21, 2024, Murray Stahl, a member of our Board, on behalf of himself and accounts managed by Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC over which Mr. Stahl has a controlling interest, adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act, for the purchase of up to 783 shares of Common Stock.
This Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement begins February 24, 2025 and is scheduled to expire on the earlier of (i) June 26, 2025 or (ii) the acquisition of 783 shares of Common Stock.
On December 13, 2024, Chris Steddum, our Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of himself and his spouse, adopted a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act, for the sale of up to 1,000 shares of Common Stock.
This Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement begins March 14, 2025 and is scheduled to expire on the earlier of (i) September 15, 2025 or (ii) the sale of 1,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Best, [removed: 77,] [added: 78,] serves as [added: non-executive] Chair of the Board [added: (the “Chair”)] and has been a member of the Board since April 15, 2022.
Mr. Best previously served on the board of Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. (from 2008 to [added: 2021, including serving as Lead Director in] 2021), his term ending after the company merged with Cimarex Energy in 2021 to form Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA).
Mr. Best also previously served on the boards of Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) (from 2010 to 2022), Crosstex Energy, LP, an integrated, multi-commodity midstream enterprise (NASDAQ: XTEX) (from 2004 to 2014, including serving as Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2014), MRC Global, Inc., a pipe, valve and fitting distribution business (NYSE: MRC) (from 2008 to 2022, including serving as Chairman of the Board from 2016 to 2022), Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) (from 2005 to [removed: 2018),] [added: 2018, including serving as Presiding Director from 2012 to 2013),] and Austin Industries, an employee-owned construction company (from 2007 to 2018, including serving as Chairman of the Board from 2013 to 2018).
Cook, USAF (Ret.) [removed: 77,] [added: 78,] has been a member of the Board since January 11, 2021.
General Cook previously served on the boards of Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) (from 2005 to 2022), USAA Federal Savings Bank (from 2007 to 2018), U.S. Security Associates Inc., a Goldman Sachs portfolio company (from 2011 to 2018), and [removed: Beechcraft LLC, formerly known as] Hawker Beechcraft [removed: Inc.] [added: Inc., another Goldman Sachs portfolio company] (from 2007 to 2014).
He [removed: also consults] [added: is a former senior consultant] for Lockheed Martin Corporation.
In addition to his extensive corporate governance experience, General Cook [removed: has been] [added: was] the [added: former] Chairman of the San Antonio advisory board of the NACD Texas TriCities Chapter, a group recognized as the authority on leading boardroom practices.
General Cook serves on and is the [removed: chairperson] [added: chair] of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and also serves on the Compensation [removed: Committee of the Board.][added: Committee.]
Duganier, [removed: 65,] [added: 66,] has been a member of the Board since January 11, 2021.
[removed: Ms. Duganier currently serves on the board of MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) (since 2015), an industrial distributor of pipe, valves and other] related products and services to the energy industry, [removed: where] [added: where, during her term,] she [removed: chairs] [added: chaired] the ESG and enterprise risk committee and [removed: serves on the] audit [removed: committee (and previously chaired the audit committee).][added: committee.]
[removed: Additionally,] Ms. Duganier [added: currently] serves on the [removed: board] [added: boards] of [added: CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP), an electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services company, where she chairs the audit committee and serves on the governance, environmental and sustainability committee, and] Arcadis NV (Euronext: ARCADIS) where she serves on the [removed: Sustainability Committee] [added: sustainability committee] and the [removed: Audit] [added: audit] and [removed: Risk Committee.][added: risk committee.]
Ms. Duganier also serves on the boards of two private companies: McDermott International, Ltd. (since 2020), a [removed: fully-integrated] [added: fully integrated] provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy [removed: industry, where she chairs the audit committee and serves on the risk committee;] [added: industry;] and Pattern Energy Group LP (since [removed: 2020),] [added: 2021),] a private renewable energy company focused on wind, solar, transmission and [removed: storage][added: storage.]
Ms. Duganier previously served on the boards of the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE: BPL), a midstream oil and gas master limited partnership, where she chaired the audit committee [removed: and served on the compensation committee] until the company’s sale in November 2019; of Noble Energy (NASDAQ: NBL), an exploration and production company, [removed: where she served as a member of the audit and nominating and governance committees] until the company’s sale in October 2020; [removed: and] [added: of] West Monroe Partners, a management and technology consulting firm, where she was the lead independent director [removed: and nominating and governance committee chair] until the sale of the company in November [removed: 2021.][added: 2021; and of MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) (2015-2024), an industrial distributor of pipes, valves and other]
Ms. Duganier [removed: also serves on] [added: is] the [removed: boards] [added: former chairperson] of [removed: John Carroll University and] the National Association of Corporate Directors Texas TriCities [removed: Chapter] (NACD [removed: TTC), and is the past Chairperson of the NACD TTC] [added: TTC)] board of directors.
Ms. Duganier holds the NACD Director Certification, is an NACD Leadership Fellow, and [removed: also] holds the CERT Cybersecurity Oversight Certification from Carnegie Mellon University.
Ms. Duganier serves on and is the [removed: chairperson] [added: chair] of the Compensation Committee and [removed: also] serves on the Audit Committee [removed: of] [added: and] the [removed: Board.][added: Strategic Acquisitions Committee.]
Epps, [removed: 59,] [added: 60, Ms. Epps] has been a member of the Board since January 11, 2021.
Ms. Epps currently serves on the board of Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) (since 2019), where she serves on the audit committee and the nominating and governance committee, and on the board of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: TXRH), where she serves as [removed: Chair] [added: chair] of the audit committee, and as a member of the nominating and governance [removed: committee and the compensation] committee.
Ms. Epps has served as [removed: Chair] [added: chair] of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Board since April [removed: 2021 and Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of Readers2Leaders in Dallas, Texas since 2019.][added: 2021.]
Ms. Epps serves on and is the [removed: chairperson] [added: chair] of the Audit Committee and [removed: also] serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance [removed: Committee of the Board.][added: Committee.]
Kurz, [removed: 62,] [added: 63,] has been a member of the Board since April 15, 2022.
Mr. Kurz is currently a non-executive [removed: Chairman] [added: chairman] of the board at American Water Works Co., Inc. (NYSE: AWK) and a member of the board at Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) where he serves on the [removed: Compensation Committee, Governance, Environmental] [added: compensation committee and governance, environmental] & [removed: Public Policy Committee] [added: public policy committee] and [removed: Reserves Committee.][added: chairs the reserves committee.]
Mr. Kurz previously served on the [removed: board] [added: public company boards] of [removed: Global Geophysical Services Inc. (NYSE: GGS),] SemGroup Corporation (NYSE: SEMG), Western Gas Partners LP (NYSE: WES), WPX Energy Inc. (NYSE: [removed: WPX), Chaparral Energy Inc.(private)] [added: WPX)] and [removed: Siluria Technologies] [added: Global Geophysical Services] Inc. [removed: (private).][added: (NYSE: GGS).]
[removed: Mr. Kurz] [added: He] spent nine years at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, where he held roles as Chief Operating [removed: Officer and] [added: Officer,] Senior Vice President of Northern America [removed: Operations,] [added: Operations and Vice President of] Midstream and Marketing.
Mr. Kurz also has extensive private equity experience that includes serving as [removed: a senior investment executive] [added: an operating advisor] at Ares Capital and [added: a partner at] CCMP Capital Advisors, where he focused on investments in the oil and gas upstream and midstream sectors.
Mr. Kurz serves on [added: and is] the [removed: Compensation Committee] [added: chair] of the [removed: Board.][added: Strategic Acquisitions Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee.]
L Oliver, [removed: 64,] [added: 65,] has been a member of the Board since January 11, 2021.
[added: Additionally, Mr. Oliver] served on the board of Texas Mutual Insurance Company from 2009 until he retired in July 2021.
He has also served as a director on the board of AMEN Properties, Inc. (OTC: AMEN) since July 2001 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in [removed: September 2002.]
Mr. Oliver serves on the Audit [removed: Committee of the Board.][added: Committee.]
Robert Roosa, [removed: 53,] [added: 54,] has been a member of the Board since November 10, 2023.
Mr. Roosa serves on the Audit [removed: Committee and also serves on] [added: Committee,] the Compensation Committee [removed: of] [added: and] the [removed: Board.][added: Strategic Acquisitions Committee.]
Murray Stahl, [removed: 70,] [added: 71, Mr. Stahl] has been a member of the Board since January 11, 2021.
Mr. Stahl is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and [removed: co-founder of Horizon Kinetics LLC and serves as] Chief Investment [removed: Officer] [added: Strategist] of Horizon Kinetics [added: Holding Corporation (OTC: HKHC), parent company to Horizon Kinetics] Asset Management LLC, [removed: a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC (together, “Horizon Kinetics”).][added: which he co-founded.]
[removed: He] [added: Mr. Stahl] is also the [removed: Co-Portfolio] [added: CoPortfolio] Manager for a number of registered investment companies, private funds, and institutional separate accounts.
He is also [added: Chief Investment Officer and] a member of the board of RENN Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RCG) (since 2017), the Bermuda Stock Exchange, MSRH, LLC, and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Mr. Stahl serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee [removed: of] [added: and] the [removed: Board.][added: Strategic Acquisitions Committee.]
Marguerite Woung-Chapman, [removed: 58,] [added: 59,] has been a member of the Board since November 10, 2023.
Ms. Woung-Chapman serves as a director of [removed: the General Partner of] Summit Midstream [removed: Partners, LP] [added: Corporation] (NYSE: [removed: SMLP),] [added: SMC),] a [removed: limited partnership] [added: value-driven corporation] focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.
Ms. Woung-Chapman serves on the board of directors of Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: [removed: CHRD)] [added: CHRD), a scaled unconventional U.S. oil producer with a premier Williston Basin acreage position,] and serves on the [removed: Compensation] [added: compensation] and [removed: Human Resources Committee,] [added: human resources committee,] and as [removed: Chair] [added: chair] of the [removed: Nominating] [added: nominating] and [removed: Governance Committee.][added: governance committee.]
In 2014, Mr. Best was recognized as Director of the Year by the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Best’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive business experience, including a senior executive at leading companies in the oil and gas industry, and his public company board and corporate governance experience.
General Cook also serves as a senior advisor to Portage Point Partners and served as a senior advisor to Alvest, a private French aviation firm, from 2022 to 2023.
General Cook’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive experience on multiple public company boards and with corporate governance and executive compensation, as well as his senior leadership experience resulting from his tenure of command in the U.S. Air Force.
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Ms. Duganier’s extensive executive experience overseeing large organizations, her diverse public company board experience (including the energy industry), and her training and experience as a certified public accountant make her well-qualified to serve on the Board.
Ms. Epps’s significant audit, governance, risk, and compliance experience as a provider of attest, financial advisory and other consulting services to private and public companies across multiple industries makes her well-qualified to serve on the Board.
Mr. Kurz has served on multiple for profit and non-profit boards.
Mr. Kurz’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive business experience, including as an accomplished senior oil and gas industry executive, and his public company board experience in the utility, energy and infrastructure space.
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September 2002.
Mr. Oliver’s qualifications to serve as a director include his experience as an oil and gas investor, with over 27 years of experience buying and selling mineral and royalty properties, and over 40 years of experience managing investments with an emphasis in the energy market.
Horizon Kinetics’ investment portfolio includes a 7.1% voting position in LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB) as of December 13, 2024.
Mr. Stahl’s qualifications to serve as a director include his over 30 years of investment experience, including in the energy and minerals space.
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U.S. Gulf Coast region until its acquisition by Cox Oil.
Mr. Glover’s qualifications to serve as a director include his extensive energy industry and land management expertise and his deep knowledge of TPL gained through his experience as an officer at the Company, including at the Trust.
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We will make any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics on our corporate website.
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Relations, with an instruction to forward the communication to a particular director or the Board as a whole.
Our Board has created a number of ways for stockholders and other stakeholders to provide input and hear from management, including:
- Attending an annual meeting of stockholders and submitting questions to be addressed during the meeting;
- Attending quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences, and other similar opportunities;
- Sending an email to our Investor Relations department at IR@texaspacific.com;
- Mailing a letter to us at 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Investor Relations; and
- Requesting a stockholder engagement meeting via one of the means outlined here.
Our Investor Relations team, in consultation with the General Counsel, will not forward any communication that it determines in good faith to be frivolous, unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or similarly unsuitable.
The General Counsel will maintain a list of each communication that was not forwarded because it was so determined to be unsuitable.
Such list shall be delivered to the Board at its quarterly meetings.
In addition, each communication that was not forwarded because it was determined to be unsuitable will be retained in the Company’s files and made available at the request of any member of the Board to whom such communication was addressed.
Our Board is led by the Chair.
Our Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines each provide that the Chair of the Board may also hold the position of Chief Executive Officer.
At this time, the Board believes that separation of the Chair and Chief Executive Officer positions is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The duties of the Chair include, among other things:
- Chairing Board meetings and meetings of stockholders;
- Establishing the agenda for each Board meeting;
- Leading executive sessions of the Board;
- Having authority to call Board meetings;
- Approving meeting schedules for the Board and information distributed to the Board;
As discussed in Item 1.
“Business — General — Corporate Reorganization”, on January 11, 2021, we completed our Corporate Reorganization from a business trust to a corporation changing our name from Texas Pacific Land Trust to Texas Pacific Land Corporation.
Our Corporate Reorganization included a change in our governance structure to a board of directors from our previous structure of being governed by Trustees.
Since 2022, Mr. Best has completed various board education programs with NACDNTX, UT’s Government Enforcement Institute, Pearson Partners International and Latino Corporate Directors Program, including presenting or participating as a panel member in programs on risk and diversity.
Mr. Best became the Chair of the Board on November 10, 2023, and as such, no longer serves on any committees of the Board.
where she chairs the audit committee.
Ms. Duganier is also a former director and member of the enterprise and risk oversight and compensation committees of HCC Insurance Holdings, a property and casualty insurance underwriter, which was sold in 2015.
Additionally, Mr. Oliver
Furthermore, Mr. Oliver serves on the board of Abilene Christian Investment Management Company, Abilene Christian University’s endowment management company, and is a former member of the Abilene Community Foundation’s investment committee.
Mr. Oliver was the SoftVest Designee pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement.
Mr. Roosa was nominated for election as a director pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement.
Mr. Stahl was nominated for election as a director pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement.
Coast, Inc., an independent exploration and production company that was engaged in the development, exploitation and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in the U.S. Gulf Coast region until its acquisition by Cox Oil.
Ms. Woung-Chapman was nominated for election as a director pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement.
Tyler Glover, 39, serves as TPL’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
The information contained on our website is not part of this Report.
We intend to disclose any amendment to, or waiver of, a provision of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines allow for the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer roles to be filled by a single individual.
The duties of a lead independent director are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and include chairing Board meetings in the absence of the Chair, convening and leading executive sessions of the Board, serving as a liaison between the Chair and the independent directors, being available for consultation and director communication with major stockholders as directed by the Board, and performing such other duties and responsibilities as requested by the Board.
*Environmental, Social and Governance*
Please see our ESG discussion in Item 1.
“Business.”
*Human Capital*
Please see our Human Capital Resources discussion in Item 1.
Mr. Best is the Chair of the Board.
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financial experts,” as defined by the rules of the SEC.
The biographies of Ms. Epps and Ms. Duganier have been provided above.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) provides information on the compensation arrangements for each of TPL’s Chief Executive [removed: Officer,] [added: Officer (principal executive officer),] Chief Financial Officer [removed: and] [added: (principal financial officer),] up to three other most highly compensated individuals who were serving as an executive officer at the end of the Last Fiscal Year, and up to two other individuals who would have been included as other most highly compensated individuals but [added: who] were not serving as executive officers at the end of the Last Fiscal Year, for services rendered [added: to TPL and its subsidiaries] in all capacities during the Last Fiscal Year (the “Named Executive Officers”).
The compensation disclosures below reflect Fiscal Year [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
For Fiscal Year [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] the following officers represented our Named Executive Officers:
Our business activity is generated from our surface and royalty interest [removed: ownership in West Texas,] [added: ownership,] primarily in the Permian Basin.
Our revenues are derived from [removed: oil, gas] [added: oil] and [added: gas royalties, water sales,] produced water royalties, [removed: sales of water and land,] easements and [removed: commercial leases.][added: other surface-related income and land sales.]
Due to the nature of our operations and concentration of our ownership in one geographic location, our [added: revenue and net income are subject to substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year.]
In addition to fluctuations in response to changes in the market price for oil and gas, our financial results are also subject to decisions by the owners and operators of not only the oil and gas wells to which our oil and gas royalty interests relate, but also to other owners and operators in the Permian Basin as it relates to our other revenue streams, principally water sales, [added: produced water royalties,] easements and other surface-related revenue.
*Business and Financial Performance [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] Highlights*
- Net income of [removed: $405.6] [added: $454.0] million, or [removed: $52.81] [added: $19.75] per share (basic) and [removed: $52.77] [added: $19.72] (diluted)
- Revenues of [removed: $631.6] [added: $705.8] million
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of [removed: $541.4] [added: $610.7] million
- Free cash flow(1) of [removed: $415.5] [added: $461.1] million
- Royalty production of [removed: 23.5] [added: 26.8] thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
- Total cash dividends of [removed: $13.00] [added: $15.11] per share paid during [removed: 2023][added: 2024]
- Published annual update of ESG disclosure, including metrics for [removed: 2022][added: 2023]
[removed: *(1)] Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures are provided in [added: Part II,] Item 7.
*Key Aspects of [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] Design*
Following a substantial redesign of our compensation programs in 2022, [added: and based on positive feedback from our stockholders,] the Compensation Committee generally maintained the overall program structure in [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
- Tie [added: a substantial portion of] executive compensation with [removed: long-term] [added: the Company’s] performance (both stock price and financial performance) [removed: incorporating] [added: to incorporate] risk into the awards, while relying heavily on formulaic incentive compensation;
- Incorporate long-term vesting periods [added: for a substantial portion of executive compensation] to help ensure continuity of the management team;
We believe that our [removed: program, including awards under the 2021 Incentive Plan,] [added: program] has an appropriate balance of risk and reward in relation to our overall business strategy and that the balance of compensation elements discourages excessive risk-taking.
TPL’s [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] executive compensation program is designed to recruit and retain an executive team and to reward performance in achieving TPL’s [removed: goals of protecting and maintaining the assets] [added: goal] of [removed: TPL.][added: creating stockholder value.]
[added: The 2024 executive compensation] program consists principally of a salary, an annual cash [removed: bonus] [added: incentive] (sometimes referred to as awards under a non-equity incentive [removed: plan commencing in 2022),] [added: plan),] and [added: long-term] share-based [removed: compensation.][added: compensation as discussed below:]
As part of its compensation program, TPL [added: also] maintains both a qualified defined benefit pension plan [added: (the “Pension Plan”)] and a qualified defined contribution plan which are both available to employees generally, [removed: as well as to] [added: including] the Named Executive Officers.
*Consideration of [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] Say on Pay Vote*
At our November [removed: 2023 stockholder meeting,] [added: 2024 annual meeting of stockholders,] the majority of our stockholders voted to approve our executive compensation program, with approximately [removed: 81%] [added: 88%] approval among votes cast.
The Compensation Committee viewed this as support of its approach and philosophy and as a basis for continuing with the program described in this CD&A for [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
[removed: They] [added: The participating members of our Board] were joined in these meetings by [removed: most] [added: one] or [removed: all] [added: more] of the Company’s [removed: CEO, CFO,] [added: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President,] Secretary and General [removed: Counsel] [added: Counsel,] and Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations.
[removed: In general, we learned that institutional stockholders were not seeking significant changes to our compensation program; many] [added: Many] expressed support for our overall compensation philosophy and instead suggested modest changes, including enhancing our proxy statement disclosures and increasing the proportion of performance-based equity [added: that we award] over [removed: time.][added: the long term.]
[removed: In response to this feedback, we] [added: We] have added new disclosures to our proxy statement intended to provide greater transparency into the functioning of our executive compensation program.
In establishing the Named Executive Officers’ compensation for [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] the Compensation Committee Chair and the full Compensation Committee met multiple times, including with management and/or the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, to review market practices, evaluate potential alternatives, determine appropriate metrics and goals, and review strategic goals and performance.
Additionally, the management team provided the Compensation Committee with financial performance information to assist with the assessment of company and individual performance in determining the bonuses for [removed: 2023.][added: 2024.]
Since 2021, the Compensation Committee has used Meridian [added: Compensation Partners (“Meridian”)] as its independent compensation consultant to assist the Compensation Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities related to the oversight of [removed: TPL Corporation’s] [added: TPL’s] executive officer and non-employee director compensation.
The Compensation Committee determined that Meridian was independent from management based upon the consideration of various relevant factors, including that Meridian did not provide any services to TPL except advisory services to the Compensation Committee, and that Meridian [removed: had] [added: maintained,] and adhered [removed: to] [added: to,] policies and procedures that were designed to prevent conflicts of interests.
The independent compensation consultant advises the Compensation Committee in the development of pay strategies regarding our executive officers, including our [removed: CEO,] [added: Chief Executive Officer,] and non-employee directors.
Following this review, the Compensation Committee makes a determination and/or recommendation to the Board, as applicable under the Compensation Committee’s [removed: charter,] [added: Charter,] regarding, among other things (a) the compensation of the [removed: CEO] [added: Chief Executive Officer] and the compensation of executive officers other than the [removed: CEO,] [added: Chief Executive Officer,] in each case including salary, bonus, benefits, incentive awards and perquisites, and (b) compensation for TPL’s non-employee directors.
*Determining the [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] Compensation Program*
As described below, the Compensation Committee asked Meridian to review market data as part of the process of establishing [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] compensation for our Named Executive Officers.
- It is the largest publicly-traded mineral royalty focused organization, with a market capitalization more than double the next largest publicly-traded mineral royalty focused [removed: organization;][added: organization.]
- These surface rights allow the creation of additional business lines, such as our water business and [removed: Surface Leases, Easements and Material (referred to as “SLEM”);][added: SLEM;]
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- Water Service and Operations segment achieved record performance in 2024 for the following:
◦Water sales revenue of $150.7 million
◦Produced water royalties revenue of $104.1 million
◦Total segment revenues of $265.0 million
◦Total segment net income of $139.1 million
- Closing price of TPL’s Common Stock increased 111% from December 31, 2023 to $1,105.96 per share as of December 31, 2024.
- Three-for-one stock split effected March 26, 2024
*(1) Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP performance measures.
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We have maintained the key aspects of our compensation program for 2025.
| Key Compensation Component | | | | | | Purpose | | | | | | Philosophy | | |
| Base Salary | | | | | | •Provide a competitive level of fixed compensation | | | | | | •Set at a competitive level annually by the Compensation Committee and the Board, as applicable •Based on evaluation of executive officers’ performance and contributions and competitive market data | | |
| Annual Cash Incentive | | | | | | •Align executive officer pay with performance •Reward for achievement of annual goals, both financial and non-financial •Establish strategic priorities for the year through the strategic portion of the award | | | | | | •Individual target levels set at a competitive level based on competitive market data and executive officers’ contribution level •Payouts heavily influenced by performance against pre-set goals •Portion of award earned through achievements against strategic priorities | | |
| Long-Term Incentives | | | | | | •Align executive pay with long-term stockholder experience through share ownership •Encourage long-term retention through extended vesting periods •Tie executive pay outcomes to long-term performance through performance-based awards | | | | | | •Individual awards set at a competitive level based on competitive market data and executive officers’ contribution level •At least 50% of each executive officers’ awards are performance-based •Performance tied to long-term share price and financial performance, based on pre-set goals | | |
The Pension Plan was frozen as of December 31, 2024 and no future benefit accruals will be made.
In conjunction with freezing the Pension Plan, the Board has approved a discretionary contribution to employees’ 401(k) plan for 2025.
See further discussion of the freezing of the
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Pension Plan in Note 8, “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included under Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
In 2024, we reached out to stockholders representing 48% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock and held meetings with stockholders representing 32% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock (measured as of September 3, 2024) to discuss their perspectives on various issues, including executive compensation.
In general, we learned that institutional stockholders were not seeking significant changes to our compensation program.
Some investors expressed concern about the definition of Adjusted EBITDA used for our Adjusted EBITDA margin calculation (calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues), such as the inclusion of interest income and other non-operating or non-recurring items (e.g., legal expenses).
The Compensation Committee includes interest income in calculating Adjusted EBITDA because (i) this approach aligns with TPL’s capital allocation strategy, (ii) the incentive goals established for Adjusted EBITDA margin include an assumed level of interest income and, therefore, its removal would have minimal impact and (iii) TPL is relatively unique in generating a significant amount of net interest income due to its lack of debt and, therefore, interest income is of heightened significance.
The Compensation Committee continues to evaluate the use of Adjusted EBITDA margin as a short-term incentive metric.
With respect to legal expenses, after due consideration, the Compensation Committee determined to not adjust for TPL’s excess legal expenses when calculating Adjusted EBITDA because its adjustment in both the goal and actual results achieved under the 2024 annual incentive plan would have increased the annual cash bonuses earned by the management team even if interest income had been removed from the calculation.
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The closing price of TPL’s Common Stock increased 111% from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024;
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| | | | | | | 2024 Reference Group | | | | | | 2025 Reference Group | | |
| Freehold Royalties | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | |
| Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | | | | | P | | | | | | P | | |
| PrairieSky Royalty Ltd | | | | | | P | | | | | | P | | |
| Sitio Royalties Corp | | | | | | P | | | | | | P | | |
| Midstream/Water Companies | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris Water Solutions | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | |
| DT Midstream, Inc. | | | | | | P | | | | | | P | | |
| EnLink Midstream, LLC | | | | | | P | | | | | | P | | |
| Kinetic Holdings | | | | | | | | | | | | P | | |
| NuStar Energy L.P. | | | | | | P | | | | | | Acquired | | |
TPL was originally organized in 1888 as a business trust to hold title to extensive tracts of land in numerous counties in West Texas which were previously the property of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company.
On January 11, 2021, we completed our Corporate Reorganization from a business trust to a corporation changing our name from Texas Pacific Land Trust to Texas Pacific Land Corporation.
revenue and net income are subject to substantial fluctuations from quarter to quarter and year to year.
We have maintained this general structure for 2024.
The 2023 executive compensation
Base salaries provide our Named Executive Officers with a steady income stream that is not contingent on TPL’s performance.
Differences in salary for the Named Executive Officers may reflect the differing responsibilities of their respective positions, the differing levels of experience of the individuals and internal pay-equity considerations.
The cash bonus allows the Compensation Committee flexibility to recognize and reward the Named Executive Officers’ contributions to TPL’s performance in any given year.
Salaries are reviewed annually, and salary adjustments and the amounts of cash bonuses are determined by the Compensation Committee and the Board, as applicable, based upon an evaluation of the Named Executive Officer’s performance and contributions, as well as overall performance of the Company, against the goals and objectives of TPL in accordance with the relevant employment agreements in effect, as applicable.
Share-based compensation awards link pay to performance and aligns executive officers’ interests with those of the Company and its stockholders over the long term.
Following our lower support in 2022, at the direction of our Compensation Committee, TPL management reached out to 10 of our largest stockholders, representing more than 20% of our outstanding shares, to discuss our executive compensation program along with other topics of importance to them, including governance, sustainability and strategy.
Four stockholders representing approximately 10% of our outstanding shares accepted our invitation to share feedback, and members of management and of the Board engaged at length with them.
The remaining six stockholders we contacted either did not respond or confirmed that they did not have any concerns with our executive compensation program and therefore no engagement was necessary.
Each meeting included some combination of our Compensation Committee Chair and at least one other member of the Board.
| PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | | | | | | Western Midstream Partners, LP | | | | | | Marathon Oil Corporation | | |
| Sitio Royalties Corporation | | | | | | EnLink Midstream, LLC | | | | | | Matador Resources Company | | |
| | | | | | | Crestwood Equity Partners LP | | | | | | Callon Petroleum Company | | |
| | | | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners | | | | | | Southwestern Energy Company | | |
Market data from this Reference Group, plus additional broad survey data from general industry and the E&P industry, was used by the Compensation Committee as a reference to help determine the 2023 compensation program design and individual pay levels as well as in determining the 2023 compensation, which is described below.
During 2023, in preparation for decisions regarding 2024 compensation, the Compensation Committee refreshed the listing of companies in the Reference Group to account for mergers/acquisitions occurring during 2023.
The following companies were removed from the Reference Group for 2024: DCP Midstream, LP, Crestwood Equity Partners LP, and Magellan Midstream Partners (Midstream Companies) and PDC Energy, Inc. (E&P Companies).
The following companies were added to the Reference Group for 2024: Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (Royalty Companies) and DT Midstream, Inc. (Midstream Companies).
These are unchanged from 2022.
| Expansion of non-oil and gas revenues – increase contracted renewable megawatts (“MW”) on TPL surface by 100% | | | | | | Contracted additional 510 MWs of renewable energy, representing a 307% increase in 2023 compared to 2022 | | |
| Zero produced water spills and maintain 100% safety training | | | | | | Zero spills and 99% safety training with the outstanding training completed in February 2024 | | |
| Environmental – maintain Scope 1 emission levels below 2021 levels | | | | | | 2023 Scope 1 emissions declined 14% from 2021 levels due to lower fuel consumption as a direct result of electrification of water facilities | | |
As a result of the combined weighted results for Adjusted EBITDA Margin, FCF per share and Strategic Objectives, our Named Executive Officers earned 151.1% of the targeted 2023 Short Term Incentive Program, as outlined below:
| Chris Steddum | | | | | | $ | 500,000 | | | | | 325 | | % | | | | $ | 1,625,000 | | | | | 424 | | | | | | 423 | | |
| Micheal W. Dobbs | | | | | | $ | 420,000 | | | | | 250 | | % | | | | $ | 1,050,000 | | | | | 274 | | | | | | 273 | | |
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| | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | $ | 850,000 | | | | | $ | 2,550,000 | | | | | $ | 1,500,848 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 37,183 | | | | | $ | 31,800 | | | | | $ | 4,969,831 | |
| | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | $ | 464,769 | | | | | $ | 1,068,750 | | | | | $ | 900,008 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 32,017 | | | | | $ | 17,400 | | | | | $ | 2,482,944 | |
| | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | $ | 400,000 | | | | | $ | 600,000 | | | | | $ | 500,700 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 12,000 | | | | | $ | 1,512,700 | |
Bonuses for 2021 were accrued as of December 31, 2021 and were paid before March 15, 2022.
Mr. Steddum’s 2021 bonus amount includes a $50,000 promotion bonus that was paid during 2021.*
*(3)Amounts consist of cash bonuses approved by the Compensation Committee, with respect to all Named Executive Officers for the respective year.
“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” The reported amounts for 2023 reflect the aggregate change in the actuarial present value for accumulated benefits from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
*(7)Mr. Steddum became Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2021.*
*(8)Mr. Dobbs joined TPL as Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective August 3, 2020.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
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The following table sets forth certain information, as of December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] regarding the shares of our Common Stock authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Incentive Plan approved by stockholders [added: (1)] | | | | | | [removed: —] [added: 44,290] | | | | | | — | | | | | | [removed: 55,089] [added: 136,238] | | |
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Director Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan approved by stockholders | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | [removed: 8,793] [added: 24,219] | | |
We maintain [removed: our] [added: the] 2021 [removed: Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”),] [added: Plan,] pursuant to which we may grant to any employee of the Company, an affiliate or a subsidiary nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, cash-based awards and other stock-based awards.
The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan is [removed: 75,000] [added: 225,000] shares, which may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares (if any), treasury shares, or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.
Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, a severance plan sponsored by the Company, or in an applicable employment agreement, or otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, upon a [removed: Change] [added: change] in [removed: Control] [added: control] of the Company [added: (as defined in] the [added: 2021 Plan) the] following shall occur:
- For awards other than performance awards, a [removed: Replacement Award] [added: replacement award] (that is, an award with a value and terms that are at least as favorable as the outstanding [added: award that is being replaced by the replacement] award) may be issued;
- For earned but unvested performance awards, the earned award shall be immediately vested and payable as of the change in control; [added: and]
Except as may be provided in an employment or severance compensation agreement between the Company and the [removed: Participant,] [added: participant,] if, in connection with a change in control, a [removed: Participant’s] [added: participant’s] payment of any awards will cause the [removed: Participant] [added: participant] to be liable for federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments,” then either (i) all payments otherwise [removed: due;] [added: due] or (ii) the reduced payment amount to avoid an excess [removed: parachute payment, whichever will provide the Participant with the greater after-tax economic benefit taking into account any]
We maintain [removed: our] [added: the Texas Pacific Land Corporation] 2021 Non-Employee Director and Deferred Compensation Plan (the “2021 Director Plan”), pursuant to which we may grant shares of Common Stock to each of our non-employee directors and our non-employee directors may defer some or all of their directors’ cash fees and stock compensation.
The 2021 Director Plan provides for annual grants of shares of Common Stock to each [added: of our] non-employee directors.
[removed: As of October 31, 2023, the share grants] [added: Shares granted] are fully vested upon [removed: grant,] [added: date of grant] unless the Compensation Committee or Board [added: determines otherwise.]
The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Director Plan is [removed: 10,000] [added: 30,000] shares, and the aggregate fair market value of shares that may be issued to a non-employee director in a calendar year is limited to $500,000.
Shares granted under the [added: 2021 Director] Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares (if any), treasury shares, or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.
The following table [added: is based upon 22,984,798 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 12, 2025 and] shows all holders known to [removed: The] [added: the] Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of February [removed: 14, 2024:][added: 12, 2025:]
| Horizon Kinetics [added: Asset Management] LLC (1) 470 Park Avenue South, [removed: 4th] [added: 8th] Floor South, New York, New York 10016 | | | | | | | | | [removed: 1,281,215] [added: 3,578,173] | | | | | | [removed: 16.7%] [added: 15.6%] | | |
| The Vanguard Group (2) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 | | | | | | | | | [removed: 634,083] [added: 2,454,117] | | | | | | [removed: 8.3%] [added: 10.7%] | | |
| BlackRock, Inc. (3) 50 Hudson Yards New York, New York 10001 | | | | | | | | | [removed: 461,334] [added: 1,815,331] | | | | | | [removed: 6.0%] [added: 7.9%] | | |
*(1)The information set forth is based on Amendment No. [removed: 6] [added: 8] to Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed on [removed: February 7,] [added: December 18,] 2024 by Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (“Horizon”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics [removed: LLC (collectively, “Horizon Kinetics”),] [added: Holding Corporation,] which indicates that Horizon has sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned.
Horizon [removed: Kinetics,] [added: Kinetics Holding Corporation,] through its registered investment adviser, Horizon, acts as a discretionary investment manager on behalf of its clients, who maintain beneficial interest in TPL.
*(2)The information [removed: set forth] [added: reported] is based on Amendment No. [removed: 2] [added: 3] to Schedule 13G filed on [removed: February 13,] [added: December 6,] 2024 by The Vanguard [removed: Group.*][added: Group.]
The following table [added: is based upon 22,984,798 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 12, 2025 and] shows the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly or indirectly as of February [removed: 14, 2024 by] [added: 12, 2025 (i)] our current directors, [added: (ii) our] Named Executive [removed: Officers,] [added: Officers] and [added: (iii) all of] our directors and [removed: current] executive officers as a [removed: group:][added: group.]
| | | | Rhys J. Best | | | | | | | | | [removed: 261] [added: 915] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Donald G. Cook | | | | | | | | | [removed: 234] [added: 844] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Barbara J. Duganier | | | | | | | | | [removed: 219] [added: 789] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Donna E. Epps | | | | | | | | | [removed: 219] [added: 789] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Karl F. Kurz | | | | | | | | | [removed: 186] [added: 690] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Robert Roosa | | | | | | | | | [removed: 91] [added: 1,305] | | | [added: (2)] | | | * | | |
| | | | Marguerite Woung-Chapman | | | | | | | | | [removed: 91] [added: 405] | | | | | | * | | |
| | | | Tyler Glover | | | | | | | | | [removed: 1,623] [added: 11,208] | | | [added: (4)] | | | * | | |
| | | | Chris Steddum | | | | | | | | | [removed: 674] [added: 4,564] | | | [added: (5)] | | | * | | |
| | | | Micheal W. Dobbs | | | | | | | | | [removed: 310] [added: 2,721] | | | [added: (6)] | | | * | | |
| | | | All Directors and [removed: Named] Executive Officers as a Group (12 persons) | | | | | | | | | [removed: 1,421,055] [added: 589,803] | | | | | | [removed: 18.5%] [added: 2.6%] | | |
*(1)Includes (i) [removed: 319] [added: 1,089] shares held by Eric L.
Oliver, (ii) [removed: 130,500] [added: 393,300] shares held by SoftVest, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SoftVest LP”), (iii) [removed: 350] [added: 1,050] shares held by trusts administered for the benefit of Mr. Oliver's grandchildren (the “Trust Shares”), and (iv) [removed: 2,250] [added: 6,750] shares owned by Debeck LLC and Debeck Properties LP (together, “Debeck”).
Mr. Oliver disclaims beneficial ownership of the [removed: 130,500] [added: 393,300] shares of Common Stock held by SoftVest LP for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except for his pecuniary interest therein.
Mr. Oliver controls Debeck and has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by Debeck, but Mr. Oliver disclaims any pecuniary interest [removed: therein.][added: therein.*]
Mr. [removed: Stahl] [added: Stahl, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation, is a director of TPL, but] does not participate in [added: Horizon’s] investment decisions with respect to the securities of [removed: TPL and reports dispositive power over no shares of TPL.*][added: TPL.]
*(1)* *Includes unvested RSUs and PSUs (based on target units).
The amount reported in “Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights” does not take into account RSUs and PSUs because they have no exercise price.*
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parachute payment, whichever will provide the participant with the greater after-tax economic benefit taking into account any applicable excise tax, shall be paid to the participant.
We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
Under such rules, an individual or entity is generally deemed to beneficially own any shares as to which the individual or entity has sole or shared voting or investment power, including any shares that the individual or entity has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 12, 2025 through the exercise of any stock options, through the vesting/settlement of RSUs, or upon the exercise of other rights.
Shares underlying PSUs will not be deemed beneficially owned by a person even if the PSU may vest within 60 days of February 12, 2025 because the satisfaction of the applicable performance conditions is outside of the person’s control.
For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each person or group of persons named below, any Common Stock that such person or persons has the right to acquire within 60 days of February 12, 2025 is deemed to be outstanding but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
Except as indicated in the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished or available to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock that they beneficially own, subject to community property laws where applicable.
There are no arrangements currently known to us, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.
| State Street Corporation (4) One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 | | | | | | | | | 1,185,230 | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
Murray Stahl, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation, is a director of TPL.
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The Vanguard Group reported sole dispositive power with respect to 2,370,928 shares, shared voting power with respect to 24,770 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 83,189 shares.*
*(3)The information reported is based on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed on February 5, 2025 by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. reported sole voting power with respect to 1,691,275 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,815,331 shares.*
*(4)The information reported is based on Schedule 13G filed on February 5, 2025 by State Street Corporation.
State Street Corporation reported shared voting power with respect to 858,356 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 1,185,230 shares.*
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each director and Named Executive Officer is: c/o Texas Pacific Land Corporation, 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201.
| Name of Beneficial Owner | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of Securities Beneficially Owned | | | | | | Percent of Class | | |
| | | | Eric L. Oliver | | | | | | | | | 402,189 | | | (1) | | | 1.8% | | |
| | | | Murray Stahl | | | | | | | | | 163,384 | | | (3) | | | * | | |
*(2)Includes (i) 405 shares held by Robert Roosa, (ii) 450 shares held by RSR Resources & Minerals Unvested, LLC, of which Mr. Roosa is the manager, and (iii) 450 shares held by RSR Resources & Minerals Vested, LLC, of which Mr. Roosa is the manager.*
*(3)Includes (i) 7,980 shares held by Murray Stahl and (ii) 155,404 shares held indirectly by Mr. Stahl as of December 31, 2024.
The shares referenced in (ii) above are managed by Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation through its registered investment adviser, Horizon.
Horizon separately reports its position and transactions in the securities of TPL on Forms 4 and Schedule 13D.
Mr. Stahl disclaims beneficial ownership in any of the accounts managed by Horizon except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.*
*(4)Includes 1,266 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 12, 2025.*
*(5)Includes 690 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 12, 2025.*
*(6)Includes 402 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 12, 2025.*
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applicable excise tax, shall be paid to the Participant.
determines otherwise.
In light of the October 31, 2023 amendment, which provided for full vesting of shares upon grant, change in control provisions previously in the Plan that no longer served any purpose were deleted.
Murray Stahl, CEO and CIO of Horizon Kinetics, is a director of TPL.
*(3)The information set forth is based on the Schedule 13G filed on January 29, 2024 by BlackRock, Inc.*
| Name of Beneficial Owner | | | | | | | | | | | | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | | | | | Percent of Class | | |
| | | | Eric L. Oliver | | | | | | | | | 133,419 | | | (1) | | | 1.7% | | |
| | | | Murray Stahl | | | | | | | | | 1,283,728 | | | (2) | | | 16.7% | | |
Based on Form 4 filed by Mr. Oliver on January 3, 2024.*
*(2)Includes (i) 2,453 shares held by Murray Stahl, based on Form 4 filed by Mr. Stahl on February 15, 2024 (the “Form 4”), (ii) 60 shares held by Mr. Stahl’s spouse, based on the Form 4, and (iii) 1,281,215 shares beneficially owned by Horizon Kinetics, based on Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 7, 2024 by Horizon.
Mr. Stahl serves as CEO, Chairman of the Board, co- founder and CIO of Horizon Kinetics, and reports sole voting power over the 2,453 shares he holds directly and shared voting power over the 1,281,215 shares directly beneficially owned by Horizon.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
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TPL generally does not engage in transactions in which TPL’s executive officers or directors (or any of their immediate family members) or any of TPL’s stockholders owning 5% or more of TPL’s outstanding shares of Common Stock [added: (or any of their immediate family members)] have a material interest.
Transactions entered into that were not related person transactions at the time that they were consummated, but that later become related person transactions during the course of the [removed: transaction] [added: transaction,] will also be subject to review by the Audit Committee in accordance with a written policy adopted by the Board.
The Board has affirmatively determined that all of the directors, other than Mr. Glover, who is employed by TPL, are independent under the [removed: independence standards established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the applicable] rules of the SEC and the NYSE.
As discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, on August 27, 2024, the Company announced the Mineral Asset Acquisitions.
The Mineral Interest Acquisitions were completed in conjunction with Brigham Royalties Fund I Holdco, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Brigham Royalties.
Robert Roosa, a member of the Board, is a partner in, and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of, Brigham Royalties.
Brigham Royalties originally identified the opportunity and, because of the size and concentration, invited the Company to participate.
Following the execution of the purchase and sale agreements (totaling 7,416 net royalty acres) related to the Mineral Interest Acquisitions, a 55.4% interest in each was assigned to a subsidiary of the Company.
Each party paid a pro-rata share of the purchase price and closing costs.
The Company directly paid an aggregate of approximately $1.1 million in commissions to six Brigham Royalties employees, which was equal to the bonuses those employees would have received with respect to the Mineral Interest Acquisitions had they been completed by Brigham Royalties.
Those fees were significantly less than commissions the Company would have paid to other third parties for similar services.
The Company performed its own diligence and valuation, and the Mineral Interest Acquisitions were approved by the Audit Committee and full Board with Mr. Roosa abstaining.
The Company did not pay any fees or commissions to Brigham Royalties or Mr. Roosa in connection with, and the Company and Brigham Royalties have no further relationship with respect to, the Mineral Interest Acquisitions.
Other than as discussed above, there have been no transactions between the Company and a related person that would be reportable under SEC rules or regulations.
There have been no significant reportable transactions or currently proposed transactions between TPL and any TPL director or executive officer of TPL or any 5% security holder of TPL or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, since the beginning of the Last Fiscal Year.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
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The following table presents fees billed to TPL for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting [removed: firm] [added: firm,] Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), for the years ended December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022:][added: 2023:]
| Audit fees | | | | | | $ | [removed: 694,480] [added: 975,132] | | | | | $ | [removed: 664,164] [added: 694,480] | |
| All other fees (1) | | | | | | 2,051 | | | | | | [removed: 4,301] [added: 2,051] | | |
*(1)Represents fees associated with Deloitte sponsored [removed: educational seminars and] accounting research tools.*
For the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] the Audit Committee approved all of the services provided by, and fees paid to, Deloitte.
| | | | | | | 2024 | | | | | | 2023 | | |
| | | | | | | $ | 977,183 | | | | | $ | 696,531 | |
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| | | | | | | $ | 696,531 | | | | | $ | 668,465 | |
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
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| [removed: 3.1] [added: 3.2] | | | | | | [removed: [Amended] [added: [Third](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm) [](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm)[A](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm)[mended] and Restated [removed: Certificate of Incorporation] [added: Bylaws] of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 3.1] [added: 3.2] to our Form 8-K filed [removed: on January 11, 2021 (File] [added: on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm) [November 12, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm) [(File] No. [removed: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-1_texaspacific.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 3.1.1] [added: 10.2†] | | | | | | [removed: [Second Amended] [added: [Amended] and Restated [removed: Certificate of Incorporation,] [added: Employment Agreement between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Tyler Glover,] dated [removed: May 18,] [added: October 13,] 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 3.1] [added: 10.1] to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on [removed: May 19,] [added: October 13,] 2023 (File No. [removed: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923062421/tm2316299d1_8k.htm)] [added: 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-1.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 3.2] [added: 10.3†] | | | | | | [Amended and Restated [removed: Bylaws of] [added: Employment Agreement between] Texas Pacific Land Corporation [added: and Chris Steddum, dated October 13, 2023] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 3.2] [added: 10.2] to our [added: Current Report on] Form 8-K filed on [removed: January 11, 2021] [added: October 13, 2023] (File No. [removed: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex3-2_texaspacific.htm)] [added: 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-2.htm)] | | |
| 4.1* | | | | | | [Description of Securities of Texas Pacific Land [removed: Corporation.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex41descriptionofsecuritie.htm)] [added: Corporation.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a41-tplxdescriptionofsec.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.2†] [added: 10.4†] | | | | | | [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement [removed: by and] between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and [removed: Tyler Glover] [added: Micheal W. Dobbs, dated October 13, 2023] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our [added: Current Report on] Form 8-K filed on [removed: January 11, 2021] [added: October 13, 2023] (File No. [removed: 001-39804).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000121390021001303/ea133016ex10-3_texaspacific.htm)] [added: 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-3.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.2.1†] [added: 10.6.6†] | | | | | | [removed: [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Tyler Glover dated as] [added: [Form] of [removed: February 8, 2022] [added: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 [removed: to our Current] [added: to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-1.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-1.htm) [Current] Report on Form 8-K filed on February [removed: 14, 2022] [added: 13, 2023] (File No. [removed: 001-39804).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-1.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-1.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.2.2†] [added: 10.6.7†] | | | | | | [removed: [Amended and Restated Employment] [added: [Form of RTSR Performance Unit Award] Agreement [removed: between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Tyler Glover, dated October 13, 2023] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 10.1 to our Current] [added: 10.2 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-2.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-2.htm) [Current] Report on Form 8-K filed on [removed: October] [added: February] 13, 2023 (File No. [removed: 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-1.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-2.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.3†] [added: 10.6.8†] | | | | | | [removed: [Employment] [added: [Form of FCF/Share Performance Unit Award] Agreement [removed: between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Chris Steddum dated May 31, 2021] (incorporated by [removed: referenced] [added: reference] to Exhibit [removed: 10.1 to our Current] [added: 10.3 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-3.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-3.htm) [Current] Report on Form 8-K filed on [removed: June 3, 2021] [added: February 13, 2023] (File No. [removed: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465921076374/tm2118419d1_ex10-1.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-3.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.3.1†] [added: 10.6.3†] | | | | | | [removed: [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Chris Steddum dated as] [added: [Form] of [removed: February 8, 2022] [added: Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (2021 Grants)] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 10.2 to our Current Report] [added: 10.4 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-4.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-4.htm) [Registration Statement] on Form [removed: 8-K] [added: S-8] filed on February 14, 2022 (File No. [removed: 001-39804).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-2.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-4.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.4.1†] [added: 10.6.4†] | | | | | | [removed: [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Micheal W. Dobbs dated as] [added: [Form] of [removed: February 8, 2022] [added: RTSR Performance Unit Award Agreement (2021 Grants)] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 10.3 to our Current Report] [added: 10.5 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-5.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-5.htm) [Registration Statement] on Form [removed: 8-K] [added: S-8] filed on February 14, 2022 (File No. [removed: 001-39804).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-3.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-5.htm)] | | |
| 10.6.2† | | | | | | [Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 [removed: to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Registration] [added: to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465921154326/tm2136226d1_ex10-2.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465921154326/tm2136226d1_ex10-2.htm) [Registration] Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 29, 2021 (File No. 333-261938)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465921154326/tm2136226d1_ex10-2.htm) | | |
| [removed: 10.6.3†] [added: 10.6.5†] | | | | | | [Form of [removed: Restricted Stock] [added: FCF/Share Performance] Unit Award Agreement (2021 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit [removed: 10.4 to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Registration] [added: 10.6 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-6.htm) [our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-6.htm) [Registration] Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 14, 2022 (File No. [removed: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-4.htm)] [added: 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-6.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 10.6.5†] [added: 10.6.12†] | | | | | | [Form of FCF/Share Performance Unit Award [removed: Agreement (2021 Grants) (incorporated] [added: Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) [(2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) [(](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[incorporated] by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to [removed: Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Registration Statement] [added: our](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) [Annual R](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[eport] on Form [removed: S-8] [added: 10-K] filed on February [removed: 14, 2022 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-6.htm)] [added: 21,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) [2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) [](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[(File N](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[o. 1-39804)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)[.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm)] | | |
| 21.1* | | | | | | [List of [removed: Subsidiaries.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex211listofsubsidiaries-20.htm)] [added: Subsidiaries.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/ex211listofsubsidiaries-.htm)] | | |
| 23.1* | | | | | | [Consent of Deloitte & Touche [removed: LLP.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex231consentofdeloittetouc.htm)] [added: LLP.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a231-consentofdeloitteto.htm)] | | |
| 31.1* | | | | | | [Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange [removed: Act.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex31112312023.htm)] [added: Act.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/ex31112312024.htm)] | | |
| 31.2* | | | | | | [Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange [removed: Act.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex31212312023.htm)] [added: Act.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/ex31212312024.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 32.1*] [added: 32.1] | | | | | | [Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of [removed: 2002.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex32112312023.htm)] [added: 2002.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/ex32112312024.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 32.2*] [added: 32.2] | | | | | | [Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of [removed: 2002.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex32212312023.htm)] [added: 2002.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/ex32212312024.htm)] | | |
| [removed: 97.1*] [added: 19.1*] | | | | | | [removed: [Clawback Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex971tplcamendedclawbackpo.htm)] [added: [Insider Trading Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a191-tplxinsidertradingp.htm)] | | |
| 101* | | | | | | The following information from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income and Total Comprehensive Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Equity and (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. | | |
*Filed [removed: or furnished] herewith.
| 3.1* | | | | | | [Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through November 12, 2024.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a31-secondamendedandrest.htm) | | |
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| 23.2* | | | | | | [Consent of Ryder Scott Company L.P.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a232-consentofryderscott.htm) | | |
| 97.1 | | | | | | [Clawback Polic](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex971tplcamendedclawbackpo.htm)[y (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 21, 2024 (File No. 1-398034)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000181107424000015/ex971tplcamendedclawbackpo.htm) | | |
| 99.1* | | | | | | [Report of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. as of December 31, 2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107425000044/a991-reservereport.htm) | | |
The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are not deemed “filed” with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Texas Pacific Land Corporation under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
| 10.3.2† | | | | | | [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Chris Steddum, dated October 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 13, 2023 (File No. 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-2.htm) | | |
| 10.4† | | | | | | [Employment Agreement between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Micheal W. Dobbs dated as of December 30, 2020. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107421000013/ex106-employmentagreement.htm) | | |
| 10.4.2† | | | | | | [Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Micheal W. Dobbs, dated October 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 13, 2023 (File No. 1-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923109166/tm2328453d1_ex10-3.htm) | | |
| 10.5 | | | | | | [Stockholders’ Agreement dated June 11, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2020 (File No. 001-00737)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97517/000121390020014919/ea122864ex10-1_texas.htm) | | |
| 10.5.1 | | | | | | [First Amendment to Stockholder’s Agreement, dated December 14, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2020 (File No. 001-00737)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97517/000121390020042417/ea131559ex10-1_texaspacific.htm) | | |
| 10.6.4† | | | | | | [Form of RTSR Performance Unit Award Agreement (2021 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 14, 2022 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001811074/000110465922022259/tm226623d1_ex10-5.htm) | | |
| 10.6.6† | | | | | | [Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2023 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-1.htm) | | |
| 10.6.7† | | | | | | [Form of RTSR Performance Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2023 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-2.htm) | | |
| 10.6.8† | | | | | | [Form of FCF/Share Performance Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Texas Pacific Land Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2023 (File No. 001-39804)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000110465923019867/tm236590d1_ex10-3.htm) | | |
| 10.6.12†* | | | | | | [Form of FCF/Share Performance Unit Award Agreement (2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1811074/000181107424000015/ex10612formoffcfshareperfo.htm) | | |
Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
The omitted information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
11 rewritten, 2 added, 1 removed, 95 unchanged
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the [removed: 21st] [added: 19th] day of February, [removed: 2024.][added: 2025.]
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on the [removed: 21st] [added: 19th] day of February, [removed: 2024.][added: 2025.]
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| [Consolidated Balance Sheets [removed: –](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37)] [added: –](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31)] [December 31, [removed: 2023](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37) [and](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37) [2022](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37)] [added: 2024](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31) [and](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31) [2023](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31)] | | | [removed: [F-](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37)[3](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_37)] [added: [F-](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31)[4](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_31)] | | |
| [Consolidated Statements of Income and Total Comprehensive Income – Years [removed: Ended](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49)] [added: Ended](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43)] [December 31, [removed: 2023](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49)[,](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49) [2022](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49) [and](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49) [2021](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49)] [added: 2024](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43)[,](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43) [2023](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43) [and](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43) [2022](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43)] | | | [removed: [F-](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49)[4](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_49)] [added: [F-](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43)[5](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_43)] | | |
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| [Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years [removed: Ended](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70)] [added: Ended](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64)] [December 31, [removed: 2023](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70)[,](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70) [2022](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70) [and](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70) [2021](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70)] [added: 2024](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64)[,](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64) [2023](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64) [and](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64) [2022](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64)] | | | [removed: [F-](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70)[6](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_70)] [added: [F-](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64)[7](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_64)] | | |
| [Notes to Consolidated Financial [removed: Statements](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_73)] [added: Statements](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_67)] | | | [removed: [F-](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_73)[7](#i0a1ad4e7b46d48a9b568fd740e08b056_73)] [added: [F-](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_67)[8](#i868de0f4806d4e3086e7a4d3ec9ed92a_67)] | | |
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (the [removed: "Company")] [added: “Company”)] as of December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] the related consolidated statements of income and total comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] and the related notes (collectively referred to as the [removed: "financial statements").][added: “financial statements”).]
In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, [removed: 2023] [added: 2024] and [removed: 2022,] [added: 2023,] and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, [removed: 2023,] [added: 2024,] in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February [removed: 21, 2024,] [added: 19, 2025,] expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
February 19, 2025
F-3
February 21, 2024