Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Our Common Stock is listed on the NYSE and the NYSE Texas, Inc. under the symbol “TPL.”
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth certain information, as of December 31, 2025, regarding the shares of our Common Stock authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.
| Plan | Number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted average of exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Incentive Plan approved by stockholders (1) | 105,936 | — | 366,381 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Director Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan approved by stockholders | — | — | 69,093 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders | — | — | — |
(1) The amount reported in “Number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights” i**ncludes 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.
2021 Plan
We maintain the 2021 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 2021 Plan was approved by our Board on August 11, 2021 and by our stockholders on December 29, 2021, and amended on October 31, 2023, and will expire on December 29, 2031. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan is 675,000 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 change in control of the Company (as defined in the 2021 Plan) the following shall occur:
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For awards other than performance awards, a replacement award (that is, an award with a value and terms that are at least as favorable as the outstanding award that is being replaced by the replacement award) may be issued;
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For awards other than performance awards, if a replacement award is not issued and the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be publicly traded after the change in control, such awards shall be immediately vested and exercisable upon such change in control;
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For unearned performance awards, the award shall be (i) earned on a pro-rata basis at the higher of actual or target performance and (ii) measured as of the end of the calendar quarter before the change in control date or, if the award is stock-price based, as of the effective date of the change in control;
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For earned but unvested performance awards, the earned award shall be immediately vested and payable as of the change in control; and
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For awards other than performance awards, if the Company’s Common Stock continues to be publicly traded after change in control, such awards shall continue under their applicable terms, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, in the case of awards other than performance awards, the Compensation Committee may cancel such awards, and the award holders shall receive shares or cash equal to the difference between the amount stockholders receive for their shares and the purchase price per share, if any, under the award. Except as may be provided in an employment or severance compensation agreement between the Company and the participant, if, in connection with a change in
control, a participant’s payment of any awards will cause the participant to be liable for federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments,” then either (i) all payments otherwise due or (ii) the reduced payment amount to avoid an excess 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. In no event will any participant be entitled to receive any kind of gross-up payment or reimbursement for any excise taxes payable in connection with change in control payments.
2021 Non-Employee Director Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain 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 was approved by our Board on August 11, 2021 and by our stockholders on December 29, 2021, and amended on October 31, 2023, and will expire on December 29, 2031. The 2021 Director Plan provides for annual grants of shares of Common Stock to each of our non-employee directors. Shares granted are fully vested upon date of grant unless the Compensation Committee or Board determines otherwise.
The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Director Plan is 90,000 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 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.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
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 9, 2026 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 9, 2026 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 9, 2026 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.
The following table is based upon 68,941,554 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 9, 2026 and shows all holders known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of February 9, 2026:
| Name and Address | Number of Securities Beneficially Owned | Percent of Class | |||||||||||||||
| Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (1) 470 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor South, New York, New York 10016 | 10,734,519 | 15.6% | |||||||||||||||
| The Vanguard Group (2) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 | 7,362,351 | 10.7% | |||||||||||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. (3) 50 Hudson Yards New York, New York 10001 | 5,445,993 | 7.9% | |||||||||||||||
| State Street Corporation (4) One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 | 3,508,116 | 5.1% |
*(1)*The information set forth is based on Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed on December 18, 2024 by Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (“HKAM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation (“HKHC”). After giving effect to the three-for-one stock split effected on December 22, 2025, HKAM reported sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned. HKHC, through its wholly owned registered investment adviser, HKAM, acts as a discretionary investment manager on behalf
of its clients, who maintain beneficial interest in TPL. Murray Stahl, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of HKHC, is a director of TPL. The number of shares beneficially owned excludes shares held by senior portfolio managers of HKAM.
*(2)*The information reported is based on Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G filed on December 6, 2024 by The Vanguard Group. After giving effect to the three-for-one stock split effected on December 22, 2025, The Vanguard Group reported sole dispositive power with respect to 7,112,784 shares, shared voting power with respect to 74,310 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 249,567 shares.
*(3)*The information reported is based on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed on February 5, 2025 by BlackRock, Inc. After giving effect to the three-for-one stock split effected on December 22, 2025, BlackRock, Inc. reported sole voting power with respect to 5,073,825 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 5,445,993 shares.
*(4)*The information reported is based on Schedule 13G filed on November 10, 2025 by State Street Corporation. After giving effect to the three-for-one stock split effected on December 22, 2025, State Street Corporation reported shared voting power with respect to 2,563,263 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 3,507,897 shares.
Stock Ownership Information for Directors and Officers
The following table is based upon 68,941,554 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 9, 2026 and shows the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly or indirectly as of February 9, 2026 (i) our current directors, (ii) our Named Executive Officers and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each director and Named Executive Officer is: c/o Texas Pacific Land Corporation, 2699 Howell Street, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75204.
| Name of Beneficial Owner | Number of Securities Beneficially Owned | Percent of Class | ||||||||||||||||||
| Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhys J. Best | 3,299 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donald G. Cook | 3,086 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara J. Duganier | 2,921 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donna E. Epps | 2,921 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl F. Kurz | 2,624 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Roosa | 4,469 | (1) | * | |||||||||||||||||
| Murray Stahl | 3,498,753 | (2) | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||||
| Marguerite Woung-Chapman | 1,769 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Glover | 39,924 | (3) | * | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Steddum | 14,649 | (4) | * | |||||||||||||||||
| Micheal W. Dobbs | 6,660 | (5) | * | |||||||||||||||||
| All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (11 persons) | 3,581,075 | 5.2% |
***Indicates ownership of less than 1% of the class.
*(1)*Includes (i) 1,769 shares held by Robert Roosa, (ii) 1,350 shares held by RSR Resources & Minerals Unvested, LLC, of which Mr. Roosa is the manager, and (iii) 1,350 shares held by RSR Resources & Minerals Vested, LLC, of which Mr. Roosa is the manager.
(2)Includes (i) 24,714 shares held by Murray Stahl, (ii) 540 shares held by Mr. Stahl’s spouse, (iii) 17,226 shares held by Horizon Common Inc., (iv) 1,913,292 shares held by HKAM, (v) 387,843 shares held by Polestar Offshore Fund Ltd., (vi) 49,941 shares held by CDK Fund Ltd., (vii) 22,356 shares held by CDK Partners LP, (viii) 977,451 shares held by Horizon Kinetics Hard Assets LLC, (ix) 16,848 shares held by Horizon Credit Opportunity Fund LP, (x) 16,470 shares held by FROMEX Equity Corp, and (xi) 24,024 shares held by FRMO Corp, as reported on Mr. Stahl’s latest Form 4 filed on June 27, 2025 and after giving effect to the three-for-one stock split effected on December 22, 2025. The number of shares of Common Stock reported herein excludes shares held by partnerships and other accounts in which Mr. Stahl has a non-controlling interest and does not exercise investment discretion. The shares referenced in (iii)-(xi) above are managed by HKHC, through its wholly owned registered investment adviser, HKAM. Mr. Stahl, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of HKHC, is a director of TPL, but does not participate in HKAM’s investment decisions with respect to the securities of TPL. HKAM 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 HKAM except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
*(3)*Includes 8,097 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 9, 2026.
*(4)*Includes 4,143 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 9, 2026.
*(5)*Includes 2,481 shares underlying RSUs that will vest within 60 days of February 9, 2026.
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