UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2020

TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its charter)

NOT APPLICABLE		1-737		75-0279735
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2900

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

214-969-5530

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Sub-shares in Certificates of Proprietary Interest (par value $0.03-1/3 per share)		TPL		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (“TPL Corporation”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Texas Pacific Land Trust (“TPL Trust”), previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form 10 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) relating to TPL Trust’s plan to reorganize from its current structure into TPL Corporation, a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “corporate reorganization”). The Registration Statement included a preliminary information statement that described the corporate reorganization. On December 31, 2020, the Commission declared the Registration Statement effective.

The final information statement, dated December 31, 2020, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On December 31, 2020, TPL Trust issued a press release relating to the corporate reorganization.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Information Statement of Texas Pacific Land Corporation dated December 31, 2020.
99.2		Press Release of Texas Pacific Land Trust dated December 31, 2020.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Incline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST

Date: December 31, 2020	By:	/s/ Robert J. Packer
		Robert J. Packer
		General Agent and Chief Financial Officer

TEXAS PACIFIC LAND TRUST 8-K