EXHIBIT 99.1
[NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST APPEARS HERE]
CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST
DECLARES SEPTEMBER CASH DISTRIBUTION
Dallas, Texas, September 18, 2012 – U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE – CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.141143 per unit, payable on October 15, 2012, to unitholders of record on September 28, 2012. The following table shows underlying oil and gas sales and average prices attributable to the current month and prior month distributions.
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| | | Underlying Sales
Volumes | | | Average Price | |
| | | Oil
(Bbls) | | | Gas
(Mcf) | | | Oil
(per Bbl) | | | Gas
(per Mcf) | |
Current Month | | | 15,000 | | | | 153,000 | | | $ | 80.13 | | | $ | 4.46 | |
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Prior Month | | | 17,000 | | | | 204,000 | | | $ | 75.59 | | | $ | 4.83 | |
Excess Costs
XTO Energy has advised the trustee that higher oil prices and decreased production expenses led to the partial recovery of excess costs on properties underlying the Texas Working Interest net profits interests. However, there were not enough proceeds from the properties underlying the Texas Working Interest net profits interests to be included in this month’s distribution.
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Vice President
U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Private Wealth Management,
Trustee
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