================================================================================ 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): January 26, 2004 LL&E ROYALTY TRUST (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) TEXAS 1-8518 76-6007940 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, TRUSTEE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES 700 LAVACA AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (800) 852-1422 NOT APPLICABLE (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 LL&E Royalty Trust Press Release dated January 26, 2004. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. See Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued on behalf of the Registrant. The information furnished is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements 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. LL&E ROYALTY TRUST By: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE By: /s/ Mike Ulrich ---------------------------------- Name: Mike Ulrich Title: Senior Vice President Date: January 26, 2004 Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 26, 2004.