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


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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT



     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 14, 2002



                           PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                 TEXAS                     1-8033              75-6280532
    (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)      File Number)      Identification No.)



            TRUST DIVISION
          ROYALTY TRUST GROUP                                    75202
         BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.                                 (Zip Code)
      901 MAIN STREET, 17TH FLOOR
             DALLAS, TEXAS
(Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (214) 209-2400


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)





ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the certification of Bank of America, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of the Registrant, under
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Certification"). In
connection with the filing of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, the Trustee furnished as
correspondence the Certification attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


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                                   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.


                                PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST

                                By: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE FOR
                                    PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST


                                By: /s/ Ron E. Hooper
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                                    Ron E. Hooper
                                    Senior Vice President, Royalty Management

Date: August 14, 2002





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER  DESCRIPTION
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99.1     Certification by Bank of America, N.A., Trustee of the Registrant,
         furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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