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

FORM 12b-25

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

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SEC FILE NUMBER
1-7884

CUSIP NUMBER
590660106

 

(Check one):

 

x Form 10-K

o Form 20-F

o Form 11-K

o Form 10-Q

o Form 10-D

 

 

o Form N-SAR

o Form N-CSR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Period Ended:

December 31, 2007

 

 

o Transition Report on Form 10-K

 

 

 

 

o Transition Report on Form 20-F

 

 

 

 

o Transition Report on Form 11-K

 

 

 

 

o Transition Report on Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

o Transition Report on Form N-SAR

 

 

 

 

For the Transition Period Ended:

 

 

Read Instructions (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.

 

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: Not Applicable

 

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

 

Mesa Royalty Trust

Full Name of Registrant

 

N/A

Former Name if Applicable

 

The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

 

919 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701

City, State and Zip Code

 

PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

 

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

 

 

(a)

The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense

x

(b)

The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

 

(c)

The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

 

PART III — NARRATIVE

 

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

 

The Bank of New York, as trustee of Mesa Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) has been working diligently to complete all required information for its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Form 10-K”), and portions of such information have been completed as of this date.  However, the Trustee does not believe the Form 10-K can be completed on or before the March 17, 2008 prescribed due date due to a delay in the preparation of the Trust’s fiscal year 2007 financial statements. There is a delay in the completion of reserve information by the Trust’s independent reserve engineer for certain non-operated properties in which the Trust has an ownership interest.  Accordingly, the trustee has not been able to complete all required reserve information required in Part I of the Form 10-K and for the footnotes to financial statements.  The trustee intends to file the Form 10-K as soon as practicable, and in no event later than the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.

 

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PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)

Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification

 

Mike Ulrich

 

800

 

852-1422

 

(Name)

 

(Area Code)

 

(Telephone Number)

 

 

(2)

Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed ? If answer is no, identify report(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x Yes    o No

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o Yes    x No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

 

Mesa Royalty Trust

 

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:

March 17, 2008

 

Mesa Royalty Trust

 

 

 

By: The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Trustee for Mesa

 

 

 

Royalty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/  Mike Ulrich

 

 

 

Name:  Mike Ulrich

 

 

 

Title: Vice President and Trust Officer

 

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

 

 

ATTENTION

 

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