INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Page Number
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
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F-1 - F-2
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Financial Statements:
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Statements of Assets, Liabilities and
Trust Corpus as of October 31, 2020 and 2019
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F-3
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Statements of Revenue Collected and
Expenses Paid
for the Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2020 and 2019
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F-4
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Statements of Undistributed Earnings
for the Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2020 and 2019
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F-5
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Statements of Changes in Cash and
Cash Equivalents
for the Fiscal Years Ended October 31, 2020 and
2019
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F-6
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Notes to Financial Statements
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F-7 - F-9
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Board of Trustees and the Unit Owners of
North European Oil Royalty Trust
Opinion on the Financial
Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets,
liabilities and trust corpus of North European Oil Royalty Trust (the "Trust")
as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related statements of revenue
collected and expenses paid, undistributed earnings, and changes in cash and
cash equivalents, for each of the two years in the period ended October 31,
2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements").
In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and its
revenue collected and expenses paid, and changes in its cash and cash equivalents
for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2020, in conformity
with the modified cash basis of accounting described in Note 1.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial
statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
F-1
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our
audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud,
and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining,
on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Basis of Accounting
As described in Note 1, these financial statements have been prepared on
the modified cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other
than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Mazars USA LLP
We have served as the Trust's auditor since 2006
New York, NY
December 30, 2020
F-2
NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUSTSTATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES
AND TRUST CORPUS (NOTE 1)OCTOBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
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2020
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2019
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ASSETS
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Current assets --
Cash and cash equivalents
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$649,585
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$1,590,893
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Producing gas and oil royalty rights,
net of amortization (Notes 1 and 2)
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1
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1
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Total Assets
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$649,586
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$1,590,894
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2020
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2019
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LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
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Current liabilities -- Distributions
to be paid
to unit owners,
paid November 2020 and 2019
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$183,811
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$1,470,494
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Trust corpus (Notes 1 and 2)
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1
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1
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Undistributed earnings
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465,774
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120,399
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Total Liabilities and
Trust Corpus
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$649,586
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$1,590,894
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
F-3
NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUSTSTATEMENTS OF REVENUE COLLECTED
AND EXPENSES PAID (NOTE 1)FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020 AND
2019
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2020
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2019
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Gas, sulfur and oil royalties received
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$4,050,017
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$8,344,712
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Interest income
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2,853
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14,451
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Trust Income
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4,052,870
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8,359,163
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Non-related party expenses
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(715,490)
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(703,351)
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Related party expenses (Note 3)
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(51,017)
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(77,747)
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Trust Expenses
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($766,507)
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($781,098)
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Net Income
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$3,286,363
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$7,578,065
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Net income per unit
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$0.36
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$0.82
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Distributions per unit paid or
to be paid to unit owners
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$0.32
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$0.82
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUSTSTATEMENTS OF UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS (NOTE
1)FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020 AND
2019
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2020
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2019
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Balance, beginning of period
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$120,399
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$78,618
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Net income
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3,286,363
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7,578,065
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3,406,762
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7,656,683
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Less:
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Current year distributions
paid or
to be paid to unit owners
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2,940,988
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7,536,284
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Balance, end of period
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$465,774
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$120,399
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUSTSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (NOTE 1)FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
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2020
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2019
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Sources of Cash and Cash
Equivalents:
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Gas, sulfur and oil royalties received
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$4,050,017
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$8,344,712
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Interest income
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2,853
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14,451
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$4,052,870
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$8,359,163
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Uses of Cash and Cash
Equivalents:
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Payment of Trust expenses
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$766,507
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$781,098
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Distributions paid
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4,227,671
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7,444,379
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$4,994,178
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$8,225,477
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents during the year
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(941,308)
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133,686
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Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of year
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1,590,893
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1,457,207
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Cash and cash equivalents,
end of year
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$649,585
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$1,590,893
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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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NORTH EUROPEAN OIL
ROYALTY TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 2020 AND 2019
(1) Summary of significant accounting
policies:
Basis of accounting
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The accompanying financial
statements of North European Oil Royalty Trust (the "Trust") are prepared
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Financial
statement balances and financial results are presented on a modified
cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting
other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States ("GAAP basis"). In the opinion of management, all adjustments
that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of these
financial statements, including adjustments of a normal, recurring
nature, have been included.
On a modified cash basis,
revenue is earned when cash is received and expenses are incurred when
cash is paid. GAAP basis financial statements disclose revenue as
earned and expenses as incurred, without regard to receipts or
payments. The modified cash basis of accounting is utilized to permit
the accrual for distributions to be paid to unit owners (those
distributions approved by the Trustees for the Trust).
The Trust's distributable income represents royalty income received by
the Trust during the period plus interest income less any expenses
incurred by the Trust, all on a cash basis. In the opinion of the
Trustees, the use of the modified cash basis of accounting provides a
more meaningful presentation to unit owners of the results of
operations of the Trust.
The Trust receives adjustments
from the operating companies based on their final calculations of
royalties payable during the prior periods, including the immediately
preceding calendar quarter. Negative adjustments are carried over to
the succeeding quarter. A negative adjustment of 444,931 Euros from the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 will be carried over and offset against
future royalty revenue received in the first quarter of fiscal 2021
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Producing gas and oil
royalty rights -
The rights to certain gas
and oil royalties in Germany were transferred to the Trust at their
net book value by North European Oil Company (the "Company") (see
Note 2). The net book value of the royalty rights has been reduced to
one dollar ($1) in view of the fact that the remaining net book value
of royalty rights is de minimis relative to annual royalties received
and distributed by the Trust and does not bear any meaningful
relationship to the fair value of such rights or the actual amount of
proved producing reserves.
Federal and state
income taxes -
The Trust, as a grantor trust
and also under a private letter ruling issued by the Internal Revenue
Service, is exempt from federal income taxes. The Trust has no
state income tax obligations.
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Cash and cash equivalents -
Cash and cash equivalents
are defined as amounts deposited in bank accounts and amounts invested
in certificates of deposit and U. S. Treasury bills with original
maturities generally of three months or less from the date of
purchase. The investment options available to the Trust are limited
in accordance with specific provisions of the Trust Agreement. As of
October 31, 2020, the uninsured amounts held in the Trust's U.S. bank
accounts were $387,960. In addition, the Trust held Euros 9,977,
the equivalent of $11,626, in its German bank account at October 31,
2020.
Net income per unit -
Net income per unit is based
upon the number of units outstanding at the end of the period. As of
October 31, 2020 and 2019, there were 9,190,590 units of beneficial
interest outstanding.
New accounting
pronouncements -
The Trust is not aware of
any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards that
would be expected to have a significant impact on the Trust's
financial position or results of operations.
(2) Formation of the Trust:
The Trust was formed on
September 10, 1975. As of September 30, 1975, the Company was
liquidated and the remaining assets and liabilities of the Company,
including its royalty rights, were transferred to the Trust. The
Trust, on behalf of the owners of beneficial interest in the Trust,
holds overriding royalty rights covering gas and oil production in
certain concessions or leases in the Federal Republic of Germany.
These rights are held under contracts with local German exploration
and development subsidiaries of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal
Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. Under these contracts, the Trust
receives various percentage royalties on the proceeds of the sales of
certain products from the areas involved. At the present time,
royalties are received for sales of gas well gas, oil well gas,
crude oil, condensate and sulfur.
(3) Related party transactions:
John R. Van Kirk, the
Managing Director of the Trust, provides office services to the Trust
at cost. For such office services, the Trust reimbursed the Managing
Director $4,020, and $26,166 in fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Lawrence A. Kobrin, a
Trustee of the Trust, is no longer a partner of the firm but
remains a Senior Counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, which serves
as counsel to the Trust. For legal services, the Trust paid Cahill
Gordon & Reindel LLP $46,997 and $51,581 in fiscal 2020 and 2019,
respectively.
(4) Employee benefit plan:
The Trust has established a
savings incentive match plan for employees (SIMPLE IRA) that is
available to both employees of the Trust, one of whom is the Managing
Director. The Trustees authorized the making of contributions by the
Trust to the accounts of employees, on a matching basis,
of up to 3% of cash compensation paid to each such employee for
the 2020 and 2019 calendar years.
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(5) Quarterly results (unaudited):
The tables below summarize
the quarterly results and distributions of the Trust for the fiscal
years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019:
Fiscal 2020 by Quarter and Year