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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-262844
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221013
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221014
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221014

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000881787
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				756415930
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10982
		FILM NUMBER:		221311050

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SIMMONS BANK TRUSTEE
		STREET 2:		2911 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 850
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
		BUSINESS PHONE:		972-919-1360

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SIMMONS BANK TRUSTEE
		STREET 2:		2911 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 850
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:15pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Washington, D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:20pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<B> October</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;13, 2022</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:20pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY TRUST </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:20pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Texas</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(State or other jurisdiction of</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">File Number)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Simmons Bank</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Trustee</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2911 Turtle Creek
Blvd, Suite 850</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT><B></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">(Zip Code)</FONT><B></B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:20pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, including area code: <B>(855)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">588-7839</FONT></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT>
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Symbol(s)</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&#167;&nbsp;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company &#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company,
indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.03.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">On October&nbsp;13, 2022, upon request of Simmons Bank, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;)
of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) and a unitholder of the Trust, the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, 153rd Judicial District approved an order modifying the third sentence of Article VI, Section&nbsp;6.05 of the
Trust&#146;s indenture so that it permits a successor trustee of the Trust to have capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The modification to the indenture was in connection with the Trustee&#146;s previous announcement that it has entered into an
agreement with Argent Trust Company, a Tennessee chartered trust company (&#147;Argent&#148;), pursuant to which the Trustee will be resigning as trustee of the Trust and had nominated Argent as successor trustee of the Trust. The Trustee&#146;s
resignation as trustee, and Argent&#146;s appointment as successor trustee, are subject to certain conditions set forth in the agreement, including approval by the unitholders of certain other trusts of which Simmons Bank acts as trustee (or a
court) of (i)&nbsp;Argent&#146;s appointment as successor trustee and (ii)&nbsp;any amendments to the trust agreements and indentures of the other trusts necessary to permit Argent to serve as successor trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The amendment to the indenture is set forth in Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein. </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><A HREF="d391597dex41.htm">4.1*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment No.&nbsp;
1 to Amended and Restated Royalty Trust Indenture, dated October&nbsp;13, 2022, of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust. </A> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:11%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*filed herewith </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Any statements in this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> about plans for the Trust, the
expected timing of the completion (if any) of the proposed resignation of the Trustee or appointment of a successor trustee, and other statements containing the words &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148;
&#147;plans,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;intends&#148; and similar expressions, other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Factors or risks that could cause the Trust&#146;s actual results to differ materially from the results it anticipates include, but are not limited to the inability of the Trustee to resign or Argent
to assume duties as successor trustee due to the failure to satisfy certain conditions in the Trustee&#146;s agreement with Argent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking
statements included in the materials represent the Trustee&#146;s views as of the date hereof. The Trustee anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change. However, while the Trustee may elect to update these
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Trustee&#146;s views as of any date subsequent to the date
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>S<SMALL>IMMONS</SMALL> B<SMALL>ANK</SMALL>, T<SMALL>RUSTEE</SMALL> </TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;October&nbsp;14, 2022</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ NANCY WILLIS</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED ROYALTY TRUST INDENTURE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CROSS TIMBERS ROYALTY
TRUST </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Royalty Trust Indenture (this
&#147;<B><I>Amendment</I></B>&#148;) of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (the &#147;<B><I>Trust</I></B>&#148;), is made and entered into effective as of October&nbsp;13, 2022, by the undersigned Trustee of the Trust (the
&#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148;), after receiving court approval of the Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>W</U> <U>I</U> <U>T</U> <U>N</U> <U>E</U> <U>S</U>
<U>S</U> <U>E</U> <U>T</U> <U>H</U> : </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">WHEREAS, on October&nbsp;13, 2022, the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas,
153rd Judicial District (the &#147;<B><I>Court</I></B>&#148;) approved an order modifying that certain Amended and Restated Royalty Trust Indenture of the Trust dated as of February&nbsp;12, 1991 (the &#147;<B><I>Indenture</I></B>&#148;) with
respect to the requirements to serve as successor trustee; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustee desires to amend the Trust
Agreement to reflect the amendment ordered by the Court, which amends and restates the third sentence of <U>Article VI</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.05</U> as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">&#147;Any such successor trustee shall be a bank or trust company having a capital, surplus and undivided profits (as of the
end of its last fiscal year prior to its appointment) of at least $20,000,000.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signature Page Follows</I>] </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><U>/s/RON HOOPER</U></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amended
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