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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-08-076237.txt : 20081212
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20081212152404
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-08-076237
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081205
ITEM INFORMATION:		Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MESA ROYALTY TRUST/TX
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000313364
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				746284806
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07884
		FILM NUMBER:		081246585

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		712 MAIN STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7132165100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 4717
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77210
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>December&nbsp;5, 2008</b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Mesa Royalty Trust</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Identification No.)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
  Company,<br>
  N.A., Trustee<br>
  Global Corporate Trust<br>
  919 Congress Avenue<br>
  Austin, Texas</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">78701</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1-800-852-1422</b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOT APPLICABLE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;
Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&#160;
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.01
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Standard;
Transfer of Listing.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
disclosed by Mesa Royalty Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) in its press release dated March&nbsp;31,
2008 and its Notification of Late Filing on Form&nbsp;12b-25 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2008, the Trust was not
able to file its Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2007 (the &#147;2007 Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;) in a timely manner because of the previously
disclosed delay in the completion of reserve information by the Trust&#146;s
independent reserve engineer for certain non-operated properties in which the
Trust has an ownership interest and related preparation of the Trust&#146;s fiscal
year 2007 financial statements.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
March&nbsp;31, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee
of the Trust, informed the New York Stock Exchange,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) that
the Trust failed to file its 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K timely pursuant to Section&nbsp;203.01
(Reporting Financial Information to Shareholders) of the NYSE&#146;s Listed Company
Manual and, as a result, is subject to the procedures under Section&nbsp;802.01E
(SEC Annual Report Timely Filing Criteria) of the NYSE&#146;s Listed Company Manual.
&#160;&#160;On September&nbsp;22, 2008, the Trustee
submitted to the NYSE a request for an additional six-month trading period and
the request was approved on October&nbsp;16, 2008 giving </font>the Trust until
December&nbsp;1, 2008 to complete and file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K, subject to
reassessment on an ongoing basis and compliance with the milestones and timing
outlined in the request for the additional six-month trading period.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November&nbsp;26,
2008, the Trustee submitted to the NYSE a second request for an additional
trading period and the request was approved on December&nbsp;5, 2008 giving the
Trust until April&nbsp;15, 2009 to complete and file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K,
subject to reassessment on an ongoing basis.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">T</font>he Trust&#146;s
units remain listed on the NYSE under the symbol MTR, but have been assigned a &#147;.LF&#148;
indicator by the NYSE to signify that the Trust is on the &#147;late filer&#148;
list.&#160; The Trust will remain on the late
filer list until such time as the Trust is current with all of its periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; Although the Trust intends to cure the
deficiencies and to return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing
requirements, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so. &#160;In the event that the Trust is unable to
return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing requirements by April&nbsp;15,
2009, the NYSE will move forward with the initiation of suspension and
delisting procedures.&#160; The Trust is
awaiting the completion of reserve information by the Trust&#146;s independent
reserve engineer, and the Trustee intends to complete the audited financial
statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 and to file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K
as soon as possible after receipt of this information.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to General
Instruction B.2 of Form&nbsp;8-K and Securities and Exchange Commission Release
No.&nbsp;33-8176, the press release attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 is not &#147;filed&#148;
for purposes of Section&nbsp;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, but is instead furnished for purposes of that instruction.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:6.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="59%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:59.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mesa Royalty
  Trust Press Release dated December&nbsp;12, 2008.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:49.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Mesa Royalty Trust</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE BANK OF NEW YORK
  TRUST COMPANY,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N.A., AS TRUSTEE</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: December&nbsp;12,
  2008</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:45.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Mike Ulrich</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mike
  Ulrich</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice
  President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:87.16%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:87.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:87.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mesa Royalty
  Trust Press Release dated December&nbsp;12, 2008.</font></p>
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99.1</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Mesa Royalty Trust Announces Approval of Continued Trading on NYSE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MESA
ROYALTY TRUST</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">AUSTIN, TEXAS December&nbsp;12,
2008 - On November&nbsp;26, 2008, </font>The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., the Trustee of Mesa Royalty Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) (NYSE: MTR),
submitted to the New York Stock Exchange,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) a second request
for an additional six-month trading period in light of the Trust&#146;s failure to
file its annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the period ending December&nbsp;31,
2007 (the &#147;2007 Form&nbsp;10-K&#148;).&#160; As
previously disclosed, the Trust failed to file its 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K timely
pursuant to Section&nbsp;203.01 (Reporting Financial Information to
Shareholders) of the NYSE&#146;s Listed Company Manual and, as a result, is subject
to the procedures under Section&nbsp;802.01E (SEC Annual Report Timely Filing
Criteria) of the NYSE&#146;s Listed Company Manual. &#160;&#160;The Trust was originally granted an
additional trading period on October&nbsp;16, 2008, giving the Trust until December&nbsp;1,
2008 to complete and file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K, subject to reassessment on
an ongoing basis and compliance with the milestones and timing outlined in the
request for the additional six-month trading period.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The second
request for an additional trading period was approved by the NYSE on December&nbsp;5,
2008, giving the Trust until April&nbsp;15, 2009 to complete and file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K,
subject to reassessment on an ongoing basis.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust&#146;s units remain listed on the NYSE under the symbol MTR, but
have been assigned a &#147;.LF&#148; indicator by the NYSE to signify that the Trust is on
the &#147;late filer&#148; list.&#160; The Trust will
remain on the late filer list until such time as the Trust is current with all
of its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; Although the Trust intends to cure the
deficiencies and to return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing
requirements, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.&#160; </font>&#160;&#160;In the event that the Trust is unable to
return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing requirements by April&nbsp;15,
2009, the NYSE will move forward with the initiation of suspension and
delisting procedures.</p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust is
awaiting the completion of reserve information by the Trust&#146;s independent
reserve engineer, and the Trustee intends to complete the audited financial
statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007 and to file the 2007 Form&nbsp;10-K
as soon as possible after receipt of this information.</font></p>

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