Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 19, 2012, the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (the "Trust") issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing, among other things, a monthly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $2,544,504.15 or $0.054593 per unit, based principally upon production during the month of August 2012.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated October 19, 2012.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K shall be deemed "furnished" and not "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

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