{"url_path":"/sec/pbt/10-k/2026/item-9a","section_key":"item-9a","section_title":"Item 9A Controls and Procedures.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K/A","doc_date":"2026-07-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319654/0001193125-26-303155-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-303155","cik":"0000319654","ticker":"PBT","issuer_name":"PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319654/0001193125-26-303155-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000319654","primary_entity_name":"PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST"},"word_count":347,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.\n\nDisclosure Controls and Procedures\n\nAs of the end of the period covered by this report, the Trustee carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on such evaluation, the Trustee concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Trustee to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.\n\nIn its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, the Trustee has relied, to the extent considered reasonable, on information provided by Blackbeard Operating, LLC, the operator of the Waddell Ranch properties, and Riverhill Energy Corporation, the operator of the Texas Royalty properties.\n\nChanges in Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\nThere has not been any change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.\n\nTrustee’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting\n\nThe Trustee is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with the modified cash basis of accounting. The Trustee conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework 2013 issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the Trustee’s evaluation under the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework 2013, the Trustee concluded that the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting are effective as of December 31, 2025.\n\n45\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc_page)"}