Pacific Coast Oil Trust Announces There Will Be No January Cash Distribution - Seite 2

The monthly operating and services fee of approximately $95,000 payable to PCEC and Trust general and administrative expenses of $40,000 together exceeded the payment of approximately $41,000 received from PCEC from the 7.5% overriding royalty interest on the Remaining Properties, creating a shortfall of approximately $94,000.

PCEC has provided the Trust with a $1 million letter of credit to be used by the Trust if its cash on hand (including available cash reserves) is not sufficient to pay ordinary course administrative expenses as they become due. Further, the trust agreement provides that if the Trust requires more than the $1 million under the letter of credit to pay administrative expenses, PCEC, will, upon written request of the Trustee, loan funds to the Trust in such amount as necessary to pay such expenses. PCEC has informed the Trustee that due to the current economic conditions, including the low commodity prices and market oversupply of oil, for the foreseeable future, PCEC does not expect to loan such funds to the Trust other than the $1 million letter of credit. Under the trust agreement, the Trust may only use funds provided under the letter of credit or loaned by PCEC to pay the Trust’s current accounts or other obligations to trade creditors in connection with obtaining goods or services or for the payment of other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Trust’s business. The Trust will be drawing funds from the letter of credit to pay the expected shortfall of approximately $94,000, which together with prior drawdowns would leave approximately $208,000 remaining of the $1 million. In addition to the funds drawn from the letter of credit, the Trust has outstanding borrowings from PCEC of approximately $274,000, including interest thereon, related to shortfalls from prior months. Consequently, no further distributions may be made to Trust unitholders until the Trust’s indebtedness created by such amounts drawn or borrowed, including interest thereon, has been paid in full.

Sales Volumes and Prices

The following table displays PCEC’s underlying sales volumes and average prices for the Current Month:

	Underlying Properties
	Sales Volumes			Average Price
	(Boe)	(Boe/day)		(per Boe)