MESA ROYALTY TRUST/TX

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risk, and is responsible for the oversight of the second line of defense with respect to its cybersecurity risk management responsibilities. The Technology Committee of the Board and the full Board regularly receive reports and briefings from management concerning cybersecurity matters, including any significant changes to BNY Mellon’s cybersecurity program. BNY Mellon also has protocols for escalating cybersecurity threats and incidents to the Technology Committee of the Board and the full Board. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board monitors and oversees the performance of Internal Audit, including with respect to its cybersecurity risk management responsibilities.

At the management level, BNY Mellon’s Technology Oversight Committee, which is the senior management committee responsible for the governance and oversight of BNY Mellon’s significant technology projects and initiatives, reviews reports from management concerning Cybersecurity and is responsible for, among other things, escalating issues, including significant cybersecurity threats and incidents, to the Technology Committee of the Board and the full Board of Directors. The Technology Oversight Committee is chaired by the Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering (the “CIO”).

BNY Mellon’s Technology Risk Committee is the most senior governance committee primarily focused on cybersecurity and technology risk issues and is a part of the second line of defense risk function. It is responsible for, among other things, overseeing and reviewing emerging cybersecurity risks, significant cybersecurity incidents and remediation plans. The Technology Risk Committee receives reports from management and has protocols for escalating certain issues and risks to the Enterprise Risk Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board. The Technology Risk Committee is chaired by the Chief Technology Risk Officer. Members include key leaders from the first line of defense, including the CISO.

BNY Mellon’s CIO, CISO and Chief Technology Risk Officer each have extensive experience in assessing and managing risks from cybersecurity threats. BNY Mellon’s CIO joined BNY Mellon in 2024 from a large multinational company, where she was responsible for overseeing information technology and cybersecurity operations. BNY Mellon’s CISO joined BNY Mellon in 2025 and previously led the global assurance function for cybersecurity and technology controls at a global systemically important financial institution. BNY Mellon’s Chief Technology Risk Officer joined BNY Mellon in 2024 and has previous experience as Global Head of Cyber, Technology and Information Security Risk Management at a global systemically important financial institution and over a decade of experience serving the U.S. intelligence community in a variety of cybersecurity-related positions. BNY Mellon believes that refreshing leadership in the CIO, CISO and Chief Technology Risk Officer roles brings new perspectives and specialized expertise to enhance cybersecurity practices, while continuity is safeguarded through disciplined succession and transition planning.

Item 2.

Properties.

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Reference is made to “Item 1. Business — Description of the Underlying Properties” and “Item 7. Trustee’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Planned Development and Workover Program,” which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

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Currently, except as described below, the Trust is not aware of any material legal proceedings pending to which the Trust is a party or of which any of its property is the subject. Based on information provided by Scout, there is a pending case that seeks to increase royalty calculations for wells operated by Scout in Kansas that flow through the Jayhawk plant. Scout is defending against the lawsuit, Cooper-Clark Foundation v. Scout Energy Management, LLC, District Court, Kansas, question certified to the Kansas Supreme Court. In the event of an adverse result in the litigation, there may be a recalculation of prior royalties, and resulting net profits available to the Trust for the time period, as to those wells included in the litigation, which at this time Scout believes to only include three wells in which the Trust owns an interest. Based on current information provided by Scout, Scout does not anticipate any material adverse effect on the Trust.

The Trustee has been advised by the Working Interest Owners that it may be subject to litigation in the ordinary course of business for certain matters that include the Royalty Properties. While each of the Working Interest Owners has advised the Trustee that it does not currently believe any of the pending litigation will