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NORTH EUROPEAN OIL ROYALTY TRUST

For the period ended Oct 31, 2025. Filed Dec 31, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Dec 31, 2025

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Notes to Financial Statements

OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024

(1)Summary of significant accounting policies:

Basis of accounting -

The accompanying financial statements of North European Oil Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) are prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Financial statement balances and financial results are presented on a modified cash basis of accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP basis”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements, including adjustments of a normal, recurring nature, have been included.

On a modified cash basis, revenue is earned when cash is received and expenses are incurred when cash is paid. GAAP basis financial statements disclose revenue as earned and expenses as incurred, without regard to receipts or payments. The modified cash basis of accounting is utilized to permit the accrual for distributions to be paid to unit owners (those distributions approved by the Trustees for the Trust). The Trust’s distributable income represents royalty income received by the Trust during the period plus interest income less any expenses incurred by the Trust, all on a cash basis. In the opinion of the Trustees, the use of the modified cash basis of accounting provides a more meaningful presentation to unit owners of the results of operations of the Trust.

The Trust receives adjustments from the operating companies based on their final calculations of royalties payable during the prior periods, including the immediately preceding calendar quarter. Negative adjustments are carried over to the succeeding quarter.

Producing gas and oil royalty rights -

The rights to certain gas and oil royalties in Germany were transferred to the Trust at their net book value by North European Oil Company (the “Company”) (see Note 2). The net book value of the royalty rights has been reduced to one dollar ($1) since the remaining net book value of royalty rights is de minimis relative to annual royalties received and distributed by the Trust and does not bear any meaningful relationship to the fair value of such rights or the actual amount of proved producing reserves.

Federal and state income taxes -

The Trust, as a grantor trust and additionally under a private letter ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service, is exempt from federal income taxes. The Trust has no state income tax obligations.

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Cash and cash equivalents -

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as amounts deposited in bank accounts and amounts invested in certificates of deposit and U. S. Treasury bills with original maturities generally of three months or less from the date of purchase. The investment options available to the Trust are limited in accordance with specific provisions of the Trust Agreement. The Trust held €15,000, the equivalent of $17,358, in its German bank account at October 31, 2025.

Net income per unit -

Net income per unit is based upon the number of units outstanding at the end of the period. As of October 31, 2025 and 2024, there were 9,190,590 units of beneficial interest outstanding.

New accounting pronouncements –

The Trust is not aware of any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards that would be expected to have a significant impact on the Trust’s financial position or results of operations.

(2)Formation of the Trust:

The Trust was formed on September 10, 1975. As of September 30, 1975, the Company was liquidated and the remaining assets and liabilities of the Company, including its royalty rights, were transferred to the Trust. The Trust, on behalf of the owners of beneficial interest in the Trust, holds overriding royalty rights covering gas and oil production in certain concessions or leases in the Federal Republic of Germany. These rights are held under contracts with local German exploration and development subsidiaries of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. Under these contracts, the Trust receives various percentage royalties on the proceeds of the sales of certain products from the areas involved. At the present time, royalties are received for sales of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil, condensate, and sulfur.

(3)Related party transactions:

John R. Van Kirk, the Managing Director of the Trust, provides office services to the Trust at cost. For such office services, the Trust reimbursed the Managing Director $11,016 and $7,583 in fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.

(4)Employee benefit plan:

The Trust has established a savings incentive match plan for employees (SIMPLE IRA) that is available to both employees of the Trust, one of whom is the Managing Director. The Trustees authorized the making of contributions by the Trust to the accounts of employees, on a matching basis, of up to 3% of cash compensation paid to each such employee for the 2025 and 2024 calendar years.

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(5)Quarterly results (unaudited):

The tables below summarize the quarterly results and distributions of the Trust for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024:

Fiscal 2025 by Quarter and Year

FirstSecondThirdFourthYear
Royalties received$505,697$2,471,301$2,617,231$3,055,865$8,650,094
Net income$285,468$2,261,006$2,459,107$2,933,339$7,938,919
Net income per unit$0.03$0.25$0.27$0.32$0.86
Distributions paid or to be paid$367,624$1,838,118$2,389,553$2,849,083$7,444,378
Distributions per unit paid or to be paid to unit owners$0.04$0.20$0.26$0.31$0.81

Fiscal 2024 by Quarter and Year

FirstSecondThirdFourthYear
Royalties received$424,910$2,232,767$2,457,422$670,204$5,785,303
Net income$179,085$2,033,899$2,318,094$526,734$5,057,813
Net income per unit$0.02$0.22$0.25$0.06$0.55
Distributions paid or to be paid$459,529$1,838,118$1,930,024$183,812$4,411,483
Distributions per unit paid or to be paid to unit owners$0.05$0.20$0.21$0.02$0.48
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