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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
 Form 10-Q x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  OR o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
 Commission File Number: 1-8424 SABINE ROYALTY TRUST  Texas
    
    75-6297143(State or other jurisdiction
    
    (I.R.S. Employerof incorporation or
    
    Identification No.)organization
 U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Private Wealth Management
Bank of America Plaza
901 Main Street
17th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code) (214) 209-2400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of
large accelerated filer, accelerated filer,
and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one): Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller
reporting company o Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes o No
x Number of units of beneficial
interest outstanding at November 7, 2008:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATIONItem 1. Financial Statements.Item 2. Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.Item 4. Controls and Procedures.PART II  OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1. Legal ProceedingsItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 6. ExhibitsSIGNATURESEX-31EX-32    Table of Contents  SABINE ROYALTY TRUST 
 PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
 Item 1. Financial Statements. The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared
by Bank of America, N.A. (as successor to NationsBank, N.A.), as Trustee (the
Trustee) of Sabine Royalty Trust (the Trust), pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the
Trustee believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information
presented not misleading. The condensed financial statements of the Trust
presented herein are unaudited. It is suggested that these
condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Trusts latest annual report on
Form 10-K. The December 31, 2007 condensed balance sheet is derived from the audited
balance sheet as of that date. In the opinion of the Trustee, all adjustments
necessary to present fairly the assets, liabilities and trust corpus of the
Trust as of September 30, 2008, the distributable income for the three-month and the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the changes in trust
corpus for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, have been
included. The distributable income for such interim periods is not necessarily
indicative of the distributable income for the full year. The
condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2008 and for the
three-month  and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, included
herein, have been reviewed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. 2




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SABINE ROYALTY TRUST  September 30,
    
    
    December 31,Note
    
    
    2008
    
    
    2007AssetsCash and short-term investments
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    9,442,950
    
    
    $
    5,796,869Royalty interests in oil and gas
properties
(less accumulated amortization
of $21,643,797
and $21,568,054 at September
30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    751,388
    
    
    
    827,131TOTAL
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    10,194,338
    
    
    $
    6,624,000Liabilities and Trust CorpusTrust expenses payable
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    133,612
    
    
    $
    183,748Other payables
    
    
    4
    
    
    
    861,677
    
    
    
    617,597995,289
    
    
    
    801,345Contingencies
    
    
    6Trust corpus  14,579,345 units
of beneficial
interest authorized and
outstanding
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,199,049
    
    
    
    5,822,655TOTAL
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    10,194,338
    
    
    $
    6,624,000
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SABINE ROYALITY TRUST  Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Notes
    
    
    2008
    
    
    2007Royalty Income
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    28,420,792
    
    
    $
    16,710,605Interest Income
    
    
    
    
    
    
    75,964
    
    
    
    94,142Total
    
    
    
    
    
    
    28,496,756
    
    
    
    16,804,747General and administrative
expenses
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (471,669
    )
    
    
    (440,303
    )Distributable Income
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    28,025,087
    
    
    $
    16,364,444Distributable Income per
unit (14,579,345 units)
    
    
    1,3,5
    
    
    $
    1.92
    
    
    $
    1.12
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SABINE ROYALITY TRUST  Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,Notes
    
    
    2008
    
    
    2007Royalty Income
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    70,332,285
    
    
    $
    44,082,218Interest Income
    
    
    
    
    
    
    224,594
    
    
    
    251,961Total
    
    
    
    
    
    
    70,556,879
    
    
    
    44,334,179General and administrative
expenses
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (1,704,028
    )
    
    
    (1,679,389
    )Distributable Income
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    68,852,851
    
    
    $
    42,654,790Distributable Income per
unit (14,579,345 units)
    
    
    1,3,5
    
    
    $
    4.72
    
    
    $
    2.93
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SABINE ROYALITY TRUST  Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,Note
    
    
    2008
    
    
    2007Trust corpus, beginning of period
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    5,822,655
    
    
    $
    4,998,409Amortization of royalty interests
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (75,743
    )
    
    
    (85,215
    )Distributable income
    
    
    
    
    
    
    68,852,851
    
    
    
    42,654,790Distributions
    
    
    3
    
    
    
    (65,400,714
    )
    
    
    (40,532,772
    )Trust corpus, end of period
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    9,199,049
    
    
    $
    7,035,212Distributions per unit (14,579,345 units)
    
    
    3
    
    
    $
    4.49
    
    
    $
    2.78
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SABINE ROYALTY TRUST NOTES TO CONDENSED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. TRUST ORGANIZATION AND
PROVISIONS Sabine Royalty Trust (the Trust) was established by the Sabine
Corporation Royalty Trust Agreement (the Trust Agreement), made and entered
into effective as of December 31, 1982, to receive a distribution from Sabine
Corporation (Sabine) of royalty and mineral interests, including landowners
royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals (other than executive rights,
bonuses and delay rentals), production payments and any other similar,
nonparticipatory interests, in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and
gas properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Texas (the Royalties). Certificates evidencing units of beneficial interest (the Units) in the
Trust were mailed on December 31, 1982 to Sabines shareholders of record on
December 23, 1982, on the basis of one Unit for each share of Sabines
outstanding common stock. In May 1988, Sabine was acquired by Pacific
Enterprises (Pacific), a California corporation. Through a series of mergers,
Sabine was merged into Pacific Enterprises Oil Company (USA) (Pacific (USA)),
a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific, effective
January 1, 1990. This acquisition and the subsequent mergers had no effect on
the Units. Pacific (USA), as successor to Sabine, has assumed by operation of
law all of Sabines rights and obligations with respect to the Trust. The Units
are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In connection with the transfer of the Royalties to the Trust upon its
formation, Sabine had reserved to itself all executive rights, including rights
to execute leases and to receive bonuses and delay rentals. In January 1993,
Pacific (USA) completed the sale of substantially all its producing oil and gas
assets to a third party. The sale did not include executive rights relating to
the Royalties, and Pacific (USA)s ownership of such rights was not affected by
the sale. Bank of America, N.A.
(the Trustee), acts as trustee of the Trust. In 2007 the
Bank of America private wealth management group officially became
known as U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth
Management. The legal entity that serves as the Trustee of the
Trust did not change, and references in this Form 10-Q to U.S. Trust,
Bank of America Private Wealth Management shall describe the legal
entity Bank of America, N.A. The terms of the Trust Agreement provide, among other things, that:  
    
    The Trust shall not engage in any business or commercial activity of any kind
or acquire assets other than those initially transferred to the Trust.
    
    The Trustee may not sell all or any part of its assets unless approved by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Units in which case the sale must be
for cash and the proceeds, after satisfying all existing liabilities,
promptly distributed to Unit holders.
    
    The Trustee may establish a cash reserve for the payment of any liability
that is contingent or uncertain in amount or that otherwise is not currently
due or payable.
    
    The Trustee will use reasonable efforts to cause the Trust and the Unit
holders to recognize income and expenses on monthly record dates.
    
    The Trustee is authorized to borrow funds to pay liabilities of the Trust
provided that such borrowings are repaid in full before any further
distributions are made to Unit holders.
    
    The Trustee will make monthly cash distributions to Unit holders of record on
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Because of the passive nature of the Trust and the restrictions and
limitations on the powers and activities of the Trustee contained in the Trust
Agreement, the Trustee does not consider any of the officers and employees of
the Trustee to be officers or executive officers of the Trust as such terms
are defined under applicable rules and regulations adopted under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The proceeds of production from the Royalties are receivable from hundreds
of separate payors. In order to facilitate creation of the Trust and to avoid
the administrative expense and inconvenience of daily reporting to Unit holders,
the conveyances by Sabine of the Royalties located in five of the six states
provided for the execution of an escrow agreement by Sabine and the initial
trustee of the Trust, in its capacities as trustee of the Trust and as escrow
agent. The conveyances by Sabine of the Royalties located in Louisiana provided
for the execution of a substantially identical escrow agreement by Sabine and a
Louisiana bank in the capacities of escrow agent and of trustee under the name
of Sabine Louisiana Royalty Trust. Sabine Louisiana Royalty Trust, the sole
beneficiary of which is the Trust, was established in order to avoid uncertainty
under Louisiana law as to the legality of the Trustees holding record title to
the Royalties located in Louisiana. The Trust now only has one escrow
agent, which is the Trustee, and a single escrow agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the escrow agreement and the conveyances of the
properties by Sabine, the proceeds of production from the Royalties for each
calendar month, and interest thereon, are collected by the Trustee,
as escrow agent, and are
paid to and received by the Trust only on the next monthly record
date. The Trustee, as
escrow agent, has agreed to endeavor to assure that it incurs and pays expenses
and fees for each calendar month only on the next monthly record date. The Trust
Agreement also provides that the Trustee is to endeavor to assure that income of
the Trust will be accrued and received and expenses of the Trust will be
incurred and paid only on each monthly record date. Assuming that the escrow
agreement is recognized for Federal income tax purposes and that the
Trustee is able to control the timing of income and expenses, as
stated above, cash and accrual basis Unit holders should be treated as realizing
income only on each monthly record date. The Trustee is treating the escrow
agreement as effective for tax purposes. However, for financial reporting
purposes, royalty and interest income are recorded in the calendar month in
which the amounts are received by either the escrow agent or the Trust. Distributable income as determined for financial reporting purposes for a
given quarter will not usually equal the sum of distributions made during that
quarter. Distributable income for a given quarter will approximate the sum of
the distributions made during the last two months of such quarter and the first
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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on the following basis
and are not intended to present financial position and results of operations in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (GAAP):  
    
    Royalty income, net of severance and ad valorem tax, and interest income are
recognized in the month in which amounts are received by the Trust (see Note
1).
    
    Trust expenses, consisting principally of routine general and administrative
costs, include payments made during the accounting period. Expenses are
accrued to the extent of amounts that become payable on the next monthly
record date following the end of an accounting period. Reserves for
liabilities that are contingent or uncertain in amount may also be
established if considered necessary.
    
    Royalties that are producing properties are amortized using
the unit-of-production method. This amortization is shown as a
reduction of Trust corpus.
    
    Distributions to Unit holders are recognized when declared by the Trustee
(see Note 3). The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America because of the following:  
    
    Royalty income is recognized in the month received rather than in the month
of production.
    
    Expenses other than those expected to be paid on the following monthly record
date are not accrued.
    
    Amortization of the Royalties is shown as a reduction to Trust corpus and not
as a charge to operating results.
    
    Reserves may be established for contingencies that would not be recorded
under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. This comprehensive basis of accounting other than GAAP corresponds to the
accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial
Statements of Royalty Trusts. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the basis of
accounting described above requires the Trustee to make estimates and assumptions
that affect reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses as of and for the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from
such estimates. Impairment The Trustee routinely reviews the Trusts royalty interests in oil and gas
properties for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If an impairment event
occurs and it is determined that the carrying value of the Trusts royalty
interests may not be recoverable, an impairment will be recognized as measured
by the amount by which the carrying amount of the royalty interests exceeds the
fair value of these assets, which would likely be measured by discounting
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New
Accounting Standards Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments
 an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and No. 140
Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities
 Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets  an
amendment of FASB Statements No. 140 Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities
 Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes Accounting for Income Taxes
 Fair Value Measurements
 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
 Business Combinations
 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements  an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51
 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133
 The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contractsan
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Distributable Income per Unit Basic distributable income per Unit is computed by dividing distributable income by the weighted
average Units outstanding. Distributable income per Unit assuming dilution is computed by
dividing distributable income by the weighted average number of Units and equivalent
Units outstanding. The Trust had no equivalent Units outstanding for any period
presented. Therefore, basic distributable income per Unit and distributable income per Unit assuming dilution are the
same. Federal
Tax Considerations The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the Trust is classified as a
grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes and therefore is not subject to
taxation at the trust level. The Unit holders are considered, for Federal income
tax purposes, to own the Trusts income and principal as though no trust were in
existence. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income tax expense has been
made in these financial statements. The income of the Trust will be deemed to
have been received or accrued by each Unit holder at the time such income is
received or accrued by the Trust (on the applicable monthly record
date) if the escrow arrangement discussed in Note 1
to these financial statements is respected by the Internal Revenue Service. In
the absence of the escrow arrangement, Unit holders would be deemed to receive
or accrue income from production from the royalty properties (and interest
income) on a daily basis, in accordance with their method of accounting, as the
proceeds from production and interest thereon were received or accrued by the
Trust. The Trustee is treating the escrow arrangement as effective for tax
purposes and furnishes tax information to Unit holders on that basis. Some Trust Units are held by middlemen, as such term is broadly defined
in U.S. Treasury Regulations (and includes custodians, nominees, certain joint owners,
and brokers holding an interest for a custodian in street name,
referred to herein collectively as middlemen).  Therefore, the Trustee
considers the Trust to be a widely held fixed investment trust
(WHFIT) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. U.S. Trust,
Bank of America Private Wealth Management, 901 Main Street, 17th Floor, Dallas, Texas, 75202, telephone number (214) 209-2400, is
the representative of the Trust that will provide tax information in accordance with
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations governing the information reporting requirements
of the Trust as a WHFIT.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the middlemen holding Trust Units on behalf of Unit holders, and not
the Trustee of the Trust, are solely responsible for complying with the information reporting
requirements under the Treasury Regulations with respect to such Trust Units, including the
issuance of IRS Forms 1099 and certain written tax statements. Unit holders whose Trust Units are
held by middlemen should consult with such middlemen regarding the information that will be
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Each Unit holder should consult his tax advisor regarding Trust tax
compliance matters.      3. DISTRIBUTION TO UNIT
HOLDERS The amount to be distributed to Unit holders (Monthly Income Amount) is
determined on a monthly basis. The Monthly Income Amount is an amount equal to
the sum of cash received by the Trust during a monthly period (the period
commencing on the day after a monthly record date and continuing through and
including the next succeeding monthly record date) attributable to the
Royalties, any reduction in cash reserves and any other cash receipts of the
Trust, including interest, reduced by the sum of liabilities paid and any
increase in cash reserves. Unit holders of record as of the monthly record date
(the 15th day of each calendar month except in limited circumstances) are
entitled to have distributed to them the calculated Monthly Income Amount for
such month on or before 10 business days after the monthly record date. The
Monthly Income Amount per Unit is declared by the Trust no later than 10 days
prior to the monthly record date. The cash received by the Trust from purchasers of the Trusts oil and gas
production consists of gross sales of production less applicable severance
taxes. 4. PAYABLES Other payables consist primarily of royalty receipts suspended pending
verification of ownership interest or title. The Trustee believes that these other payables represent an ordinary
operating condition of the Trust and that such payables will be paid or released
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5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent
to September 30, 2008, the Trust declared the following
distributions: MonthlyNotification
    
    Record
    
    Payment
    
    DistributionDate

    Date
    
Date
    
    
    per UnitOctober
3
    

October 15
    
    October 29
    
    $
    .58396November 5
    

November 17
    
    November 28
    
    
    .65309
 6. CONTINGENCIES Contingencies related to the royalty properties that are unfavorably
resolved would generally be reflected by the Trust as reductions to future
royalty income payments to the Trust with corresponding reductions to cash
distributions to Unit holders. The Trustee is not aware of any such
items as of September 30, 2008. Item 2.
Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. Liquidity and Capital
Resources The Trust makes monthly distributions to the holders of Units of the excess
of the preceding months revenues received over expenses incurred. Upon receipt,
royalty income is invested in short-term investments until its subsequent
distribution. In accordance with the Trust Agreement, the Trusts only long-term
assets consist of royalty interests in producing and proved undeveloped oil and
gas properties. Although the Trust is permitted to borrow funds if necessary to
continue its operations, borrowings are not anticipated in the foreseeable
future. Results of Operations Distributable income consists of royalty income plus interest income plus
any decrease in cash reserves established by the Trustee less general and
administrative expenses of the Trust less any increase in cash reserves
established by the Trustee.  Distributable income for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 was $28,025,087, or $1.92 per unit.  Royalty income for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 amounted to $28,420,792 while interest income
was $75,964.  General and administrative expenses totaled $471,669 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008. Distributions
during the period were $.55702, $.68973, and $.64875 per Unit
payable to Unit holders of record on July 15, August 15, and
September 15, 2008,
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Royalty income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 increased approximately $11,710,000 or 70%
compared with the third quarter of 2007.  This increase was caused by increases in the prices of both oil
and natural gas, offset somewhat by decreases in the production of both oil and natural gas.  Compared to the
preceding quarter ended June 30, 2008, royalty income increased approximately $5,365,000, or 23%, due to
increases in the production of natural gas as well as increases in the prices of both oil and natural gas.  These
increases were offset somewhat by a decrease in the production of oil.  Royalty income for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 increased approximately $26,250,000 or 60% compared with the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, due mainly to increases in the prices of both oil and natural gas, as well as an
increase in the production of natural gas.  These increases were tempered by a decrease in the production of oil. The following
tables illustrate average prices received for the periods
discussed above and the related oil and gas production volumes: Quarter EndedSeptember 30,
    
    
    September 30,
    
    
    June 30,2008
    
    
    2007
    
    
    2008ProductionOil (Bbls)
    
    
    108,580
    
    
    
    129,086
    
    
    
    122,930Gas (Mcfs)
    
    
    1,577,361
    
    
    
    1,747,609
    
    
    
    1,529,748Average PriceOil (per Bbl)
    
    $
    119.57
    
    
    $
    58.00
    
    
    $
    98.36Gas (per Mcf)
    
    $
    10.78
    
    
    $
    6.10
    
    
    $
    8.27Nine-Months EndedSeptember 30, 2008
    
    
    
    
    
    September 30, 2007ProductionOil (Bbls)
    
    
    341,812
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    357,730Gas (Mcfs)
    
    
    4,758,778
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    4,448,769Average PriceOil (per Bbl)
    
    $
    101.07
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    53.86Gas (per Mcf)
    
    $
    8.52
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    6.47
 Gas revenues received for the three months ended September 30, 2008, related primarily to production for April 2008
through June 2008.  The average price of gas as reported by the Henry Hub for the same time period was
$10.27 per Mcf.  The average price of gas for the Henry Hub was $8.74 per Mcf for January 2008 through September 2008.
Oil revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2008 related primarily to production for May 2008 through July
2008.  The average price of oil as reported by Nymex for that time period was $130.92 per barrel.  The average
price of oil was $113.11 per barrel for January 2008 through September 2008. The price of oil and natural gas has been very
volatile, due to economic pressures and unrest in the middle east.   As of October 22, 2008, the average price of natural
gas for the Henry Hub was $6.16 per Mcf and the average price of oil reported by Nymex was $70.89 per barrel, significantly
lower than the actual prices received for the third quarter. Pricing continues to show signs of fluctuation.
It is difficult to accurately estimate future prices of oil and gas, and any assumptions concerning future
prices may prove to be incorrect. Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 decreased approximately $18,200
compared with the third quarter of 2007.  Compared to the preceding quarter ended
June 30, 2008, interest income increased approximately $8,700.  Interest income for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 decreased approximately $27,400 compared to the same time
period in 2007.  Changes in interest income are the result of changes in interest rates
and funds available for investment. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 increased by approximately $31,400
compared to the same quarter of 2007 primarily due to increases in escrow agent/trustee fees, legal fees and the timing
of  transfer agent fees of approximately $11,000, $22,600 and $10,400, respectively.  Offsetting the increases were
decreases in the timing of unit holder information and tax reporting services of approximately $7,900 and $5,400,
respectively.  Compared to the previous quarter ended June 30, 2008, general and administrative expenses decreased
approximately $204,700.  This decrease was primarily due to the timing of annual payments for printing services,
engineering services, tax reporting services, and unitholder information services of approximately $90,000, $82,300,
$20,700, and $18,900, respectively.  Offsetting these decreases somewhat were increases in the timing of expenses for
transfer agent services and an increase in legal fees of $16,400 and $17,500, respectively.
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased approximately
$24,600 compared to the same time period in 2007, due mainly to increases in escrow agent/trustee fees, legal fees,
and the timing of tax reporting services of $28,700, $39,400 and $4,300, respectively.  These increases were offset
somewhat by a decrease in unitholder information services of approximately $50,500. In August 2008, the Trust received a refund from the State of New Mexico in the amount of $163,260. This refund represented taxes
that were withheld from the proceeds of production from the Royalty properties and remitted to the State of New Mexico by purchasers.
Income taxes are not payable by the Trust, but are the responsibility of the individual unit holders.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates The Trusts financial statements reflect the selection and application of
accounting policies that require the Trust to make significant estimates and
assumptions. The following are some of the more critical judgement areas in the
application of accounting policies that currently affect the Trusts financial
condition and results of operations. Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Trust are prepared on the following basis
and are not intended to present financial position and results of operations in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America:  
    
    Royalty income, net of severance and ad valorem taxes, and interest
income are recognized in the month in which amounts are received by
the Trust.
    
    Trust expenses, consisting principally of routine general and
administrative costs, include payments made during the accounting
period. Expenses are accrued to the extent of amounts that become
payable on the next monthly record date following the end of the
accounting period. Reserves for liabilities that are contingent or
uncertain in amount may also be established if considered necessary.
    
    Royalties that are producing properties are amortized using the
unit-of-production method. This amortization is shown as a reduction
of Trust corpus.
    
    Distributions to Unit holders are recognized when declared by the
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The financial statements of the Trust differ from financial statements
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America because of the following:  
    
    Royalty income is recognized in the month received rather than in the
month of production.
    
    Expenses other than those expected to be paid on the following
monthly record date are not accrued.
    
    Amortization of the Royalties is shown as a reduction to Trust corpus
and not as a charge to operating results.
    
    Reserves may be established for contingencies that would not be
recorded under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. This comprehensive basis of accounting other than GAAP corresponds to the
accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, as specified by Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 12:E, Financial
Statements of Royalty Trusts. Revenue Recognition Revenues from royalty interests are recognized in the period in which
amounts are received by the Trust. Royalty income received by the Trust in a
given calendar year will generally reflect the proceeds, on an entitlements
basis, from natural gas produced for the twelve-month period ended September
30th in that calendar year. Reserve Disclosure Independent petroleum engineers estimate the net proved reserves
attributable to the royalty interests. In accordance with Statement of Financial
Standards No. 69, Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities,
estimates of future net revenues from proved reserves have been prepared using
year-end contractual gas prices and related costs. Numerous uncertainties are
inherent in estimating volumes and the value of proved reserves and in
projecting future production rates and the timing of development of
non-producing reserves. Such reserve estimates are subject to change as
additional information becomes available. The reserves actually recovered and
the timing of production may be substantially different from the reserve
estimates. Other than those filed with the SEC, our estimated
reserves have not been filed with or included in any reports to any
Federal agency. Contingencies Contingencies related to the royalty properties that are unfavorably
resolved would generally be reflected by the Trust as reductions to future
royalty income payments to the Trust with corresponding reductions to cash
distributions to Unit holders. The Trustee is not aware of any such
items as of September 30, 2008. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with the basis of
accounting described above requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses as of and for the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from
such estimates. Impairment The Trustee routinely reviews the Trusts royalty interests in oil and gas
properties for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If an impairment event
occurs and it is determined that the carrying value of the Trusts royalty
interests may not be recoverable, an impairment will be recognized as measured
by the amount by which the carrying amount of the royalty interests exceeds the
fair value of these assets, which would likely be measured by discounting
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New
Accounting Standards Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments
 an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and No. 140
Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities
 Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets  an
amendment of FASB Statements No. 140 Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishments of Liabilities
 Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes Accounting for Income Taxes
 Fair Value Measurements
 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
 Business Combinations
 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements  an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51
 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133
 The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contractsan
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60
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Other Forward Looking Statements This Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be
covered by the safe harbor created thereby. All statements other than statements
of historical fact included in this Report are forward-looking statements.
Although the Trustee believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, such expectations are
subject to numerous
risks and uncertainties and the Trustee can give no assurance that they will
prove correct. There are many factors, none of which is within the Trustees
control, that may cause such expectations not to be realized, including, among
other things, factors identified in the Trusts most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K affecting oil and gas prices and the recoverability of reserves,
general economic conditions, actions and policies of petroleum-producing nations
and other changes in the domestic and international energy markets. The Trust has an Internet website and has made available its annual reports
on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and
amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act at http://www.sbr-sabineroyalty.com as soon as reasonably
practicable after such information is electronically filed with or furnished to
the SEC. 
 Item 3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. The Trust invests in no derivative financial instruments, and has no
foreign operations or long-term debt instruments. Other than the Trusts ability
to periodically borrow money as necessary to pay expenses, liabilities and
obligations of the Trust that cannot be paid out of cash held by the Trust, the
Trust is prohibited from engaging in borrowing transactions. The amount of any
such borrowings is unlikely to be material to the Trust. The Trust periodically
holds short-term investments acquired with funds held by the Trust pending
distribution to Unit holders and funds held in reserve for the payment of Trust
expenses and liabilities. Because of the short-term nature of these borrowings
and investments and certain limitations upon the types of such investments which
may be held by the Trust, the Trustee believes that the Trust is not subject to
any material interest rate risk. The Trust does not engage in transactions in
foreign currencies which could expose the Trust or Unit holders to any foreign
currency related market risk. 
 Item 4. Controls and
Procedures. As 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 Exchange Act Rules 13a-15
and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Trustee concluded that the Trusts
disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting the Trustee
to material information relating to the Trust required to be included in the
Trusts periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There has
not been any change in the Trusts internal control over financial reporting
during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trusts internal control over
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION 
 Item 1. Legal Proceedings. Not
applicable. 
 
 Item 1A. Risk Factors. There
have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed under
Part I, Item 1A of the Trusts Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 Items 2-5 not
applicable. 
 Item 6. Exhibits. Exhibit Numberand Description(31) Trustee Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(32) Trustee Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. SABINE ROYALTY TRUSTBy:
    Bank of America, N.A.TrusteeBy:
    /s/ Ron E. HooperRon E. HooperSenior Vice President and
Trust Administrator Date: November 7, 2008 (The Trust has no directors or executive officers.) 21