8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2021

DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50175	81-0551518
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75219 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code) (214) 559-0300 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a‑12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a‑12)
☐	Pre‑commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d‑2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d‑2(b))
☐	Pre‑commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e‑4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e‑4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest	DMLP	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02                 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The Registrant is furnishing its press release dated August 5, 2021 which announces the Registrant's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01

And 9.01                 Regulation FD Disclosure and Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated August 5, 2021 announcing the Registrant's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. See Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

In accordance with general instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed in this report under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
	By:	Dorchester Minerals Management LP, its general partner
	By:	Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC, its general partner
Date: August 5, 2021	By:	/s/ William Casey McManemin
		William Casey McManemin
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE Dorchester Minerals, L.P.

Release Date:	August 5, 2021	3838 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 300
		Dallas, Texas 75219-4541
Contact:	Martye Miller	(214) 559-0300

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. Announces Second Quarter Results

DALLAS, TEXAS -- Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (the “Partnership”) (NASDAQ-DMLP) announced today the Partnership’s net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 of $16,509,000, or $0.46 per common unit.

A comparison of the Partnership’s consolidated results for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are set forth below:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Operating Revenues	$	21,361,000	$	6,795,000	$	39,150,000	$	22,271,000
Net Income	$	16,509,000	$	1,192,000	$	28,310,000	$	9,953,000
Net Income Per Common Unit	$	0.46	$	0.03	$	0.79	$	0.28

The Partnership previously declared its second quarter distribution in the amount of $0.480528 per common unit payable on August 12, 2021 to common unit holders of record as of August 2, 2021. The Partnership’s cash distributions are not comparable to its net earnings due to timing and other differences including depletion.

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. is a Dallas based owner of producing and non-producing oil and natural gas mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 26 states. Its common units trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol DMLP.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Portions of this document may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined by federal law. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Examples of such uncertainties and risk factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the price or demand for oil and natural gas, changes in the operations on or development of the Partnership’s properties, changes in economic and industry conditions and changes in regulatory requirements (including changes in environmental requirements) and the Partnership’s financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations. These and other factors are set forth in the Partnership's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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