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PURSUANT</font></font></div>
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THE</font></font></div>
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1934</font></font></div>
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report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;February&#160;19<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
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distribution to unitholders of record on&#160;February 29, 2008. A copy of the
news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.</font></div>
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information in this Current Report, including the news release attached hereto,
is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
&#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.</font></div>
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></div>
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form_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
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):
February 19
,
2008
HUGOTON ROYALTY
TRUST
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10476
58-6379215
(Commission
      File Number)
(IRS
      Employer Identification No.)
Trust
      Division
Royalty Trust
      Group
Bank of America,
      N.A.
901 Main Street, 17
th
Floor
P.O. Box
      830650
Dallas, Texas
75283-0650
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
(877) 228-5083
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NONE
(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))
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On February
19, 2008, the Registrant issued a news release announcing its monthly cash
distribution to unitholders of record on February 29, 2008. A copy of the
news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information in this Current Report, including the news release attached hereto,
is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1 News
Release dated February 19, 2008
2
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.
HUGOTON
      ROYALTY TRUST
By:
BANK
      OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE FOR
HUGOTON
      ROYALTY TRUST
Date: February
      19, 2008
By:
/s/
NANCY G.
      WILLIS
Nancy
      G. Willis
Vice
      President
XTO
      ENERGY INC.
By:
/s/
BENNIE G.
      KNIFFEN
Bennie
      G. Kniffen
Senior
      Vice President and Controller
3
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number and
Description
99.1 News Release dated February 19,
2008
4