| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Permian Basin Royalty Trust |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
Argent Trust Company 3838 Oak Lawn Ave Suite 1720 Dallas, TX 75219 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This Schedule 13G is being filed by (i) SoftVest Advisors, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company and a registered investment adviser ("SoftVest"), (ii) SoftVest, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership ("SoftVest, LP"), and (iii) SoftVest GP I, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company ("SoftVest GP I, LLC,") (each, a "Reporting Person" and, together, the "Reporting Persons"). SoftVest, LP directly holds 4,429,695 Units of Beneficial Ownership. SoftVest is the investment manager of SoftVest, LP, and SoftVest GP I, LLC is the general partner of SoftVest, LP, and as a result, each of SoftVest and SoftVest GP I, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the securities beneficially owned by SoftVest, LP. Each of the Reporting Persons listed in this filing certify the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that effect. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The registered office of SoftVest Advisors, LLC, SoftVest GP I, LLC, and SoftVest LP is 400 Pine Street, Suite 1010, Abilene, TX, 79601. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See response to Item 4 of each of the cover pages. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Units of Beneficial Interest |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
714236106 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See responses to Item 9 on each cover page. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See responses to Item 11 on each cover page. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 5 on each cover page.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 6 on each cover page.
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page.
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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