UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~PURSUANT~~Date TOof ~~SECTION~~Report ~~13 OR 15~~(d)Date OFof ~~THE~~earliest ~~SECURITIES~~event ~~EXCHANGE~~reported): ~~ACT~~January 10, ~~OF 1934~~2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 3, 2013

EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-~~1174 8~~11748	36-7034603
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

Global Corporate Trust

919 Congress Avenue

Austin, Texas 78701

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (800) 852-1422

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

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):

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Item 18.01 ~~Entry~~Other ~~into a Material Definitive Agreement~~Information.

As ~~previously~~reported ~~disclosed,~~in ~~The~~the ~~Bank~~filings ofmade ~~New~~by ~~York~~Eastern ~~Mellon~~American ~~Trust~~Natural ~~Company,~~Gas ~~N.A.,~~Trust ~~as Trustee~~ (the “~~Trustee~~Trust”) ofsince ~~Eastern~~the ~~American~~creation ~~Natural~~of ~~Gas~~the Trust, (the “trustee of the Trust~~”),~~ is required by the terms of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement governing the Trust (the “Trust Agreement”) to cause the sale of the Royalty NPI held by the Trust (the “Royalty NPI”). Also as previously disclosed, in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Agreement, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”) marketed the Royalty NPI and entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the highest bidder for the Royalty NPI (the “October 24, 2012 Agreement”). Further, as previously reported, on November 5, 2012, Energy Corporation of America (“ECA”), which is the sponsor of the Trust, exercised its right of first refusal under the Trust Agreement to purchase the Royalty NPI on the terms set forth in the ~~Purchase and Sale Agreement dated~~ October 24, 2012 ~~between the Trust and a third party (the “October 24, 2012~~ Agreement”). As a consequence of ECA’s exercise of its right of first refusal, the October 24, 2012 Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms, and the Trust ~~will~~became obligated to sell the Royalty NPI to ECA for the purchase price determined by the October 24, 2012 Agreement.

OnAlso ~~January~~as previously reported, on January 3, 2013, the Trust entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 3, 2013 ~~(the “Agreement”),~~ with ECA in order to document the terms of the sale of the Royalty NPI to ECA and to eliminate provisions of the October 24, 2012 Agreement that ~~are~~were inapplicable to the sale of the Royalty NPI to ECA. As previously disclosed, the sale is expected to close on or about January 10, 2013, and the price, after making the adjustment for gas price changes required by the October 24, 2012 Agreement, will be approximately $5.9 million. In the Agreement, ECA has waived any decrease to the purchase price that might have been made under the October 24, 2012 Agreement for defects in title to the Royalty NPI.

The ~~description~~sale of the ~~Agreement~~Royalty ~~under~~NPI ~~this~~to ~~Item~~ECA 1was completed on January 10, 2013.01 The isprice, ~~qualified~~after inmaking ~~its~~the ~~entirety~~adjustment byfor ~~reference~~gas toprice changes required by the October 24, 2012 Agreement, awas ~~copy~~$5,917,275, ofand ~~which~~was ispaid ~~filed~~in ascash. The anamount ~~exhibit~~was todetermined ~~this~~by ~~Current~~reference ~~Report~~to onthe ~~Form~~October ~~8-K~~24, ~~and~~2012 ~~incorporated~~Agreement, bywhich ~~reference~~in turn was the result of a competitive bidding process as described in ~~this~~the ~~Item~~Trust’s 1previous filings.~~01.~~

The Trustee and ECA are parties to the various agreements entered into in connection with the formation of the Trust or otherwise related to the Trust. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and ECA are also parties to the various agreements entered into in connection with the formation of ECA Marcellus Trust I or otherwise related to ECA Marcellus Trust I.

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~2

~~(d) Exhibits.~~SIGNATURES

~~10.1 Purchase~~Pursuant ~~and~~to ~~Sale~~the ~~Agreement~~requirements ~~with~~of ~~Energy~~the ~~Corporation~~Securities Exchange Act of ~~America~~1934, ~~dated~~the ~~January~~Registrant 3,has ~~2013~~duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

2Eastern American Natural Gas Trust By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee By: /s/ Sarah Newell Name: Sarah Newell Title: Vice President

~~SIGNATURES~~Date: January 16, 2013

~~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.~~3

	Eastern American Natural Gas Trust
	By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,
	as Trustee
	By:	/s/ Michael J. Ulrich
	Name:	Michael J. Ulrich
	Title:	Vice President
Date: January 9, 2013

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Purchase and Sale Agreement with Energy Corporation of America dated January 3, 2013.

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