UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of ~~the~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~December 2423, 2015

Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-11335		75-6461716
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File ~~Number~~No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Royalty Trust Management

Southwest Bank

2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard

Dallas, TX

75219

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 588-7839

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)~~:

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Section 1 3- –Registrant’s ~~Securities~~Business and ~~Trading~~Operations ~~Markets~~

Item 31.01 ~~Notice~~Entry ofinto ~~Delisting or Failure to Satisfy~~ a ~~Continued~~Material ~~Listing~~Definitive ~~Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Agreement.

On ~~November~~December 2423, 2015, Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust (the “Trust”) ~~was~~entered ~~notified~~into bya Loan Agreement (the ~~New~~“Loan ~~York~~Agreement”) ~~Stock Exchange~~with Southwest Bank (the “~~NYSE~~Lender”), ~~that~~pursuant to which the ~~average~~Lender ~~closing~~has ~~price~~agreed ofto provide the Trust’s ~~units~~with ofa ~~beneficial~~secured, ~~interest~~revolving ~~(the~~credit ~~“Units”),~~line ~~over~~in the ~~prior~~maximum 30amount ~~consecutive~~of ~~trading~~$250,000 ~~days~~under ~~was~~that ~~below~~certain ~~$1.00~~Revolving ~~per~~Promissory ~~unit~~Note, ~~which~~executed ison ~~the minimum~~December 23, ~~average~~2015 ~~closing~~by ~~price~~the ~~required~~Trust toin ~~maintain~~favor ~~listing~~of onthe Lender (the “Note”). The ~~NYSE~~Lender ~~under~~currently ~~Section 802.01C~~serves as trustee of the ~~NYSE~~Trust, ~~Listed~~for ~~Company~~which ~~Manual~~it has received customary fees and expenses.

~~As required~~Pursuant byto the ~~NYSE~~Loan Agreement, the Trust ~~plans~~may toborrow ~~notify the NYSE of any intent to cure the deficiency~~ and ~~restore~~re-borrow ~~its~~funds ~~compliance~~on ~~with~~a ~~the~~revolving ~~NYSE~~basis ~~continued~~from ~~listing standards. As discussed in~~ the ~~Trust’s~~closing ~~Quarterly~~date ~~Report~~to ~~on Form 10-Q for~~ the ~~period~~earlier ~~ended~~of ~~September~~(i) ~~30,~~the ~~2015~~maturity ~~filed~~of ~~with~~ the ~~Securities~~Note ~~and Exchange Commission~~ on ~~November~~December 23, ~~2015~~2016 (the “~~Form~~Maturity ~~10-Q~~Date”), ~~Walter~~or ~~Energy, Inc. has initiated bankruptcy proceedings in~~ (ii) the ~~United~~termination ~~States~~of ~~Bankruptcy Court for~~ the ~~Northern~~ ~~District~~Lender’s ofcommitment ~~Alabama~~to ~~Southern~~lend ~~Division (~~the ~~“Bankruptcy Court”)~~funds. AsAmounts aoutstanding ~~result~~under ~~of these bankruptcy proceedings, Walter Energy, Inc. did not pay royalty payments to~~ the ~~Trust~~Note ~~that~~will ~~would~~bear ~~have~~interest ~~typically~~at ~~been paid to~~ the ~~Trust~~greater inof (i) the ~~third~~prime ~~quarter~~rate ~~and~~as ~~has~~published ~~not~~in ~~yet~~the ~~paid~~Money ~~royalty~~Rates ~~payments~~section ~~that~~of ~~would~~The ~~have~~Wall ~~typically~~Street ~~been~~Journal ~~paid~~plus to1.75% per ~~the~~annum ~~Trust~~or ~~in the fourth quarter~~(ii) 5.0% per Ifannum, ~~the~~and ~~Trust~~will ~~does~~become ~~not~~due ~~receive~~and ~~these~~payable ~~royalty~~on ~~payments~~December 23, ~~the~~2016, ~~Trust~~subject ~~may~~to ~~not~~acceleration beupon the ~~able~~occurrence toof ~~cure~~certain ~~the~~specified ~~deficiency~~events ~~and restore~~of ~~its~~default. ~~compliance~~The ~~with~~current ~~the~~interest ~~NYSE~~rate ~~continued~~is ~~listing~~5.0% per ~~standards~~annum. The ~~NYSE~~Note ~~has~~is ~~notified~~payable ~~the~~on ~~Trust~~demand, ~~that~~but if itno demand is ~~unable~~made, toaccrued ~~notify~~interest ~~the~~shall ~~NYSE~~be ofdue ~~the~~and ~~Trust’s~~payable ~~intent~~on toJanuary 23, ~~cure~~2016, and on the ~~deficiency~~same ~~and~~day of ~~restore~~every ~~its~~month ~~compliance~~thereafter ~~with~~until the ~~NYSE~~Maturity ~~continued listing standards~~Date, ~~the~~when ~~NYSE~~all ~~will~~unpaid ~~initiate~~principal ~~procedures~~and toaccrued, ~~suspend~~unpaid ~~and~~interest ~~delist~~shall ~~the~~be ~~Units~~due and payable.

~~The~~Unless ~~notice~~otherwise ~~has~~agreed noby ~~immediate~~the ~~impact~~Lender, oneach loan will be in the ~~listing~~principal amount of ~~the Units~~at least $10,000.00. ~~which~~Such ~~are~~funds ~~currently~~may ~~listed~~be used for working capital to pay for expenses owed to certain parties as specified in the Loan Agreement and ~~traded~~other onexpenses as approved by the ~~NYSE~~Lender. The ~~Units~~Trust ~~trade~~may ~~under~~prepay the ~~symbol~~Note ~~“DOM~~in part or in full without penalty. Pursuant to each of the Loan Documents (as defined below),” ~~but~~a ~~will~~default ~~have~~may anbe ~~added~~declared, ~~designation~~and outstanding loans may become due and payable in full, upon the occurrence of ~~“.BC”~~certain events, including the Trust’s failure to ~~indicate~~make payments of principal or interest, noncompliance with or breach of covenants and other provisions, false representations, bankruptcy or insolvency, certain judgments, delisting from the ~~status~~New York Stock Exchange and the dissolution or termination of the ~~Units~~Trust, as ~~“below~~further ~~compliance~~specified in the Loan Documents.” The Loan Documents also contain customary representations, warranties and defaults for a facility of this nature and affirmative and negative covenants, such as restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments and sale of assets.

IfAmounts outstanding under the ~~Units~~Note ~~ultimately~~are ~~were~~secured toby becertain ~~delisted,~~real itand ~~could~~personal ~~negatively~~property ~~impact~~of the Trust, including, without limitation, all equipment and ~~its~~inventory ~~unitholders~~owned by ~~reducing~~the Trust, all present and future overriding royalty interests in oil, gas and other minerals owned by the ~~liquidity~~Trust, and ~~market~~all present and future claims made by or paid to the Trust in the bankruptcy proceedings of In ~~price~~Re Walter Energy Inc. et al. The security interests were granted pursuant to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 23, 2015, made by the Trust’s ~~Units.~~in favor of the Lender (the “Security Agreement”) and that certain Mortgage with Assignment of Production, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of December 23, 2015, made by the Trust in favor of the Lender (the “Mortgage,” and together with the Loan Agreement, the Note and the Security Agreement, the “Loan Documents”).

Section 82 - ~~Other~~Financial ~~Events~~Information

Item 82.0103 ~~Other~~Creation ~~Events~~of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

~~On December 1,~~The ~~2015,~~information ~~the~~contained ~~Trust~~in ~~issued a press release announcing the receipt of a notice of noncompliance from the NYSE~~Item 1.01 ~~A copy~~ of ~~the~~this ~~press~~this ~~release~~Current isReport ~~filed~~on asForm ~~Exhibit~~8-K ~~99.1 hereto and~~ is incorporated by reference ~~herein~~into this Item 2.03.

~~The~~SIGNATURES ~~press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~Section 9~~Pursuant –to ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~requirements ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits~~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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


	DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

Date: December 30, 2015		By: Southwest Bank, in its capacity as trustee of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust and not in its individual capacity or otherwise

		By:	/s/ Tod Miller
			Tod Miller
			Executive Vice President

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated December 1, 2015, issued by Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNo.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated December 1, 2015, issued by Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust

DOMINION RESOURCES BLACK WARRIOR TRUST

Date: December 1, 2015

By: Southwest Bank, in its capacity as trustee of Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust and not in its individual capacity or otherwise

/s/ Ron Hooper

Ron Hooper

Senior Vice President

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