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): December 7, 2021

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 945-9700

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On December 7, 2021, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Kimbell”) and Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Opco” and, together with Kimbell, the “Buyer Parties”), completed the previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of mineral and royalty interests pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated November 9, 2021, by and among the Buyer Parties and Caritas Royalty Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and certain of its affiliates as the sellers (the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Buyer Parties acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in certain subsidiaries owned by the Sellers for $57,000,000 in cash consideration, subject to purchase price adjustments and other customary closing adjustments. Other than in respect of the transaction, there is no relationship between the Sellers and the Buyer Parties or any of the Buyer Parties’ affiliates, directors or officers or any associate of the Buyer Parties’ directors or officers.

On December 7, 2021, Kimbell issued a news release announcing that it has completed the Acquisition. A copy of the news release is attached hereto, furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Concurrent with the closing of the Acquisition, Kimbell completed the previously announced redemption of 25,000 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”), representing the entirety of the outstanding Preferred Units originally issued by the Company in 2018.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: December 7, 2021

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Kimbell Royalty Partners Closes $57 MillionAcquisition of Mineral and Royalty Interests in Cash Transaction

Announces Redemption of all Remaining Series ACumulative Convertible Preferred Units

FORTWORTH, Texas, December 7, 2021 – Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE: KRP) (“Kimbell” or the “Company”), a leading owner of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests in over 13 million gross acres in 28 states, today announced that it has closed the previously announced purchase (the “Acquisition”) of mineral and royalty interests in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $57 million. The Acquisition was funded with cash through a combination of an underwritten public offering of common units and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. Kimbell is entitled to the cash flow attributable to the Acquisition beginning on and after November 1, 2021. Revenues and certain other operating statistics under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) will be recorded for the Acquisition beginning on the closing date of December 7, 2021. Kimbell estimates that, as of November 1, 2021, the seller’s royalty assets produced 700 Boe/d (6:1) (240 Bbl/d of oil, 123 Bbl/d of NGLs and 2,021 Mcf/d of natural gas) across a diverse property set with over 26,000 gross producing wells across the Permian, Mid-Continent, Haynesville and other leading U.S. basins.

Concurrent with the closing of the Acquisition, Kimbell completed the redemption of 25,000 Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units (the “Preferred Units”), representing the entirety of the outstanding Preferred Units originally issued by the Company in 2018.

Davis Ravnaas, President and Chief Financial Officer of Kimbell’s general partner, said, “We are pleased to announce the closing of the Acquisition as well as the full redemption of the Preferred Units owned by certain affiliates of Apollo Capital Management, L.P. The Acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to distributable cash flow per unit and is expected to enhance Kimbell’s already peer-leading PDP decline rate while growing overall production. Furthermore, the redemption of all remaining Preferred Units simplifies Kimbell’s balance sheet, reduces the Company’s cost of capital and is also expected to be immediately accretive to distributable cash flow per unit. This final redemption fully closes the loop on Kimbell’s acquisition of Haymaker in 2018, which was transformative for the Company, and we look forward to maintaining our operational momentum as we enter 2022.”

About Kimbell Royalty Partners

Kimbell (NYSE: KRP) is a leading oil and gas mineral and royalty company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Kimbell owns mineral and royalty interests in over 13 million gross acres in 28 states and in every major onshore basin in the continental United States, including ownership in more than 121,000 gross wells with over 46,000 wells in the Permian Basin. To learn more, visit http://www.kimbellrp.com.

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP – News Release

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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-lookingstatements. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition and operationaldata with respect to the Acquisition, involve risks and uncertainties, including risks that the anticipated benefits of the Acquisitionare not realized; risks relating to Kimbell’s integration of the Acquisition assets; and risks relating to Kimbell’s business,prospects for growth and acquisitions and the securities markets generally. Except as required by law, Kimbell undertakes no obligationand does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this news release. Whenconsidering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in Kimbell’sfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These include risks inherent in oil and natural gas drillingand production activities, including risks with respect to low or declining prices for oil and natural gas that could result in downwardrevisions to the value of proved reserves or otherwise cause operators to delay or suspend planned drilling and completion operationsor reduce production levels, which would adversely impact cash flow; risks relating to the impairment of oil and natural gas properties;risks relating to the availability of capital to fund drilling operations that can be adversely affected by adverse drilling results,production declines and declines in oil and natural gas prices; risks relating to Kimbell’s ability to meet financial covenantsunder its credit agreement or its ability to obtain amendments or waivers to effect such compliance; risks relating to Kimbell’shedging activities; risks of fire, explosion, blowouts, pipe failure, casing collapse, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, environmentalhazards, and other operating and production risks, which may temporarily or permanently reduce production or cause initial productionor test results to not be indicative of future well performance or delay the timing of sales or completion of drilling operations; risksrelating to delays in receipt of drilling permits; risks relating to unexpected adverse developments in the status of properties; risksrelating to borrowing base redeterminations by Kimbell’s lenders, risks relating to the absence or delay in receipt of governmentapprovals or third-party consents; risks relating to acquisitions, dispositions and drop downs of assets; risks relating to Kimbell’sability to realize the anticipated benefits from and to integrate acquired assets, including the assets acquired in the Acquisition; andother risks described in Kimbell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC, available at the SEC’swebsite at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of thedate of this news release.

Contact:

Rick Black

Dennard Lascar Investor Relations

krp@dennardlascar.com

(713) 529-6600