dorchester minerals, l.p. is a publicly traded delaware limited partnership that commenced operations on january 31, 2003, upon the combination of dorchester hugoton, ltd., republic royalty company, l.p. and spinnaker royalty company, l.p. dorchester hugoton was a publicly traded texas limited partnership, and republic and spinnaker were private texas limited partnerships. our common units are listed on the nasdaq global select market. american stock transfer & trust company is our registrar and transfer agent. our executive offices are located at 3838 oak lawn avenue, suite 300, dallas, texas, 75219-4541, and our telephone number is (214) 559-0300. we have established an internet website at www.dmlp.net that contains the last annual meeting presentation and a link to the nasdaq website. you may obtain all current filings free of charge at our website. our business may be described as the acquisition, ownership and administration of royalty properties and npis. the royalty properties c