People: Dorchester Minerals LP (DMLP.O)

Mr. Ronald P. Trout is Independent Member of the Board of Managers of Dorchester Minerals LP. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of The Cushing MLP Total Return Fund, a New York Stock Exchange listed closed-end investment company. Mr. Trout previously served as an Advisor and Audit Committee member of Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd., one of predecessors, from 2001 through 2003 and a Director of Galaxy Energy Corporation from November 2006 through December 2008. He was a Senior Vice President and one of the founding partners of Hourglass Capital Management Corp., a Texas-based investment management company until his retirement in April 2001. Prior to the formation of Hourglass, he was a Senior Vice President of Mercantile Securities Corp., the trust investment arm of Mercantile Bank. Mr. Trout has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1974 and is a current member of the Dallas Association of Investment Analysts and past President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Analysts Society. Mr. Trout received a B.S. and M.S. in Business Administration with Finance from the University of Missouri. The members of the general partner of general partner have determined that Mr. Trout’s financial background brings considerable financial experience to the Board of Managers and qualifies him to continue to serve on Board of Managers.