UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 16, 2011

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

1660 WYNKOOP ST., SUITE 1000

DENVER, CO 80202-1132

 

Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: September 22, 2011

Date: November 16, 2011 Time: 9:30 AM MST

Location: Four Seasons Hotel

Aspen Room

1111 Fourteenth Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

 

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 — Before You Vote —

 

How to Access the Proxy Materials

 

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

 

1.  Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement

2.  Annual Report

 

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Voting items

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

Nominees

 

 

1a.

M. Craig Haase

 

 

1b.

S. Oden Howell, Jr.

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2. and 3.

 

 

2.

PROPOSAL to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

 

 

3

PROPOSAL to approve the advisory resolution relating to executive compensation.

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

 

 

4.

ADVISORY vote on the frequency of executive compensation stockholder vote.

 

NOTE: In their discretion, the Proxies are also authorized to vote all of the shares of the undersigned upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. Management and Directors are not currently aware of any other matters to be presented at the Meeting.

 

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