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) July 25, 2007
ROYAL
GOLD, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-13357
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84-0835164
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1660
Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO
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80202-1132
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code 303-573-1660
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
July
25, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Royal Gold appointed Craig
Haase to serve on the Board. Mr. Haase will be compensated as a non-employee
director of Royal Gold for his service as a director, including an annual retainer
of
$15,000, board meeting fees of $750 per meeting, and annual grants of 2,500
non-qualified stock options and 1,250 restricted shares of Royal Gold common
stock.
On
July
25, 2007, Edwin W. Peiker, Jr. retired from the Board.
A
copy of
the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Haase and the retirement
of
Mr. Peiker is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
into
this Item 5.02.
Item
8.01 Other
Events
On
July
25, 2007, Royal Gold announced the retirement of Edwin W. Peiker, Jr. from
the
Board. A copy of the press release making the announcement is filed herewith
as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
On
July
25, 2007, Royal Gold announced the appointment of Mr. Haase to the Board. A
copy
of the press release making the announcement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release dated July 31, 2007
SIGNATURES
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.
Royal
Gold, Inc.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Karen Gross
Name:
Karen
Gross
Title:
Vice
President & Corporate Secretary
Dated:
July 31, 2007
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
99.1 Press
Release dated July 31, 2007