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): November 20, 2013

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-13357   84-0835164
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO   80202-1132
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-573-1660

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Royal Gold, Inc. (the “Company”) was held in Denver, Colorado, on November 20, 2013. At that meeting, the stockholders of the Company, and the holders of exchangeable shares of RG Exchangeco Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, that are entitled to the same voting rights as the Company’s common stock (“Exchangeable Shares”), considered and acted upon the following proposals:

 

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders and holders of Exchangeable Shares elected the following individuals as Class II directors to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified:

 

Director

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

William M. Hayes 39,788,889 6,689,667 28,753 10,555,805
Ronald J. Vance 46,290,968 186,374 29,967 10,555,805

 

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accountants. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders and holders of Exchangeable Shares ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Proposal 2 40,938,399 16,042,759 81,956

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders and holders of Exchangeable Shares approved, by a nonbinding advisory vote, compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Proposal 3 33,139,301 12,230,700 1,137,308 10,555,805

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On November 20, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William M. Hayes to serve as Lead Director, effective immediately. Mr. Hayes has served on the Board of Directors since 2008 and will continue to serve on the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

 

 
 

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)
   
   
Dated: November 25, 2013 By:  /s/ Bruce C. Kirchhoff
 

Name:

Title:

 Bruce C. Kirchhoff
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary