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, 2019

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.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

GLD
Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	RGLD	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held in Denver, Colorado, on November 20, 2019. At that meeting, the stockholders of the Company considered and acted upon the following proposals:

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.

By the vote reflected below, the stockholders elected the following individuals as Class II directors to serve until the 2022 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	48,074,609	557,660	50,566	8,033,030
Ronald J. Vance	47,658,248	797,906	226,681	8,033,030

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

By the vote reflected below, the stockholders approved, by a nonbinding advisory vote, compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
47,687,713	899,478	95,644	8,033,030

Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accountants.

By the vote reflected below, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants:


For	Against	Abstain
55,925,376	709,309	81,180

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.

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	Royal Gold, Inc.
	(Registrant)


Dated: November 21, 2019	By:	/s/ Bruce C. Kirchhoff
		Name:	Bruce C. Kirchhoff
		Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary