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 14, 2018

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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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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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

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

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held in Denver, Colorado, on November 14, 2018. 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 I directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified:

 

Director		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Tony Jensen		48,298,503		137,251		105,401		10,003,487
Jamie Sokalsky		48,186,349		250,992		103,814		10,003,487

 

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
47,766,987		614,302		159,866		10,003,487

 

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
57,563,505		865,649		115,488

 

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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 15, 2018	By:	/s/ Bruce C. Kirchhoff
		Name:	Bruce C. Kirchhoff
		Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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