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, 2012

 

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 to Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Royal Gold, Inc. was held in Denver, Colorado, on November 14, 2012. 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 I directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified:

 

Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
         
Stanley Dempsey 38,409,377 3,626,814 43,562 10,440,421
Tony Jensen 39,750,082 2,311,004 18,667 10,440,421
Gordon Bogden 39,412,578 2,647,304 19,871 10,440,421

 

 

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 50,676,689 1,809,365 34,120  

 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Named Executive Officers. By the vote reflected below, the 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 39,976,364 1,003,411 1,009,978 10,440,421

 

 
 

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: November 20, 2012