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 16, 2017

 

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.)

 

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

As previously reported, Craig Haase notified the Board of Directors ("Board") of Royal Gold, Inc. (the "Company") that he would not stand for re-election as a director of the Company at its 2017 Annual Stockholder Meeting. As a result, pursuant to its authority under the Company's bylaws, the Board decreased the size of the Board from eight to seven directors, effective November 16, 2017.

 

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 16, 2017. 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 III directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until each such director’s successor is elected and qualified:

 

Director

   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
C. Kevin McArthur   47,074,775   337,826   152,765   10,174,710
Christopher M.T. Thompson   47,307,228   105,631   152,507   10,174,710
Sybil E. Veenman   47,265,748   145,353   154,265   10,174,710

 

Proposal 2: 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
57,401,041   176,641   162,394

 

Proposal 3: 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
45,841,194   1,500,612   223,560   10,174,710

 

Proposal 4: Advisory vote on Frequency of Future Stockholder Votes on Executive Compensation. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders approved, by a nonbinding advisory vote, that an advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers be held every one year:

 

1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain
40,230,106   128,977   7,009,722   196,561

 

In line with the advisory voting by the Company’s stockholders, the Board has decided that it will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy statements every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the executive compensation vote.

 

 

 

 

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 21, 2017 By:    /s/ Bruce C. Kirchhoff  
    Name:    Bruce C. Kirchhoff  
    Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary