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) September 27, 2007
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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001-13357
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84-0835164 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO
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80202-1132 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)
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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 8.01 Other Events
On
September 27, 2007, Royal Gold completed its remaining $400,000 of the $35 million funding
commitment to Societe des Mines de Taparko, also known as Somita SA (“Somita”), pursuant to the
Amended and Restated Funding Agreement with Somita dated as of February 22, 2006 (the “Funding
Agreement”) relating to the Taparko-Bouroum project in the Republic of Burkina Faso. The final
funding reflects confirmation by Senet CC, the contractor responsible for construction of the
Taparko-Bouroum gold process plant facilities, that the facility has been 100% completed, with only
minor adjustments to be made to some of the plant equipment. Royal Gold will now make
arrangements for the recordation of its royalty interests in the appropriate records of the
Republic of Burkina Faso.
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