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) February 8, 2006
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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(Commission
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File Number)
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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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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 8, 2006, Royal Gold amended the Funding Agreement dated as of December 1, 2005,
with Société des Mines de Taparko, also known as Somita SA (“Somita”), a 90%-owned subsidiary of
High River Gold Mines, Ltd (“High River”) regarding the Taparko-Bouroum Project in Burkino Faso,
West Africa (the “Taparko Project”). The amendment primarily provides (1) an increase of the
initial funding payment from approximately $6.4 million to approximately $9.4 million, and (2) an
increase in Somita’s good faith estimate of the total cost of the project from approximately $60
million to approximately $73 million. The additional $3.0 million in initial funding was paid on
February 8, 2006, and will be used for the repayment of intercompany loans from High River to
Somita and for the development and operation of the Taparko Project.
Royal Gold has previously disclosed its funding and royalty arrangements for the Taparko
Project, most recently in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2006.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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First Amendment to Funding Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2006, between Société des Mines
de Taparko, also known as Somita, SA and Royal Gold, Inc. |