Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 9, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Royal Gold, Inc. ("Royal Gold") approved a change to Royal Gold's fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31, effective as of December 31, 2021. To complete the change, Royal Gold will use a six-month transition period from July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Royal Gold intends to file a transition report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the transition period from July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

Also on August 9, 2021, the Board approved changes to Royal Gold's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") to remove a reference to holding Royal Gold's annual stockholders' meeting on the third Wednesday in November, effective immediately. Under the revised Bylaws, the annual stockholders' meeting will be held on such date, at such place, if any, and at such time as may be determined by the Board.

The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.




Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits




Exhibit
No.                                       Description
  3.1        Amended and Restated Bylaws of Royal Gold, Inc. (as of August 9, 2021)
  104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).




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