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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000085535-24-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGLD"
cik: "0000085535"
company_name: "ROYAL GOLD INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T08:28:11.031971+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royal Gold shareholders elect directors, approve executive compensation and auditor

## Summary
- William Heissenbuttel and Jamie Sokalsky elected as Class I directors with 53.2M and 52.0M votes for, respectively.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 52.6M votes for (984K against).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2024 approved with 58.1M votes for.
- Broker non-votes noted on director elections and say-on-pay proposal: 5,025,850 each.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000085535-24-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGLD
- cik: 0000085535
- company_name: ROYAL GOLD INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553524000018/0000085535-24-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553524000018/rgld-20240523.htm

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