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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000085535-25-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGLD"
cik: "0000085535"
company_name: "ROYAL GOLD INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T09:59:22.939178+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royal Gold director Kevin McArthur to resign effective May 22, 2025; will become First Quantum chairman

## Summary
- Kevin McArthur notified Royal Gold of his resignation from the Board, effective after the May 22, 2025 annual meeting.
- McArthur is stepping down to become chairman of First Quantum Minerals Ltd, effective May 8, 2025.
- Board intends to commence a search to fill the vacancy created by McArthur's resignation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000085535-25-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGLD
- cik: 0000085535
- company_name: ROYAL GOLD INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553525000017/0000085535-25-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553525000017/rgld-20250213.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000085535-25-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000085535-25-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000085535-25-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin McArthur resigned as Director at ROYAL GOLD INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 13, 2025, Kevin McArthur notified Royal Gold, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective upon the conclusion of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 22, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553525000017/0000085535-25-000017-index.htm

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