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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000085535-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGLD"
cik: "0000085535"
company_name: "ROYAL GOLD INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-26T20:22:47+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T20:25:17.163523+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royal Gold shareholders elect Chubbs and Veenman, approve say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- Fabiana Chubbs re-elected with 61.9M votes for (97.2% of votes cast), Sybil Veenman re-elected with 52.5M for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 60.6M for, 2.9M against, 260.8K abstain.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY 2026 passed: 72.3M for, 655.2K against.
- Broker non-votes of 9.3M shares on director elections and say-on-pay proposal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000085535-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGLD
- cik: 0000085535
- company_name: ROYAL GOLD INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T20:22:47+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553526000030/0000085535-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/85535/000008553526000030/rgld-20260521.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000085535-26-000030.txt

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