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): March 16, 2016

 

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   001-13357   84-0835164
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO   80202-1132
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

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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Item 1.01                   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 16, 2016, Royal Gold, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto as of April 29, 2015, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, certain lenders from time to time party thereto, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as administrative agent for the lenders. A summary of the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement as originally entered into and as previously amended may be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 30, 2014, and in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 30, 2015, which summaries are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Amendment revises the Revolving Credit Agreement to extend the scheduled maturity date thereunder from January 29, 2019 to March 16, 2021. Except as set forth in the Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Revolving Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect.

 

As of March 21, 2016, the Company had $300 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03                   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 9.01                   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.		   Description
10.1   Amendment No. 2 to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated March 16, 2016.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Royal Gold, Inc.  
  (Registrant)  
     
Dated:  March 21, 2016 By: /s/ Bruce C. Kirchhoff
    Name: Bruce C. Kirchhoff
    Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
         

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.		   Description
10.1   Amendment No. 2 to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated March 16, 2016.