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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 10, 2023, Royal Gold issued a press release to provide an update on the potential acquisition of royalties on the Serrote and Santa Rita mines, noting that ACG Acquisition Company Ltd. (“ACG”) had announced that: (i) ACG continues to discuss potential improvements to its transaction structure with its anchor investors and Appian Capital Advisory LLP (“Appian”); (ii) ACG has not, however, reached agreement with the respective parties at this time; and (iii) if no agreement is reached, ACG’s acquisition of the entities owning the Serrote and Santa Rita mines will not complete; and (iv) the long-stop date to ACG’s acquisition is August 18, 2023, after which either of ACG or Appian may terminate the acquisition agreement (unless the long-stop date is extended by mutual agreement). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into Item 7.01 by reference.
The information included in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filings. Similarly, the information on Royal Gold’s website shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). |
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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. | |||
Dated: August 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Laura B. Gill | |
Name: | Laura B. Gill | ||
Title: | Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |
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