UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2007
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-13357
(Commission
File Number)
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84-0835164
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO
(Address of principal executive offices)
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80202-1132
(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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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
This report amends our current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 6, 2007 (the “Current Report”) that describes support and option agreements
entered into by Royal Gold with Mark D. Kucher and IAMGOLD Corporation in anticipation of a
proposed transaction in which Royal Gold would acquire 100% of the fully diluted shares of Battle
Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. (“Battle Mountain”). This report amends the information regarding
the number of shares subject to the support and option agreements based on updated capitalization
information provided by Battle Mountain. Except for the amended information provided below, the
description of the support and option agreements provided in the Current Report is incorporated
herein by reference.
The support and option agreement with Mark D. Kucher represents approximately 21.01% of the
outstanding shares of Battle Mountain common stock and beneficial ownership of approximately
25.99%. The support and option agreement with IAMGOLD Corporation represents approximately 18.89%
of the outstanding shares of Battle Mountain common stock and beneficial ownership of approximately
23.66%.
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