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A Gold Mine Financed in Gold: Lake Victoria Advances One of Tanzania's First Gold-Denominated Project LoansJune 25, 2026 8:50 AM
PR Newswire (Canada) Issued on behalf of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd.Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. (TSXV: LVG) (OTCQB: LVGLF) is advancing the Tanzanian regulatory process — including Bank of Tanzania registration — for its previously announced gold loan facility of up to 6,000 ounces (~US$25 million) with Monetary Metals, a non-dilutive financing for its fully permitted Imwelo Gold Project.Key TakeawaysLake Victoria Gold (TSXV: LVG) (OTCQB: LVGLF) is advancing Bank of Tanzania registration and related regulatory workstreams required to implement its previously announced gold loan facility with Monetary Metals — an important step toward closing and funding.The facility provides for up to 6,000 ounces of gold (~US$25 million) of non-dilutive, project-level financing for the fully permitted Imwelo Gold Project, held through LVG's Tanzanian subsidiary Tembo Gold (T) Limited under Mining Licence ML 538/2015.Uniquely, the facility is structured and repaid in gold ounces, matching the financing to Imwelo's future production — what the Company calls one of the first structured gold-denominated project financings of its kind in Tanzania.LVG is advancing the financing alongside peers riding the same African-gold and gold-linked-capital wave, including Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE), Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX), Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD), and Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU) (TSX: PRU).Matching the Money to the MetalVANCOUVER, BC, June 25, 2026 /CNW/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — For a junior gold developer, how you finance a mine can matter as much as the ore in the ground. Raise too much equity at the wrong price and you dilute your shareholders into irrelevance before the first gold pour. On June 25, 2026, Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. (TSXV: LVG) (OTCQB: LVGLF) provided an update on a financing designed to sidestep exactly that trap: it is advancing the Tanzanian regulatory process for a gold loan facility with Monetary Metals & Co. of up to 6,000 ounces of gold — roughly US$25 million — to help fund its fully permitted Imwelo Gold Project. The update is procedural, but in development-stage mining, procedure is the path. The Company said it is progressing the Bank of Tanzania registration and related regulatory, registration and notification workstreams required to implement the facility — the unglamorous administrative machinery that turns a signed term sheet into funded capital. Originally announced on April 1, 2026, the facility is intended to provide non-dilutive, project-level funding without a large equity raise at the project level.Why "Gold-Denominated" Is the Whole PointThe defining feature of the facility is that it is structured in gold ounces, with repayment in gold ounces. Rather than borrowing dollars to be repaid in dollars regardless of what gold does, LVG would draw and repay in the very commodity Imwelo is being built to produce. That alignment matters: it matches the financing obligation to the project's future output, so the loan and the mine move together rather than at cross purposes. Monetary Metals specializes in exactly this — gold-denominated financing that pays a yield on gold, in gold, through its Gold Yield Marketplace platform.Marc Cernovitch, President, CEO & Director of Lake Victoria Gold, framed the regulatory progress as both company-specific and nationally significant: "Advancing the Tanzanian regulatory process for the Monetary Metals facility is an important and positive step for Lake Victoria Gold. This facility remains a central component of our non-dilutive funding strategy for Imwelo and reflects the type of disciplined, project-level capital structure we believe is appropriate for a near-term gold development project. We also believe this facility has broader significance for Tanzania, as it would represent one of the first structured gold-denominated project financing facilities of its kind in the country, demonstrating how gold-linked capital can support responsible mine development while preserving shareholder value."Cernovitch emphasized sequencing: "We are taking the right steps in the right order: working through the Bank of Tanzania process, engaging with the relevant Tanzanian authorities and ensuring the facility is implemented in a manner that is consistent with Tanzanian law, our development plan and our obligations as a public company. Imwelo is fully permitted, our in-country team is being strengthened, and our focus remains on execution." Keith Weiner, Founder and CEO of Monetary Metals, added that as one of the first gold-denominated project financings of its kind in the country, "it is important that the foundational steps are completed properly and in full coordination with the relevant authorities."The Regulatory Workstreams in MotionA cross-border, gold-denominated facility of this nature requires coordination across several established Tanzanian regulatory and administrative workstreams, which the Company says it is progressing in the ordinary course. The principal steps include Bank of Tanzania registration of the external facility (including obtaining a Debt Registration Number); Mining Commission engagement in respect of Mining Licence ML 538/2015 and the gold-delivery mechanics of the facility; mineral marketing, royalty and export-clearance alignment for future gold sales, delivery, royalty payments and export procedures; and definitive documentation and implementation planning with Monetary Metals and relevant Tanzanian and international advisers.Completion of the facility remains subject to the satisfaction of applicable regulatory approvals, registrations and notifications, completion of definitive documentation, finalization of implementation mechanics, and other customary closing conditions. In other words, this is a milestone on the path, not the close itself — and the Company has said it expects to provide further updates as the workstreams advance.The Asset Behind the FinancingImwelo is a fully permitted gold project in Tanzania's prolific Lake Victoria Goldfield, located west of AngloGold Ashanti's Geita Gold Mine and held through LVG's wholly owned Tanzanian subsidiary, Tembo Gold (T) Limited, under Mining Licence ML 538/2015. The Company describes it as a near-term development opportunity, fully permitted for mine construction and production, and is advancing engineering, procurement planning and financing initiatives in parallel as it works toward construction readiness.Lake Victoria Gold also holds a 100% interest in the Tembo project, which sits adjacent to Barrick's Bulyanhulu Mine and has seen more than fifty thousand metres of drilling. The Company points to validation from equity investment by Barrick and a strategic partnership with the Taifa Group — Tanzania's largest mining contractor, which is slated to conduct contract mining and civil works at Imwelo. Management, directors and partners own more than 60% of the shares, an alignment of interests that development-stage investors often look for.An important caveat applies: although Imwelo has been the subject of JORC-compliant PEA, PFS and updated PFS work, those foreign-code studies are not current under Canada's NI 43-101, and the Company has not completed a feasibility study establishing mineral reserves. Any decision to commence production would therefore not be based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves, which involves increased uncertainty and a higher risk of economic or technical failure. There is no certainty the planned low-capex open-pit operation will be economically viable or that production will occur as anticipated.The Broader Trade: African Gold and Gold-Linked CapitalLVG sits at the intersection of two themes drawing investor capital: near-term African gold development and innovative, gold-linked financing. Four names help frame that landscape — though each carries its own risk profile and none is a proxy for LVG. Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) (OTCQX: ORZCF) is a useful financing-structure comparison: the West African producer recently brought a hard-rock expansion at its Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso into commercial production, reported record first-quarter 2026 earnings, and notably funded growth in part through a US$100 million gold stream — the same family of gold-linked, non-dilutive capital LVG is pursuing.Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX) is a fellow near-term builder turned producer: it achieved commercial production at its Kiniero Gold Mine in Guinea in early 2026, financed in part through a senior secured facility, illustrating the path from construction financing to cash flow that LVG is targeting at Imwelo. Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) represents the financing side of the equation at scale: as one of the world's largest gold-focused royalty and streaming companies — recently enlarged by its acquisition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties — it embodies the institutional model of providing gold-linked, non-dilutive capital to miners in exchange for future metal, the broad category LVG's Monetary Metals facility belongs to.Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU) (TSX: PRU) anchors the Tanzania angle: the African-focused producer is developing its 80%-owned Nyanzaga project in the same Lake Victoria Goldfield as Imwelo — the first major new gold mine development in Tanzania in nearly two decades, with first gold targeted for early 2027. Perseus illustrates both the renewed institutional appetite for Tanzanian gold and the scale of capital flowing into the belt LVG operates in. Together these names map a sector where capital is rewarding funded, near-term developers — the lane Lake Victoria Gold is working to occupy.The Bottom LineAdvancing a regulatory process is not the same as closing a financing, and Lake Victoria Gold remains a development-stage company that is not yet in production. But the structure here is the story: a gold project, in a major African gold jurisdiction, financed in gold itself, in a way designed to preserve shareholder value rather than erode it. If LVG completes the Bank of Tanzania workstreams and closes the Monetary Metals facility, it would not only fund Imwelo's march toward construction — it could help establish a financing template for an entire country's gold sector. The markers to watch now are completion of the regulatory steps, definitive documentation, and the move from approval toward funded capital.SIGNAL OVER NOISESignal over noise. 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info@usanewsgroup.comSOURCESLake Victoria Gold Ltd., "Lake Victoria Gold Advances Tanzanian Regulatory Process for Monetary Metals Gold Loan Facility," June 25, 2026; and prior release dated April 1, 2026.Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE) (OTCQX: ORZCF), Q1 2026 results (US$100M gold stream financing) and Bomboré hard-rock expansion disclosures, 2026.Robex Resources Inc. (TSXV: RBX), Kiniero Gold Mine commercial production announcement, February 12, 2026.Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD), completion of acquisition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties, October 20, 2025.Perseus Mining Limited (ASX: PRU) (TSX: PRU), Nyanzaga Gold Project reserve update and development disclosures, February–April 2026.Monetary Metals & Co., Gold Yield Marketplace™ platform materials.DISCLAIMERNothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decision. This is a paid advertisement and is neither an offer nor recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no investment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any individual with a view toward their individual circumstances. USA News Group is owned and operated by Market IQ Media Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland ("MIQL"). MIQL has been paid a fee directly by Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. for advertising and digital media services, and this article is being distributed for MIQL. MIQL and/or its owner/operators currently own shares of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. which were purchased in the open market, and reserve the right to buy and sell, and will buy and sell, shares of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. at any time without any further notice. There may be 3rd parties who may have shares of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. and may liquidate their shares which could have a negative effect on the price of the stock. This compensation and share ownership constitute a conflict of interest as to our ability to remain objective in our communication regarding the profiled company. Because of this conflict, individuals are strongly encouraged to not use this publication as the basis for any investment decision. We also expect further compensation as an ongoing digital media effort to increase visibility for the company, no further notice will be given. While all information is believed to be reliable, it is not guaranteed by us to be accurate. Individuals should assume that all information contained in our newsletter is not trustworthy unless verified by their own independent research. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making any investment decision. Be extremely careful, investing in securities carries a high degree of risk; you may likely lose some or all of the investment.CAUTIONARY NOTE & FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This publication contains forward-looking information subject to risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the completion, timing, terms and funding of the Monetary Metals gold loan facility; the satisfaction of Bank of Tanzania and other regulatory approvals, registrations and notifications; the advancement, construction, development and potential production of the Imwelo Gold Project; the non-dilutive nature and benefits of the facility; and the Company's development plans and capital strategy. Although Imwelo has been the subject of JORC-compliant PEA, PFS and updated PFS work, these foreign-code studies are not current under NI 43-101, and the Company has not completed a feasibility study establishing mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability. Any decision to commence production is not based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves and therefore involves increased uncertainty and a higher risk of economic and technical failure; there is no certainty that the planned low-capex open-pit operation will be economically viable or that production will occur as anticipated. Risks include, without limitation, the facility not closing on the terms described or at all; failure to obtain required regulatory approvals; the availability of financing; metal-price and share-price volatility; variations in grade and recovery; geotechnical, metallurgical, cost, permitting, regulatory and operational risks; and other risks disclosed in the Company's public filings available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca). Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the underlying release. 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Royal Gold to Participate in the Renmark Financial Communications Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series on Wednesday, June 17, 2026June 3, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) announced today that management will present in the live Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series hosted by Renmark Financial Communications Inc. Alistair Baker, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Business Development, will present on Wednesday, June 17, at 2:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. MT), and access to a replay of the event will be available on our website later that week or may be accessed on the Renmark Financial Communications Inc. website at https://www.renmarkfinancial.com/vndrs. REGISTER HERE: Renmark Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow NASDAQ - RGLD | Event Registration | Renmark Financial Communications To ensure smooth connectivity, please access the link above using the latest version of Google Chrome. Corporate Profile Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals and mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com. Additional Investor Information Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603347175/en/ For further information, please contact:
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Royal Gold Announces Third Quarter DividendMay 20, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its third quarter dividend of $0.475 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on Thursday, July 16, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Corporate Profile Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals & mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com. Additional Investor Information Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.   View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260519749363/en/ For further information, please contact:
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Royal Gold Announces Restructuring of Hod Maden Project InterestsMay 18, 2026 5:00 PM
Business Wire Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) announced today the restructuring of our ownership in Artmin Madençilik (“Artmin”), the joint venture company that owns 100% of the Hod Maden Project (the “Project”). The restructuring includes a 50% reduction in Royal Gold’s direct equity ownership in Artmin (from 30% to 15%), the grant to Royal Gold of a new effective 2.5% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty interest over the Project (the “New RG Royalty”), and certain rights pertaining to a new royalty interest being granted to SSR Mining, Inc. (“SSR”) over the Project. As part of this restructuring, SSR and Lidya Madençilik (“Lidya”), the additional partner in the ownership of Artmin, have agreed that SSR will sell all its interests in Artmin to Lidya. Additionally, SSR resigned as operator and Lidya assumed operatorship of the Project upon entering into the agreements related to this restructuring. In return, SSR will be granted a new effective 4.0% NSR royalty interest on the Project (the “SSR Royalty”). The full economic burden of both the SSR Royalty and the New RG Royalty will be assumed by Lidya and will not reduce Royal Gold’s economic exposure to its remaining equity interest in Artmin. “Hod Maden is a high-grade and high-margin gold-copper development project and we are pleased to continue our participation in such a way that preserves the value of our ownership while bringing our overall interest more in line with our core royalty and streaming business,” commented Bill Heissenbuttel, President and CEO of Royal Gold. “We believe the project will benefit from Lidya, an established and experienced local company, increasing its ownership and taking operating control of the joint venture. Lidya is the mining arm of a Turkish conglomerate with the financial and technical resources to effectively develop and operate the project, and we believe a local partner with these credentials is well-positioned to advance this high-quality project.” Upon completion of these transactions: Artmin will be owned 15% by Royal Gold and 85% by Lidya. Royal Gold will obtain acquisition and certain other rights over the SSR Royalty. Royal Gold retains a perpetual right of first refusal (“ROFR”) over the sale of the SSR Royalty to a third party, and SSR will not be permitted to sell the royalty without Royal Gold’s consent prior to January 1, 2028. SSR will also grant Royal Gold the option to acquire half of the SSR Royalty (an equivalent 2.0% NSR royalty interest) for $160 million, exercisable from closing through the period that ends 12 months after the achievement of commercial production at the Project. Royal Gold will fund the next $70 million of Project costs (including during the interim period until closing), to be followed by the funding of $397 million of Project costs by Lidya. Further funding would then be split pro rata between Royal Gold and Lidya according to their 15%/85% ownership in Artmin. Equity funding requirements may be reduced should Artmin secure debt financing for Project development. Closing for the transactions is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval from the Turkish General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs. Closing is expected in the second half of 2026. Impact on Royal Gold This restructuring is expected to preserve the value of Royal Gold’s existing interests in the Project and reduce Royal Gold’s exposure to capital and operating costs. We expect our overall interest after the restructuring, including the remaining 15% Artmin ownership, the 2.5% New RG Royalty and our existing 2.0% NSR royalty (the “Existing RG Royalty”), to remain approximately 4% of the net asset value of the total Royal Gold portfolio. Royal Gold expects to receive attributable production of approximately 9,000 GEOs1 per year from the combination of the New and Existing RG Royalties during the first full five years of production from the Project2. _____________________________ 1 Gold equivalent ounces, or GEOs, is calculated by the Company as revenue for a period divided by the average gold price for that period.
2 Based on the life of mine plan from the SK-1300 technical report published by SSR in January, 2026. Background on the Hod Maden Project The Hod Maden Project is a high-grade, bulk-tonnage underground gold-copper development project in northeastern Türkiye that is expected to produce a high-grade copper concentrate with significant gold credits. Strong economics are expected to be driven by high gold and copper grades. Key parameters in the updated technical report published in January, 2026, included a 13-year mine life, life of mine production of 1.6 million ounces of gold and 209 million pounds of copper at an estimated average cost of sales of $1,120 per ounce of payable gold and by-product all-in-sustaining costs (“AISC”) of $590 per ounce of payable gold. The estimated remaining development capital cost was $910 million as of November 30, 2025. Early works, including road, tunnel and water diversion construction, started in 2025. Lidya has not yet provided updated timing for project development. The total private royalty burden on the Project after these changes will increase to 8.5%, which is not expected to materially impact the life of mine plan given the high-grade nature of the Project. Background on Lidya Madençilik Lidya is an experienced mining company in Türkiye and is the mining arm of Istanbul-based conglomerate Çalik Holding. Through its former joint venture with Alacer Gold, Lidya discovered, developed and operated the Gediktepe mine in Türkiye until its sale to ACG Metals in 2024. Lidya also discovered the Hod Maden copper-gold deposit, a discovery recognized with the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s Thayer Lindsley Award for International Mineral Discovery. In addition to its interest in the Hod Maden Project, Lidya currently owns a 20% equity interest in the Çöpler mine and an approximately 31% equity interest in ACG Metals. GAP Insaat (“GAP”), another subsidiary of Çalik Holding, is carrying out development and related infrastructure works at the Hod Maden Project. GAP’s additional mining experience includes providing engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services to ACG Metals for the sulphide expansion at the Gediktepe mine and work on the Çöpler sulphide expansion project. Corporate Profile Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals & mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com. Additional Investor Information Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from these statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue,” “project,” or negatives of these words or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the following: expected benefits of the transactions to Royal Gold, including preservation of the value of its ownership interest in the Project, reduction in exposure to capital and operating costs, and anticipated future revenues from the Project; the timetable for completing the transactions; the expected operating and financial performance and other anticipated developments relating to the Project, including production, mine plans, capital requirements, and capital expenditures; the anticipated effect of the increased private royalty burden on the life of mine plan; and the potential for securing debt financing for Project development. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: changes in the price of gold or copper; operating activities or financial performance at the Project, including variations between actual and forecasted performance, the ability to complete the Project on schedule and as planned, changes to mine plans and mineral reserves and mineral resources (including updated mineral reserve and mineral resource information), liquidity needs, mining and environmental hazards, labor disputes, distribution and supply chain disruptions, permitting and licensing issues, other adverse government or court actions, or operational disruptions; failure to realize the anticipated benefits from the transactions; risks associated with the joint venture interests; changes of control of properties or operators; contractual issues involving our royalty and joint venture agreements; risks associated with doing business in foreign countries; environmental risks, including those caused by climate change; potential cyber-attacks, including ransomware; adverse economic and market conditions; effects of health epidemics and pandemics; changes in laws or regulations governing us, operators or operating properties; changes in management and key employees; and other factors described in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in Item 1A, Risk Factors of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this release could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statement Regarding Third-Party Information Certain information provided in this press release, including information about production estimates, property descriptions, and property developments, was provided to us by the operator or former operator of the Project or is publicly available information filed by these operators with applicable securities regulatory bodies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. Royal Gold has not verified, and is not in a position to verify, and expressly disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of any such third-party information and refers the reader to the public reports filed by the operators for information regarding those properties. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260517777967/en/ For further information, please contact:
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Royal Gold to Release First Quarter 2026 Results on May 6, 2026April 20, 2026 4:05 PM
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) announced today that it will report its first quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, after market close.


A conference call will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time). The call will be webcast live and archived on the Company's website for a limited time.




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Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals & mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


Additional Investor Information


Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.

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Royal Gold to Participate in the Renmark Financial Communications Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series on Tuesday, April 21, 2026April 13, 2026 4:05 PM
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) announced today that management will present in the live Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series hosted by Renmark Financial Communications Inc.


Alistair Baker, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Business Development, will present on Tuesday, April 21, at 10:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. MT), and access to a replay of the event will be available on our website later that week or may be accessed on the Renmark Financial Communications Inc. website at https://www.renmarkfinancial.com/vndrs.


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Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high-margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals and mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


Additional Investor Information


Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.

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Alistair Baker

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Original: Royal Gold to Participate in the Renmark Financial Communications Virtual Non-Deal Roadshow Series on Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Royal Gold Presenting at the Mining Forum Europe 2026 ConferenceApril 2, 2026 5:58 PM
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold,” or the “Company”) announced today that management will present at the Mining Forum Europe 2026 conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Dan Breeze, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, RGLD Gold AG, will present to conference participants on Tuesday, April 14, at 9:50 a.m. CEST (3:50 a.m. ET / 1:50 a.m. MT). The 20-minute presentation will be live streamed on the Company’s website at www.royalgold.com, under the Investor Resources / Events and Presentations page on our website.


Webcast Link: https://europe.miningforum.com/member-webcast/4284/


A replay will be available for viewing from Thursday, April 16, at 6:00 a.m. CEST (12:00 a.m. ET / Wednesday, April 15, at 10:00 p.m. MT).


Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high-margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals and mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


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Royal Gold Announces Investor Day on Tuesday, March 31, 2026March 16, 2026 4:05 PM
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold,” or the “Company”) announced today that management will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT). During the event, management will provide an update on Royal Gold’s business, including guidance. A press release detailing guidance will be issued before market open on the same day. Prepared remarks by members of Royal Gold’s management team will be followed by a live question-and-answer session.


The live webcast will be available via the following link: Royal Gold Investor Update.


A replay of the event will be available on Royal Gold’s website under the Investor Resources / Events & Presentations tab.


Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high-margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals and mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


Additional Investor Information


Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.

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Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index Adds Eleven Securities Following March ReconstitutionMarch 5, 2026 8:30 AM
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NEW YORK, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Indices announced the following changes to the Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index effective prior to the open of trading on Thursday, March 12, 2026, to coincide with the March reconstitution of the index. The B500 contains the 500 most highly capitalized US companies weighted by float market cap, reflecting a market capitalization of $58.19 trillion.







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Royal Gold Announces Second Quarter DividendFebruary 26, 2026 5:09 PM
Business Wire
Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its second quarter dividend of $0.475 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, April 2, 2026.


Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals & mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


Additional Investor Information


Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.

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Royal Gold Reports Record Revenue and Cash Flow for the Fourth Quarter of 2025 and Record Revenue, Cash Flow and Earnings for the Full Year of 2025February 18, 2026 4:05 PM
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Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) released financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 ("fourth quarter") and full year of 2025.


“2025 was a transformational year for Royal Gold,” commented Bill Heissenbuttel, President and CEO of Royal Gold. "In addition to record financial results, we completed several large transactions and saw mine life extensions, expansions and exploration success at some of the key assets in our portfolio. Together, these developments significantly enhance the scale, duration and diversification of our portfolio and provide embedded growth and optionality that should generate benefits over the long term. We also maintained our focus on increasing returns to shareholders and increased our annual dividend for the 25th consecutive year, and we have aggressively paid down debt from cash flow and rebuilt our liquidity after an active year. Our activity this year leaves us with an expanded business designed to perform in any metal price environment, and we are exceptionally well-positioned to take full advantage of materially higher current metal prices."


2025 Highlights


Fourth Quarter - Financial/Operating



Record revenue of $375.3 million (compared to $202.6 million in the prior year period)



Revenue split by commodity: 78% gold, 11% silver, 8% copper



Record operating cash flow of $241.7 million (compared to $141.1 million in the prior year period)



Net income of $93.6 million ($1.16 per share), and adjusted net income1 of $155.0 million ($1.92 per share) (compared to $107.4 million and $107.4 million, respectively, in the prior year period)



Sales volume of 90,800 GEOs2 (compared to 76,100 in the prior year period)



Adjusted EBITDA margin1 of 82% (compared to 84% in the prior year period)



Full Year - Financial/Operating



Record revenue of $1,030.5 million (compared to $719.4 million in the prior year)



Revenue split by commodity: 78% gold, 12% silver, 7% copper



Record operating cash flow of $704.8 million (compared to $529.5 million in the prior year)



Net income of $466.3 million ($6.70 per share), and record adjusted net income1 of $509.9 million ($7.33 per share) (compared to $332.0 million and $346.4 million, respectively, in the prior year)



Sales volume of 300,300 GEOs2 (compared to 301,500 in the prior year)



Adjusted EBITDA margin1 of 82% (compared to 81% in the prior year)





__________________









1 Adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See Schedule A of this press release for additional information, including reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.








2 See Schedule A of this press release for additional information about gold equivalent ounces, or GEOs.







Corporate



Drew $1,275 million on the revolving credit facility (increased to $1.4 billion from $1 billion with maturity extended to June 30, 2030) and repaid $375 million



Paid dividend of $1.80 per share, and increased the 2026 dividend to $1.90 per share, the 25th consecutive annual increase



Acquired Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm") and Horizon Copper Corp. ("Horizon")



Acquired gold stream on the Kansanshi mine



Acquired gold stream and royalty on the Warintza project



Entered into additional stream on the Xavantina mine



Achieved full repayment of the advance stream deposits on the Rainy River, Pueblo Viejo and Andacollo mines



Received 11,111 ounces of gold from the Deferred Gold Consideration related to the Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement



Began the rationalization and simplification of the Sandstorm and Horizon portfolios with the elimination of Horizon and intercompany arrangements with Sandstorm, the sale of an approximate 25% equity interest in Versamet Royalties Corporation ("Versamet"), and the proposed restructuring of equity and debt interests in Bear Creek Mining Corporation ("Bear Creek")



Post Quarter Events



Repaid $175 million on the revolving credit facility, reducing the amount currently drawn to $725 million



Revenue Summary




 






Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Revenue (millions)






 






2025







 






2024







% Change







 






2025







 






2024







% Change








Gold






$






293.2







$






156.9







86.9






%







$






799.9







$






544.4







46.9






%








Silver






 






42.9







 






20.9







105.3






%







 






120.8







 






85.5







41.3






%








Copper






 






28.8







 






17.8







61.8






%







 






76.8







 






66.8







15.0






%








Other Metals






 






10.4







 






7.0







48.5






%







 






33.0







 






22.7







45.0






%








Total revenue






$






375.3







$






202.6







85.3






%







$






1,030.5







$






719.4







43.2






%








GEOs2






 






90,800







 






76,100







19.3






%







 






300,300







 






301,500







(0.4






)%








Revenue split stream / royalty






71% / 29%







62% / 38%







 







67% / 33%







67% / 33%







 







New revenue in the fourth quarter included approximately $49.2 million related to streams and royalties acquired in the Sandstorm and Horizon transaction, which closed on October 20, 2025, and $32.3 million related to the Kansanshi gold stream.


2025 Performance Compared to Guidance


Royal Gold provided guidance for 2025 metal sales volumes, depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A") expense and effective tax rate in March, 2025. This guidance was not updated during 2025 to reflect the contributions from the Kansanshi gold stream or the Sandstorm and Horizon portfolio interests, which were added during the year. As shown in the table below, excluding the contributions from these additions and when compared to the guidance ranges provided, gold, silver and copper sales achieved the respective guidance ranges and other metal sales3 exceeded the guidance range. DD&A expense and effective tax rate were within the respective guidance ranges.




__________________









3 Prices used for other metals sales guidance were $6.75/lb for nickel, $0.85/lb for lead and $1.20/lb for zinc; realized prices for 2025 were $6.93/lb for nickel, $0.89/lb for lead and $1.32/lb for zinc.









 






 






2025 Guidance Ranges






2025 Actual Performance








Total Sales






 






 






 








Gold






(oz)






210,000–230,000






215,000








Silver






(M oz)






2.7–3.3






3.0








Copper






(M lb)






13.5–16.0






14.8








Other Metals3






(M)






$18.0–$21.0






$25.0








DD&A






(M)






$126–142






$131








Effective Tax Rate






 






17–22%






18%







Acquisitions and Corporate Activity in the Fourth Quarter


Closing of Sandstorm Gold and Horizon Copper Acquisition


As announced on October 20, 2025, we closed the acquisition of Sandstorm and Horizon.


With respect to Sandstorm, Royal Gold issued 18.6 million shares of common stock to Sandstorm shareholders and assumed stock options exercisable for 0.7 million shares of common stock to complete the transaction and paid $380.9 million in cash to fully repay the outstanding balance drawn on the Sandstorm credit facility. Upon completion of the Sandstorm transaction, Royal Gold's outstanding share count increased to 84.5 million shares.


With respect to Horizon, Royal Gold paid C$127.1 million ($90.4 million) in cash to the shareholders of Horizon (excluding Sandstorm) and funded Horizon's purchase of its outstanding warrants for C$40.6 million ($28.9 million).


Financial results for the fourth quarter include the contributions of Sandstorm and Horizon from the closing date of October 20, 2025.


Sale of Versamet Shares


As announced on November 17, 2025, we entered into an agreement to sell all of the Company's common shares of Versamet for aggregate consideration of C$207.0 million ($147.4 million). Proceeds from the share sale were applied to debt repayment.


Restructure of Interests in Bear Creek


As previously announced, we entered into agreements on December 19, 2025, to restructure equity, debt and other interests in Bear Creek and its assets in return for increased royalty exposure to Bear Creek’s Corani and Mercedes projects, cash, and shares in Highlander Silver Corp. (“Highlander”). This restructuring helped facilitate an agreement between Highlander and Bear Creek to combine their businesses, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.


Upon completion of the Highlander/Bear Creek transaction, Royal Gold will settle outstanding debt obligations owed by Bear Creek and terminate the gold and silver stream obligations between Bear Creek and Royal Gold under the Mercedes Mine stream agreement. In return, Royal Gold will receive $6.2 million of cash consideration, an incremental secured 1.75% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Corani Project in Peru (bringing Royal Gold’s total royalty interest to 2.75%), and an unsecured 2.0% NSR royalty on the Mercedes Mine. Buybacks in favor of the operator of the Corani Project for 0.5-0.75% of the royalty can occur in certain circumstances. Royal Gold also entered into a voting support agreement with Highlander to vote the approximately 58.4 million common shares of Bear Creek held by Royal Gold in favor of the Highlander/Bear Creek combination transaction.


Royal Gold’s agreement to restructure these interests and support the Highlander/Bear Creek transaction will help create a larger and well-capitalized company that is better positioned to move the Corani Project forward and convert non-core assets into interests that fit our business model.


Portfolio Revenue and Developments


Overall Revenue and Realized Metal Prices




 






Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Revenue by Region (millions)






2025






 







2024






 







2025






 







2024






 








North America






$






221.0







59






%







$






138.5







68






%







$






704.1







68






%







$






507.9







71






%








South and Central America






 






71.9







19






%







 






31.9







16






%







 






145.6







14






%







 






100.4







14






%








Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)






 






69.4







18






%







 






22.7







11






%







 






139.5







14






%







 






82.1







11






%








Australia Pacific






 






13.0







3






%







 






9.5







5






%







 






41.3







4






%







 






29.0







4






%








Total revenue






$






375.3







 







$






202.6







 







$






1,030.5







 







$






719.4







 









 






 







Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Realized Metal Prices







 






2025







 






2024







Change







 






2025







 






2024







Change








Gold






($/oz)







$






4,135







$






2,663







55






%







$






3,432







$






2,386







44






%








Silver






($/oz)







$






54.73







$






31.38







74






%







$






40.03







$






28.27







42






%








Copper






($/lb)







$






5.03







$






4.17







21






%







$






4.51







$






4.15







9






%







North America


Revenue by Stream/Royalty Interest (thousands)




 






 






 






Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Stream/Royalty






Metal(s)






Current Stream/Royalty Interest*






 






2025







 






2024







 






2025







 






2024








Mount Milligan**






Gold, copper






35% of payable gold and 18.75% of payable copper






$






56,193







$






42,335







$






223,713







$






186,039








Pueblo Viejo**






Gold, silver






7.5% of Barrick's interest in payable gold and 75% of Barrick's interest in payable silver






 






47,321







 






18,912







 






129,830







 






83,059








Cortez**






 






 






 







 







 







 








Legacy Zone






Gold






Approx. 9.0% GSR Equivalent






 






5,391







 






16,573







 






31,823







 






58,183








CC Zone






Gold






Approx. 1.6%–2.6% GSR Equivalent






 






13,661







 






3,898







 






35,715







 






11,611








Rainy River






Gold, silver






6.5% of gold produced and 60% of silver produced






 






29,956







 






15,729







 






70,780







 






45,762








Peñasquito






Gold, silver, lead, zinc






2.0% NSR






 






19,582







 






16,226







 






70,207







 






46,090








Robinson






Gold, copper






3.0% NSR






 






5,330







 






5,735







 






18,527







 






16,609








Greenstone






Gold






2.375% of payable gold






 






3,790







 






–







 






3,790







 






–








Marigold






Gold






2.0% NSR






 






3,575







 






3,131







 






10,375







 






8,085








Mercedes






Gold






275 ounces of gold per month






 






3,493







 






–







 






3,493







 






–








Leeville






Gold






1.8% NSR






 






3,452







 






2,310







 






10,308







 






7,932








Manh Choh






Gold, silver






3.0% NSR, 28% NSR (silver)






 






3,221







 






3,573







 






21,442







 






10,697








Côté Gold






Gold






1.0% NSR






 






3,200







 






1,395







 






8,548







 






2,932








Wharf






Gold






0.0%–2.0% sliding-scale GSR






 






2,044







 






822







 






6,715







 






2,795








Voisey's Bay






Copper, nickel, cobalt






2.7% NVR






 






2,011







 






1,998







 






11,984







 






6,049








Other -




North America






Various






Various






 






18,793







 






5,910







 






46,820







 






22,016








Total revenue - North America






$






221,011







$






138,547







$






704,070







$






507,859








 






 






 






 







 







 







 








* For a full description of the Company’s stream and royalty interests as of March 31, 2025, refer to the 2024 Asset Handbook, published on April 22, 2025 and available on our website. Information about the Company’s stream and royalty interests acquired subsequent to March 31, 2025 will be included in the Company’s 2025 Asset Handbook, expected to be available in March 2026.








** Principal Property







NOTABLE PRODUCING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS


Mount Milligan: On January 20, 2026, Centerra reported that Mount Milligan received an amended environmental assessment and all related permits to allow for the continuation of its operations through 2035. These authorizations include a 10% expansion in plant throughput beginning in 2028 and increased stockpile capacity needed for plant feed flexibility. Centerra also reported that it continues to progress engineering and other studies to support future permit authorizations required to achieve the extension of the Mount Milligan mine life to 2045 as outlined in September, 2025. In January 2025, Mount Milligan was selected by the Province of British Columbia as one of four mining projects which would qualify for expedited permitting to support economic development in the province.


Pueblo Viejo: On February 5, 2026, Barrick reported that activity related to the mine life extension continues to focus on housing, resettlement and the El Naranjo TSF. According to Barrick, over 600 homes have been constructed, more than 300 families are resettled, and 70% of resettlement packages have now been accepted. Barrick further reported that detailed engineering for the tailings water management system is now complete with permits expected in H1 of 2026 while the permitting package for the starter dam will be submitted within Q1 2026. Barrick also reported that 2026 gold production on a 60% basis is expected to range between 350,000 and 400,000 ounces, which compares to 379,000 ounces in 2025. Barrick does not provide silver production guidance.


Cortez: On February 5, 2026, Barrick disclosed that it expects to continue exploration and studies at the Fourmile Project in 2026, including development of the twin surface portals in Crescent Valley late in the year, and complete a PFS in 2028. Barrick reported that 2025 exploration drilling focused on resource definition drilling, extensional stepouts and satellite exploration targeting, and notable results provided for the extension of the Dorothy ore zone by 150 meters from prior drill intercepts, identification of potential mineralization along a 1 kilometer corridor below the Mill Canyon stock to the north, and the confirmation of mineralization more than 300 meters further downdip from prior intercepts at the Charlie area. Royal Gold’s royalty interests over the Fourmile Project are equivalent to an approximate 1.6% gross smelter return royalty rate. Further, Barrick provided 2026 gold production guidance for the Cortez Complex of approximately 700,000 to 780,000 ounces on a 100% basis, which compares to 738,000 ounces in 2025. Our royalties overlap at Cortez and we expect the average blended royalty rate to range between 3.5% and 4% over this production in 2026, compared to 2.6% in 2025.


Rainy River: On January 15, 2026, New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”) reported 2025 gold production of 290,236 ounces, which was at the top end of the 265,000 to 295,000 ounce guidance range. New Gold also reported a 45% improvement quarter-over-quarter in underground development rates in the fourth quarter, driven by all business improvement initiatives outlined in the third quarter.


Greenstone: On January 14, 2026, Equinox Gold Corp. (“Equinox”) reported production of 72,091 ounces for the fourth quarter, a 29% increase over the third quarter. Additionally, Equinox reported that mill throughput averaged the nameplate capacity of 27,000 tpd for the 30 consecutive days ending December 20. Equinox is expecting gold production of between 250,000 and 300,000 ounces in 2026.


Côté Gold: On January 19, 2026, IAMGOLD Corporation (“IAMGOLD”) provided 2026 gold production guidance of between 390,000 and 440,000 ounces compared to 2025 production of 399,800 ounces. We expect that approximately two thirds of this production in 2026 will be attributable to our royalty interest. IAMGOLD further reported that the plant is operating at nameplate throughput and the focus for 2026 is the potential expansion of the mine.


NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY ACTIVITY


Cactus (2.0% NSR royalty): On January 14, 2026, Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. ("ASCU") provided an update on activity at the Cactus Project in Arizona. According to ASCU, work continues on advancing the feasibility study to completion in the second half of 2026, with potential for a final investment decision as early as the fourth quarter of 2026 and first production of copper cathodes in the second half of 2029.


South and Central America


Revenue by Stream/Royalty Interest (thousands)




 






 






 






Three Months Ended December 31,







Twelve Months Ended December 31,








Stream/Royalty






Metal(s)






Current Stream/Royalty Interest*






 






2025







 






2024







 






2025







 






2024








Andacollo**






Gold






100% of payable gold






$






32,641







$






15,582







$






77,896







$






47,531








Xavantina






Gold






25% of gold produced






 






13,958







 






9,543







 






29,548







 






38,771








Antamina






Copper, zinc, molybdenum






1.66% NPI






 






8,559







 






–







 






8,559







 






–








El Limón






Gold, silver






3.0% NSR






 






3,483







 






2,466







 






13,060







 






7,190








Fruta del Norte






Gold, silver






0.9% NSR (precious metals)






 






3,470







 






–







 






3,470







 






–








Aurizona






Gold






3.0%-5.0% sliding-scale NSR






 






3,403







 






–







 






3,403







 






–








Caserones






Copper, molybdenum






0.63% NSR






 






2,320







 






–







 






2,320







 






–








Other -




South and Central America






Various






Various






 






4,059







 






4,292







 






7,307







 






6,946








Total revenue - South and Central America






$






71,893







$






31,883







$






145,563







$






100,438








 






 






 






 







 







 







 








* For a full description of the Company’s stream and royalty interests as of March 31, 2025, refer to the 2024 Asset Handbook, published on April 22, 2025 and available on our website. Information about the Company’s stream and royalty interests acquired subsequent to March 31, 2025 will be included in the Company’s 2025 Asset Handbook, expected to be available in March 2026.








** Principal Property







NOTABLE PRODUCING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS


Andacollo: On January 20, 2026, Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") reaffirmed previously-disclosed copper production guidance, and expects copper production at Andacollo to range from 45,000 to 55,000 tonnes per year in each of 2026 and 2027, before declining to a range of 35,000 to 45,000 tonnes in 2028. Gold and copper grades have been relatively well correlated at Andacollo and gold production has tended to track copper production, although there can be no assurance that these correlations will continue in the future.


Xavantina: On December 19, 2025, Ero Copper Corp. (“Ero”) filed an updated technical report for Xavantina that indicated a 4-year extension of the mine life to 2032 based on declared Mineral Reserves. Further, on February 5, 2026, Ero provided gold production guidance of 40,000 to 50,000 ounces in 2026, which compares to 2025 production of 37,291 ounces, and gold production guidance of between 50,000 and 60,000 ounces in 2027 and 2028. The expected higher sustained production is driven by the transition to mechanized mining and further utilization of excess plant capacity. Ero also reported that it sold 14,999 ounces of gold in gold concentrate in the fourth quarter, which sales are expected to continue through mid-2027. The sale of gold in gold concentrate is not included in the production guidance.


Antamina: On January 20, 2026, Teck reaffirmed its copper production guidance and updated zinc production guidance for its 22.5% interest in the Antamina mine. Teck is forecasting copper production to range between 95,000 and 105,000 tonnes of copper in 2026, 85,000 and 95,000 tonnes in 2027, and 80,000 and 90,000 tonnes in 2028, which compares to production of 85,900 tonnes in 2025. Zinc production is forecast to range between 35,000 and 45,000 tonnes in 2026 and 2027, and 45,000 to 55,000 tonnes in 2028, which compares to production of 102,300 tonnes in 2025.


Fruta del Norte: On December 8, 2025, Lundin Gold Inc. (“Lundin Gold”) announced its 2026 to 2028 production guidance for the Fruta del Norte mine (“FDN”), forecasting annual gold production of 475,000 to 525,000 ounces, which compares to 2025 production of 498,315 ounces. Lundin Gold noted that it is assessing opportunities to increase both mine and mill throughput beyond the current 5,500 tonnes per day, with study results and an investment decision expected in the second half of 2026. Lundin Gold also outlined plans for an $85 million exploration program at FDN in 2026, which includes approximately 133,000 metres of drilling.


Caserones: On January 21, 2026, Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining") reported production guidance for the Caserones mine of 130,000 to 140,000 tonnes in 2026, and 115,000 to 125,000 tonnes for both 2027 and 2028 (100% basis). This compares to actual 2025 production of 132,881 tonnes. Lundin Mining indicated that 2026 production is expected to be modestly weighted toward the first half of 2026 due to planned grade profiles, and mill throughput is expected to rise to approximately 34-36 million tonnes per year over the 3 year guidance period, supported by ongoing full potential initiatives.


Chapada: On January 21, 2026, Lundin Mining announced an increase of approximately 5,000 tonnes to its previous 2026 copper production guidance for the Chapada mine, raising the forecast to 45,000 to 50,000 tonnes, which compares to 2025 production of 43,974 tonnes. Lundin Mining also provided copper production guidance of 43,000 to 48,000 tonnes for 2027 and 40,000 to 45,000 tonnes for 2028, noting that year-to-year variations reflect planned mine sequencing and expected copper grade profiles. Royal Gold did not recognize revenue from copper stream deliveries in the fourth quarter as they occurred prior to the closing of the Sandstorm transaction on October 20, 2025.


NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY ACTIVITY


MARA (0.25% NSR royalty with option for 20% gold stream4): On December 3, 2025, Glencore plc (“Glencore”) provided an update on the advancement of its Argentine copper portfolio, including continued progress on the MARA project. Glencore confirmed that an application for MARA under Argentina’s new Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) was submitted in 2025, with approval expected in the first half of 2026. According to Glencore, the project is currently undergoing feasibility study work, with a Final Investment Decision targeted for the second half of 2027. Royal Gold's interest covers the Agua Rica portion of the project and Glencore anticipates first production from this deposit in 2031.




__________________









4 The Company holds a fully paid option for a 0.25% NSR royalty with the option to convert this to a 20% gold stream for additional consideration.







EMEA


Revenue by Stream/Royalty Interest (thousands)




 






 






 






Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Stream/Royalty






Metal(s)






Current Stream/Royalty Interest*






 






2025







 






2024







 






2025







 







2024








Kansanshi**






Gold






75 ounces of gold per million pounds of recovered copper produced






$






32,279







$






–







$






32,279







$







–








Khoemacau






Silver






100% of payable silver






 






14,346







 






9,447







 






46,593







 







33,595








Wassa






Gold






10.5% of payable gold






 






13,964







 






13,215







 






51,773







 







48,537








Bonikro






Gold






6% of gold produced






 






5,156







 






–







 






5,156







 







–








Houndé






Gold






2.0% NSR






 






2,149







 






–







 






2,149







 







–








Other - EMEA






Various






Various






 






1,530







 






–







 






1,531







 







–








Total revenue - EMEA






$






69,424







$






22,662







$






139,480







$







82,132








 






 






 






 







 







 







 








* For a full description of the Company’s stream and royalty interests as of March 31, 2025, refer to the 2024 Asset Handbook, published on April 22, 2025 and available on our website. Information about the Company’s stream and royalty interests acquired subsequent to March 31, 2025 will be included in the Company’s 2025 Asset Handbook, expected to be available in March 2026.








** Principal Property







NOTABLE PRODUCING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS


Kansanshi: On January 15, 2026, First Quantum reported that the S3 Expansion plant was declared to be in commercial production as of December 1, 2025 and copper production in 2025 was its highest annual production since 2021. Further, First Quantum provided copper production guidance ranges of 175,000 to 205,000 tonnes in 2026, 210,000 to 240,000 tonnes in 2027 and 230,000 to 260,000 tonnes in 2028, with the increase over the three-year guidance period underpinned by the ramp-up and grade profile of S3 Expansion feed, which is expected to be sourced evenly from low-grade stockpiles and higher-grade ore from the South East Dome deposit. From 2027 onward, the feed is expected to primarily consist of fresh ore with higher grades from the pit. At the current stream rate of 75 ounces of gold per million pounds of recovered copper produced, this is expected to result in gold sales attributable to our stream interest of approximately 26,000 to 31,000 ounces in 2026, rising to 38,000 to 43,000 ounces in 2028.


Khoemacau: On January 22, 2026, MMG Limited ("MMG") confirmed that the feasibility study for the expansion was approved by the MMG Board in December 2025, with construction of the expansion scheduled to begin in 2026 and production of first concentrate expected in the first half of 2028. MMG reported that annual production from Khoemacau after the expansion is expected to increase to 130,000 tonnes of copper with silver output ranging from 4.0 to 4.5 million ounces. Royal Gold's exposure to this expansion includes ore produced from the Zone 5 and Mango NE deposits, and we expect approximately 60% of the 4.0 to 4.5 million ounce annual silver production will be applicable to our silver stream. MMG expects 2026 production of silver contained in concentrate to be in the range of 1.45 to 1.55 million ounces, which compares to production of 1.4 million ounces in 2025. After applying the 90% stream payability factor to this production, we expect production applicable to the silver stream to range between 1.3 and 1.4 million ounces.


Houndé: On December 2, 2025, Endeavour Mining plc ("Endeavour") provided its exploration outlook over the next 5 years. Endeavour is targeting the discovery of 1.5 to 2.0 million gold ounces of mineral resources over the 2026 to 2030 period. Exploration efforts are currently focused on the Vindaloo Deeps deposit, adjacent to the Houndé processing plant, where a maiden resource is expected in the first quarter of 2026. Further exploration along the Kari Fault and at the Karba and Kari Deeps targets is also being prioritized to identify potential extensions to the mineralization of the existing Kari deposit.


NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY ACTIVITY


Platreef: On January 12, 2026, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (“Ivanhoe”) reported that development of the Platreef project continues to progress on schedule. Ivanhoe reported that the ramp-up of the Phase 1 concentrator is advancing as expected and the first sale of concentrate was completed late in the fourth quarter. According to Ivanhoe, Shaft #3 remains on track for completion in April 2026, at which point hoisting capacity is expected to increase roughly five-fold to approximately 5 million tonnes per year, providing the flexibility to hoist both ore and waste to surface and supporting the Phase 1 and Phase 2 expansions. Ivanhoe is targeting completion of the Phase 2 expansion, which will increase production levels, in the fourth quarter of 2027. Royal Gold expects to recognize first revenue from Platreef in the first half of 2026.


Hod Maden (30% joint venture interest): On January 29, 2026, SSR Mining Inc. ("SSR") announced the results of a feasibility study on Hod Maden which considers an underground mine with a processing rate of 800,000 tonnes per annum. The study outlines a mine life of 10 years with average annual production of 159,000 ounces of gold per year at an average grade of 7.6 g/t Au, and 21 million pounds of copper per year at an average grade of 1.3%. The average recovery is expected to be 87% for gold and 97% for copper. Capital costs are estimated at approximately $910 million. SSR is targeting a project decision in 2026 following receipt of appropriate approvals.


Australia Pacific


Revenue by Stream/Royalty Interest (thousands)




 






 






 






Three Months Ended

December 31,







Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








Stream/Royalty






Metal(s)






Current Stream/Royalty Interest*






 






2025







 






2024







 






2025







 






2024








South Laverton






Gold






1.5% NSR, 4.0% NPI






$






3,674







$






2,684







$






12,049







$






8,974








Bellevue






Gold






2.0% NSR






 






2,582







 






3,139







 






8,553







 






6,955








Other -




Australia Pacific






Various






Various






 






6,740







 






3,645







 






20,757







 






13,036








Total revenue - Australia Pacific






$






12,996







$






9,468







$






41,359







$






28,966








 






 






 






 







 







 







 








* For a full description of the Company’s stream and royalty interests as of March 31, 2025, refer to the 2024 Asset Handbook, published on April 22, 2025 and available on our website. Information about the Company’s stream and royalty interests acquired subsequent to March 31, 2025 will be included in the Company’s 2025 Asset Handbook, expected to be available in March 2026.







NOTABLE PRODUCING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS


Bellevue: On January 7, 2026, Bellevue Gold Limited reported that gold production remains on track to meet guidance of 130,000 to 150,000 ounces for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.


Woodlawn: On January 28, 2026 Develop Global Limited outlined that the commissioning and ramp-up at Woodlawn is on schedule to reach steady-state production in the quarter ending March 31, 2026.


2025 Overview


For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $466.3 million, or $6.70 per basic and $6.69 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $332.0 million, or $5.04 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. The details of the factors driving the change in net income over the comparable period are discussed in detail below.


Revenue


For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized total revenue of $1.03 billion, which is comprised of stream revenue of $686.5 million and royalty revenue of $344.0 million, at an average gold price of $3,432 per ounce, an average silver price of $40.03 per ounce and an average copper price of $4.51 per pound, compared to total revenue of $719.4 million, which is comprised of stream revenue of $483.3 million and royalty revenue of $236.1 million, at an average gold price of $2,386 per ounce, an average silver price of $28.27 per ounce and an average copper price of $4.15 per pound, for the year ended December 31, 2024.


The increase in our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with the year ended December 31, 2024, resulted primarily from higher average gold, silver and copper prices, initial revenue from the Kansanshi stream and Sandstorm and Horizon assets in the fourth quarter of 2025, higher gold and silver sales from Pueblo Viejo, higher gold sales from Andacollo and higher gold production from Peñasquito. The increase was partially offset by lower gold and copper sales from Mount Milligan and lower gold sales from Xavantina, when compared to the prior year.


Cost of Sales and Other Costs


Cost of sales, which excludes DD&A, increased to $130.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $97.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher average gold, silver and copper prices and higher gold and silver sales from Pueblo Viejo, higher gold sales from Andacollo and initial gold sales from the Kansanshi stream acquired in the fourth quarter of 2025 when compared to the prior year. Cost of sales is specific to our stream agreements and, except for Mount Milligan, is the result of our purchase of metal for a cash payment that is a set contractual percentage of the spot price for that metal near the date of metal delivery. For Mount Milligan, the cash payments under the stream agreement are the lesser of $435 per ounce or the prevailing market price of gold when purchased and 15% of the spot price for copper near the date of metal delivery. Separately, and in addition to the cash payments under the existing stream agreement, the Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement detailed in Note 10 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on Form 10-K provides for cash payments on gold and copper deliveries that are expected to begin after certain thresholds are met, or earlier, if metal prices are below certain thresholds and if requested by Centerra.


General and administrative costs increased to $49.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $40.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher corporate costs as a result of the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition when compared to the prior year.


DD&A increased to $177.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $144.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to depletion on the new streams and royalties acquired through the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition and depletion on the Kansanshi stream acquired in the third quarter of 2025 partially offset by lower depletion from lower sales at Mount Milligan and Xavantina when compared to the prior year.


During the year ended December 31, 2025, we incurred costs related to the acquisition of Sandstorm and Horizon of $26.5 million.


During the year ended December 31, 2025, we realized losses from the sale of marketable securities of $50.0 million. The change was primarily due to the sale of shares in Versamet Royalties Corporation as detailed in Note 7 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on Form 10-K.


Interest and other expense increased to $29.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher interest expense as a result of higher average amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility compared to the prior year. For the year ended December 31, 2025, amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility averaged $409.0 million at an average all-in borrowing rate of 6.1%, compared to average amounts outstanding of $80.6 million at an average all-in borrowing rate of 6.5% for the year ended December 31, 2024.


Income tax expense was $102.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $93.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 17.8% in the current period and 22.0% in the prior year. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025, included a $16.3 million tax benefit for additional recoverable basis and a tax benefit for an $11.0 million recovery of foreign withholding tax, partially offset by $2.9 million of U.S. and foreign capitalized acquisition costs. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024, included a $13.0 million U.S. GILTI income tax expense related to the consideration from the Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement.


Cash Flows


Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $704.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $529.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase when compared to the prior year was primarily due to higher net cash proceeds received from our stream and royalty interests of $262.3 million and cash proceeds of $44.2 million from the Mount Milligan Deferred Gold Consideration partially offset by the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition related costs.


Net cash used in investing activities totaled $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $77.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase when compared to the prior year was primarily due to the acquisition of the Kansanshi and Warintza streams, the cash consideration for the acquisition of Sandstorm and Horizon and the proceeds from the sale of marketable securities.


Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $751.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $360.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The change, when compared to the prior year, was primarily due to higher borrowings under the revolving credit facility as part of the Kansanshi stream acquisition.


Fourth Quarter 2025 Overview


For the fourth quarter, we recorded net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $93.6 million, or $1.16 per basic and diluted share, as compared to net income of $107.4 million, or $1.63 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to the loss on the sale of marketable securities and higher costs related to the acquisition of Sandstorm and Horizon, each discussed below.


Revenue


For the fourth quarter, we recognized total revenue of $375.3 million, comprised of stream revenue of $264.7 million and royalty revenue of $110.6 million at an average gold price of $4,135 per ounce, an average silver price of $54.73 per ounce and an average copper price of $5.03 per pound. This is compared to total revenue of $202.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, comprised of stream revenue of $124.8 million and royalty revenue of $77.8 million, at an average gold price of $2,663 per ounce, an average silver price of $31.38 per ounce and an average copper price of $4.17 per pound.


The increase in our total revenue resulted primarily from higher average gold, silver and copper prices compared to the prior period. Initial revenue from the Kansanshi stream and the Sandstorm and Horizon acquired assets, and higher sales at Pueblo Viejo, Andacollo and Rainy River also contributed to the increase. These increases were partially offset by lower production at the Cortez Legacy Zone when compared to the prior year period.


Cost of Sales and Other Costs


Cost of sales, which excludes DD&A, increased to $50.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $24.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase compared to the prior year period was primarily due to higher payments for stream deliveries resulting from higher metal prices (except for gold at Mount Milligan), higher gold sales at Pueblo Viejo, Andacollo and Rainy River and new sales from Kansanshi and the acquired Sandstorm streams. These increases were partially offset by lower sales at Mount Milligan when compared to the prior year period. Cost of sales is specific to our stream agreements and, except for Mount Milligan, is the result of our purchase of metal for a cash payment that is a set contractual percentage of the spot price for that metal near the date of metal delivery. For Mount Milligan, the cash payments under the stream agreement are the lesser of $435 per ounce or the prevailing market price of gold when purchased and 15% of the spot price for copper near the date of metal delivery. Separately, and in addition to the cash payments under the stream agreement, the Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement provides for cash payments on gold and copper deliveries that are expected to begin after certain thresholds are met or earlier, if metal prices are below certain thresholds and if requested by Centerra. For further detail on the Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement refer to our 2025 10-K.


General and administrative costs increased to $17.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $8.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase compared to the prior year period was primarily due to higher corporate costs as a result of the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition.


For the three months ended December 31, 2025, there were $13.7 million of acquisition related costs related to the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition.


DD&A increased to $80.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $33.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to depletion on the new streams and royalties acquired through the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition and depletion on the Kansanshi stream when compared to the prior year period. These increases were partially offset by lower depletion from lower sales at Mount Milligan when compared to the prior year period.


During the three months ended December 31, 2025, we realized losses from the sale of marketable securities of $50.0 million. The change was primarily due to the sale of shares in Versamet Royalties Corporation.


Interest and other expense increased to $17.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $1.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher interest expense as a result of higher average amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility compared to the prior year period. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility averaged $1.08 billion at an average all-in borrowing rate of 5.25%. There was no outstanding debt for the three months ended December 31, 2024.


For the fourth quarter, we recorded income tax expense of $52.7 million, compared to $26.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The income tax expense resulted in an effective tax rate of 36% in the current period, compared with 19.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The higher income tax expense for the fourth quarter was primarily attributable to higher income before income taxes, compared to the prior year period, and one-time acquisition-related items.


Cash Flows


Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $241.7 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $141.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher stream and royalty revenue of $145.5 million and proceeds from the Mount Milligan deferred gold consideration offset by higher corporate costs when compared to the prior year period.


Net cash used in investing activities totaled $261.6 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $46.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The period over period change was primarily due to the $411.3 million cash consideration for the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition in the current period offset by the proceeds from the sale of marketable securities primarily the shares of Versamet Royalties Corporation.


Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $80.8 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $26.5 million used for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The period over period change was primarily due to the net draw of $125 million on the revolving credit facility related to the Sandstorm and Horizon acquisition partially offset by the payout of Horizon warrants in the current period.


Liquidity


Total liquidity at the end of the fourth quarter was approximately $756.5 million, which consisted of $256.5 million of working capital and $500 million undrawn and available under the revolving credit facility.


In January and February 2026, we repaid $75 million and $100 million, respectively, under our revolving credit facility, resulting in $725 million drawn and $675 million available as of the date of this report. In keeping with Royal Gold’s capital allocation strategy to repay outstanding debt as cash flow allows, the Company expects to repay the outstanding balance from future cash flow by early 2027 at current metal prices and absent further acquisitions.


At December 31, 2025, our contractual cash obligations comprised the conditional Warintza funding and operating leases. With respect to the Warintza funding, we are required to pay $50.0 million to Solaris Resources Inc. after technical approval of the environmental impact assessment and publication of a pre-feasibility study for the project, which are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026, and $50.0 million payable in May 2026, subject to certain conditions including registration of security in Ecuador.


Fourth Quarter 2025 Call Information


Management’s conference call reviewing the fourth quarter results will be held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (10:00 am Mountain Time). The call will be webcast and archived on the Company’s website for a limited time.




Dial-In Numbers:







833-470-1428 (U.S.); toll free








 







833-950-0062 (Canada); toll free








 







929-526-1599 (International)








Access Code:







604052








Webcast URL:







https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/705139153







Corporate Profile


Royal Gold is a high margin, large-capitalization company that generates strong cash flows from a large and well-diversified portfolio of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests located in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Royal Gold shares trade under the symbol “RGLD” and provide growth, value, and income investors exposure to the metals & mining industry. The Company’s website is located at www.royalgold.com.


Additional Investor Information


Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Resources tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at www.royalgold.com to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.


Forward-Looking Statements


This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from these statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by words like “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue,” “project,” or negatives of these words or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the following: our expected financial performance and outlook; operators’ expected operating and financial performance and other anticipated developments relating to their properties and operations, including production, deliveries, estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, environmental and feasibility studies, technical reports, mine plans, capital requirements, liquidity and capital expenditures; anticipated benefits from investments, acquisitions and other transactions; the receipt and timing of future metal deliveries, including deferred amounts at Pueblo Viejo; anticipated liquidity, capital resources, financing, and stockholder returns; borrowings and repayments under our revolving credit facility; the expected benefits of the Sandstorm and Horizon Transaction, including the increased potential for growth; the anticipated closing of the Highlander/Bear Creek transaction and expected benefits to the Company; and prices for gold, silver, copper and other metals.


Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: changes in the price of gold, silver, copper or other metals; operating activities or financial performance of properties on which we hold stream or royalty interests, including variations between actual and forecasted performance, operators’ ability to complete projects on schedule and as planned, operators’ changes to mine plans and mineral reserves and mineral resources (including updated mineral reserve and mineral resource information), liquidity needs, mining and environmental hazards, labor disputes, distribution and supply chain disruptions, permitting and licensing issues, other adverse government or court actions, or operational disruptions; the ultimate timing, outcome, and results of integrating the operations of Royal Gold, Sandstorm and Horizon; failure to realize the anticipated benefits from the Sandstorm and Horizon Transaction in the timeframe expected or at all; risks associated with joint venture interests acquired as part of the Sandstorm and Horizon Transaction; changes of control of properties or operators; contractual issues involving our stream or royalty agreements; the timing of deliveries of metals from operators and our subsequent sales of metal; risks associated with doing business in foreign countries; increased competition for stream and royalty interests; environmental risks, including those caused by climate change; potential cyber-attacks, including ransomware; our ability to identify, finance, value, and complete investments, acquisitions or other transactions; adverse economic and market conditions; effects of health epidemics and pandemics; changes in laws or regulations governing us, operators or operating properties; changes in management and key employees; and other factors described in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Item 1A, Risk Factors of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this release could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.


Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.


Statement Regarding Third-Party Information


Certain information provided in this press release, including information about historical production, production estimates, property descriptions, and property developments, was provided to us by the operators of the relevant properties or is publicly available information filed by these operators with applicable securities regulatory bodies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. Royal Gold has not verified, and is not in a position to verify, and expressly disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of any such third-party information and refers the reader to the public reports filed by the operators for information regarding those properties.




ROYAL GOLD, INC.




Consolidated Balance Sheets




(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)













 



 






December 31, 2025







December 31, 2024








ASSETS






 







 








Cash and equivalents






$






233,719







$






195,498








Royalty receivables






 






110,846







 






63,460








Income tax receivable






 






2,108







 






1,139








Stream inventory






 






25,883







 






12,973








Prepaid expenses and other






 






4,890







 






2,217








Total current assets






 






377,446







 






275,287








Stream and royalty interests, net






 






8,583,875







 






3,042,804








Equity method investment






 






300,854







 






–








Marketable securities






 






172,880







 






6








Other assets






 






102,469







 






74,033








Total assets






$






9,537,524







$






3,392,130








LIABILITIES






 







 








Accounts payable






$






10,060







$






10,578








Dividends payable






 






40,186







 






29,611








Income tax payable






 






33,303







 






23,177








Other current liabilities






 






37,367







 






21,785








Total current liabilities






 






120,916







 






85,151








Debt






 






895,436







 






–








Deferred tax liabilities






 






1,190,672







 






132,308








Mount Milligan deferred liability






 






69,211







 






25,000








Other liabilities






 






55,942







 






18,465








Total liabilities






 






2,332,177







 






260,924








Commitments and contingencies






 







 








EQUITY






 







 








Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; and 0 shares issued






 






–







 






–








Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; and 84,499,692 and 65,691,151 shares outstanding, respectively






 






845







 






657








Additional paid-in capital






 






5,928,123







 






2,228,311








Accumulated other comprehensive income






 






993







 






–








Accumulated earnings






 






1,227,169







 






889,989








Total Royal Gold stockholders’ equity






 






7,157,130







 






3,118,957








Non-controlling interests






 






48,217







 






12,249








Total equity






 






7,205,347







 






3,131,206








Total liabilities and equity






$






9,537,524







$






3,392,130









ROYAL GOLD, INC.




Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income




(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)









 



 






Three Months Ended






Twelve Months Ended








 






December 31, 2025






December 31, 2024






December 31, 2025






December 31, 2024








Revenue






$






375,323






 






$






202,560






 






$






1,030,471






 






$






719,395






 








Costs and expenses






 






 






 






 








Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)






 






50,849






 






 






24,398






 






 






130,926






 






 






97,514






 








General and administrative






 






17,638






 






 






8,909






 






 






49,183






 






 






40,934






 








Production taxes






 






2,224






 






 






2,072






 






 






8,605






 






 






6,622






 








Depreciation, depletion and amortization






 






80,031






 






 






33,737






 






 






177,082






 






 






144,426






 








Acquisition related costs






 






13,710






 






 






–






 






 






26,508






 






 






–






 








Total costs and expenses






 






164,452






 






 






69,116






 






 






392,304






 






 






289,496






 








Operating income






 






210,871






 






 






133,444






 






 






638,167






 






 






429,899






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






362






 






 






(24






)






 






327






 






 






(66






)








Loss on sale of marketable securities






 






(50,017






)






 






–






 






 






(50,017






)






 






–






 








Interest and other income






 






2,867






 






 






1,598






 






 






14,411






 






 






6,008






 








Interest and other expense






 






(17,705






)






 






(1,419






)






 






(29,022






)






 






(9,749






)








Income before income taxes






 






146,378






 






 






133,599






 






 






573,866






 






 






426,092






 








Income tax expense






 






(52,659






)






 






(26,078






)






 






(102,290






)






 






(93,613






)








Net income






 






93,719






 






 






107,521






 






 






471,576






 






 






332,479






 








Net income attributable to non-controlling interests






 






(108






)






 






(113






)






 






(5,295






)






 






(456






)








Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders






$






93,611






 






$






107,408






 






$






466,281






 






$






332,023






 








Net income






$






93,719






 






$






107,521






 






$






471,576






 






$






332,479






 








Adjustments to comprehensive income, net of tax:






 






 






 






 








Unrealized change in market value of available-for-sale debt securities






 






993






 






 






–






 






 






993






 






 






–






 








Comprehensive income






 






94,712






 






 






107,521






 






 






472,569






 






 






332,479






 








Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests






 






(108






)






 






(113






)






 






(5,295






)






 






(456






)








Comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders






$






94,604






 






$






107,408






 






$






467,274






 






$






332,023






 








Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:






 






 






 






 








Basic earnings per share






$






1.16






 






$






1.63






 






$






6.70






 






$






5.04






 








Basic weighted average shares outstanding






 






80,361,251






 






 






65,689,736






 






 






69,424,381






 






 






65,662,185






 








Diluted earnings per share






$






1.16






 






$






1.63






 






$






6.69






 






$






5.04






 








Diluted weighted average shares outstanding






 






80,679,415






 






 






65,804,129






 






 






69,560,911






 






 






65,776,834






 








Cash dividends declared per common share






$






0.475






 






$






0.450






 






$






1.825






 






$






1.650






 









ROYAL GOLD, INC.




Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows




(Unaudited, in thousands)










 



 






Three Months Ended






Twelve Months Ended








 






December 31,

2025






December 31,

2024






December 31,

2025






December 31,

2024








Cash flows from operating activities:






 






 






 






 








Net income






$






93,719






 






$






107,521






 






$






471,576






 






$






332,479






 








Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:






 






 






 






 








Depreciation, depletion and amortization






 






80,031






 






 






33,737






 






 






177,082






 






 






144,426






 








Non-cash employee stock compensation expense






 






2,952






 






 






2,579






 






 






11,805






 






 






11,892






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






(362






)






 






24






 






 






(327






)






 






66






 








Loss on marketable securities






 






50,017






 






 






–






 






 






50,017






 






 






–






 








Deferred tax (benefit) expense






 






4,159






 






 






3,446






 






 






(3,926






)






 






8,354






 








Other






 






(1,139






)






 






228






 






 






(5,302






)






 






945






 








Changes in assets and liabilities:






 






 






 






 








Royalty receivables






 






(11,884






)






 






(13,343






)






 






(18,124






)






 






(14,577






)








Stream inventory






 






(3,704






)






 






(1,354






)






 






(11,740






)






 






(3,186






)








Income tax receivable






 






18,697






 






 






9,050






 






 






(969






)






 






1,537






 








Prepaid expenses and other assets






 






2,554






 






 






(72






)






 






1,335






 






 






11,168






 








Accounts payable






 






(40,555






)






 






(10,917






)






 






(36,836






)






 






(9,113






)








Income tax payable






 






(7,158






)






 






(7,210






)






 






10,761






 






 






7,620






 








Mount Milligan deferred liability






 






44,211






 






 






–






 






 






44,211






 






 






25,000






 








Other liabilities






 






10,167






 






 






17,364






 






 






15,283






 






 






12,892






 








Net cash provided by operating activities






$






241,705






 






$






141,053






 






$






704,846






 






$






529,503






 








Cash flows from investing activities:






 






 






 






 








Sandstorm & Horizon acquisition, net of cash acquired






 






(411,342






)






 






–






 






 






(411,342






)






 






–






 








Acquisition of stream and royalty interests






 






(270






)






 






(46,881






)






 






(1,164,753






)






 






(102,564






)








Proceeds from the sale of Versamet Shares and other securities






 






158,886






 






 






–






 






 






158,886






 






 






–






 








Cash calls for Hod Maden equity method investment






 






(9,330






)






 






–






 






 






(9,330






)






 






–






 








Proceeds from Khoemacau debt facility






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






25,000






 








Proceeds from the sale of inventory - restricted






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






7,681






 






 






–






 








Other






 






460






 






 






(25






)






 






299






 






 






(116






)








Net cash used in investing activities






$






(261,596






)






$






(46,906






)






$






(1,418,559






)






$






(77,680






)








Cash flows from financing activities:






 






 






 






 








Repayment of debt






 






(325,000






)






 






–






 






 






(375,000






)






 






(250,000






)








Borrowings from revolving credit facility






 






450,000






 






 






–






 






 






1,275,000






 






 






–






 








Net payments from issuance of common stock






 






(176






)






 






(56






)






 






(5,032






)






 






(4,620






)








Net proceeds from Sandstorm option exercises






 






15,333






 






 






–






 






 






15,333






 






 






–






 








Horizon warrant payments






 






(28,932






)






 






–






 






 






(28,932






)






 






–






 








Distributions to non-controlling interests






 






(8,125






)






 






–






 






 






(8,125






)






 






–






 








Common stock dividends






 






(29,640






)






 






(26,320






)






 






(118,525






)






 






(105,237






)








Distributions to non-controlling interests






 






7,336






 






 






476






 






 






–






 






 






–






 








Other






 






(35






)






 






(631






)






 






(2,785






)






 






(635






)








Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities






$






80,761






 






$






(26,531






)






$






751,934






 






$






(360,492






)








Net increase in cash and equivalents






 






60,870






 






 






67,616






 






 






38,221






 






 






91,331






 








Cash and equivalents at beginning of period






 






172,849






 






 






127,882






 






 






195,498






 






 






104,167






 








Cash and equivalents at end of period






$






233,719






 






$






195,498






 






$






233,719






 






$






195,498






 







Schedule A – Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Certain Other Measures


Overview of non-GAAP financial measures:


Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standard meaning prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures varies among companies, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.


We have provided below reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors for analysis of our business. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to compare period-over-period performance on a consistent basis and when planning and forecasting for future periods. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies in our industry. Many investors use the published research reports of these professional research analysts and others in making investment decisions. The adjustments made to calculate our non-GAAP financial measures are subjective and involve significant management judgement. Non-GAAP financial measures used by management in this release or elsewhere include the following:


1. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, or adjusted EBITDA, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by the Company as net income adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliation below. The net income and adjusted EBITDA margins represent net income or adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. We consider adjusted EBITDA to be useful because the measure reflects our operating performance before the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that we believe are not indicative of our core operations.


2. Net debt (or net cash) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by the Company as debt (excluding debt issuance costs) as of a date minus cash and equivalents for that same date. Net debt (or net cash) to trailing twelve months (TTM) adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by the Company as net debt (or net cash) as of a date divided by the TTM adjusted EBITDA (as defined above) ending on that date. We believe that these measures are important to monitor leverage and evaluate the balance sheet. Cash and equivalents are subtracted from the GAAP measure because they could be used to reduce our debt obligations. A limitation associated with using net debt (or net cash) is that it subtracts cash and equivalents and therefore may imply that there is less Company debt than the most comparable GAAP measure indicates. We believe that investors may find these measures useful to monitor leverage and evaluate the balance sheet.


3. Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated by the Company as net income and net income per share adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliations below. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful because they allow for period-to-period comparisons of our operating results excluding items that we believe are not indicative of our fundamental ongoing operations. The tax effect of adjustments is computed by applying the statutory tax rate in the applicable jurisdictions to the income or expense items that are adjusted in the period presented. If a valuation allowance exists, the rate applied is zero.


4. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by the Company as net cash provided by operating activities for a period minus acquisition of stream and royalty interests for that same period. We believe that free cash flow represents an additional way of viewing liquidity as it is adjusted for contractual investments made during such period. Free cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. We believe it is important to view free cash flow as a complement to our consolidated statements of cash flows.


5. Cash general and administrative expense, or cash G&A, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by the Company as general and administrative expenses for a period minus non-cash employee stock compensation expense for the same period. We believe that cash G&A is useful as an indicator of overhead efficiency without regard to non-cash expenses associated with employee stock compensation.




Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP measures




Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, net debt, and net debt to TTM adjusted EBITDA:









 



 






Three Months Ended

December 31,






Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








(amounts in thousands)






 






2025






 






 






2024






 






 






2025






 






 






2024






 








Net income






 






93,719






 






$






107,521






 






$






471,576






 






$






332,479






 








Depreciation, depletion and amortization






 






80,031






 






 






33,737






 






 






177,082






 






 






144,426






 








Non-cash employee stock compensation






 






2,952






 






 






2,579






 






 






11,805






 






 






11,892






 








Acquisition related costs






 






13,710






 






 






–






 






 






26,508






 






 






–






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






(362






)






 






24






 






 






(327






)






 






66






 








Loss on sale of marketable securities






 






50,017






 






 






–






 






 






50,017






 






 






–






 








Interest and other, net






 






14,838






 






 






(179






)






 






14,611






 






 






3,741






 








Income tax expense






 






52,659






 






 






26,078






 






 






102,290






 






 






93,613






 








Non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries






 






(108






)






 






(113






)






 






(5,295






)






 






(456






)








Adjusted EBITDA






$






307,456






 






$






169,647






 






$






848,267






 






$






585,760






 








Net income margin






 






25






%






 






53






%






 






46






%






 






46






%








Adjusted EBITDA margin






 






82






%






 






84






%






 






82






%






 






81






%









 






Three Months Ended








 






December 31,






September 30,






June 30,






March 31,








(amounts in thousands)






 






2025






 






 






2025






 






 






2025






 






 






2025






 








Net income






$






93,719






 






$






131,805






 






$






132,474






 






$






113,578






 








Depreciation, depletion and amortization






 






80,031






 






 






32,903






 






 






31,153






 






 






32,995






 








Non-cash employee stock compensation






 






2,952






 






 






2,942






 






 






2,714






 






 






3,198






 








Acquisition related costs






 






13,710






 






 






12,798






 






 






–






 






 






–






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






(362






)






 






–






 






 






(3






)






 






37






 








Loss on sale of marketable securities






 






50,017






 






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 








Interest and other, net






 






14,838






 






 






1,835






 






 






(1,169






)






 






(893






)








Income tax expense






 






52,659






 






 






28,704






 






 






10,538






 






 






10,389






 








Non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries






 






(108






)






 






(4,981






)






 






(125






)






 






(80






)








Adjusted EBITDA






$






307,456






 






$






206,006






 






$






175,582






 






$






159,224






 








Net income margin






 






25






%






 






52






%






 






63






%






 






59






%








Adjusted EBITDA margin






 






82






%






 






82






%






 






84






%






 






82






%








 






 






 






 






 








TTM adjusted EBITDA






$






848,267






 






 






 






 








 






 






 






 






 








Debt






$






895,436






 






 






 






 








Debt issuance costs






 






4,564






 






 






 






 








Cash and equivalents






 






(233,719






)






 






 






 








Net debt / (cash)






$






666,281






 






 






 






 








 






 






 






 






 








Net debt / (cash) to TTM adjusted EBITDA






0.79x






 






 






 









Cash G&A:











 



 






Three Months Ended

December 31,






Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








(amounts in thousands)






 






2025






 






 






2024






 






 






2025






 






 






2024






 








General and administrative expense






$






17,638






 






$






8,909






 






$






49,183






 






$






40,934






 








Non-cash employee stock compensation






 






(2,952






)






 






(2,579






)






 






(11,805






)






 






(11,892






)








Cash G&A






$






14,686






 






$






6,330






 






$






37,378






 






$






29,042






 









 






Three Months Ended








 






December 31,






September 30,






June 30,






March 31,








(amounts in thousands)






 






2025






 






 






2025






 






 






2025






 






 






2025






 








General and administrative expense






$






17,638






 






$






10,213






 






$






10,269






 






$






11,063






 








Non-cash employee stock compensation






 






(2,952






)






 






(2,942






)






 






(2,714






)






 






(3,198






)








Cash G&A






$






14,686






 






$






7,271






 






$






7,555






 






$






7,865






 








 






 






 






 






 








TTM cash G&A






$






37,378






 






 






 






 









Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share:










 



 






Three Months Ended

December 31,






Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








(amounts in thousands, except per share data)






 






2025






 






 






2024






 






 






2025






 






 






2024






 








Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders






$






93,611






 






$






107,408






 






$






466,281






 






$






332,023






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






(362






)






 






24






 






 






(327






)






 






66






 








Acquisition related costs






 






13,710






 






 






–






 






 






26,508






 






 






–






 








Loss on sale of marketable securities






 






50,017






 






 






–






 






 






50,017






 






 






–






 








Discrete tax expense related to Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






13,008






 








Discrete tax benefit for basis adjustment, net of valuation allowance






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






(12,008






)






 






–






 








Withholding tax refund






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






(11,017






)






 






–






 








Other discrete tax expense (benefit)






 






4,696






 






 






–






 






 






441






 






 






1,279






 








Tax effect of adjustments






 






(6,686






)






 






(7






)






 






(10,011






)






 






(18






)








Adjusted net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders






$






154,986






 






$






107,432






 






$






509,883






 






$






346,358






 








 






 






 






 






 








Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders per diluted share






$






1.16






 






$






1.63






 






$






6.70






 






$






5.04






 








Fair value changes in equity securities






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 








Acquisition related costs






 






0.17






 






 






–






 






 






0.38






 






 






–






 








Loss on sale of marketable securities






 






0.62






 






 






 






0.72






 






 








Discrete tax expense related to Mount Milligan Cost Support Agreement






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






0.20






 








Discrete tax benefit for basis adjustment, net of valuation allowance






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






(0.17






)






 






–






 








Withholding tax refund






 






–






 






 






–






 






 






(0.16






)






 






–






 








Other discrete tax expense (benefit)






 






0.06






 






 






–






 






 






0.01






 






 






0.02






 








Tax effect of adjustments






 






(0.08






)






 






–






 






 






(0.14






)






 






–






 








Adjusted net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders per diluted share






$






1.92






 






$






1.63






 






$






7.33






 






$






5.26






 









Free cash flow:











 



 






Three Months Ended

December 31,






Twelve Months Ended

December 31,








(amounts in thousands)






 






2025






 






 






2024






 






 






2025






 






 






2024






 








Net cash provided by operating activities






$






241,705






 






$






141,053






 






$






704,846






 






$






529,503






 








Sandstorm & Horizon acquisition, net of cash acquired






 






(411,342






)






 






—






 






 






(411,342






)






 






—






 








Acquisition of stream and royalty interests






 






(270






)






 






(46,881






)






 






(1,164,753






)






 






(102,564






)








Cash calls for Hod Maden equity method investment






 






(9,330






)






 






—






 






 






(9,330






)






 






—






 








Free cash flow






$






(179,237






)






$






94,172






 






$






(880,579






)






$






426,939






 








 






 






 






 






 








Net cash used in investing activities






$






(261,596






)






$






(46,906






)






$






(1,418,559






)






$






(77,680






)








Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities






$






80,761






 






$






(26,531






)






$






751,934






 






$






(360,492






)







Other measures


We use certain other measures in managing and evaluating our business. We believe these measures may provide useful information to investors for analysis of our business. We use these measures to compare period-over-period performance and liquidity on a consistent basis and when planning and forecasting for future periods. We believe these measures are used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in our industry. Many investors use the published research reports of these professional research analysts and others in making investment decisions. Other measures used by management in this release and elsewhere include the following:


1. Gold equivalent ounces, or GEOs, is calculated by the Company as revenue (in total or by reportable segment) for a period divided by the average LBMA PM fixing price for gold for that same period.


2. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization, or DD&A, per GEO is calculated by the Company as depreciation, depletion, and amortization for a period divided by GEOs (as defined above) for that same period.


3. Working capital is calculated by the Company as current assets as of a date minus current liabilities as of that same date. Liquidity is calculated by the Company as working capital plus available capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility.


4. Dividend payout ratio is calculated by the Company as dividends paid during a period divided by net cash provided by operating activities for that same period.




Schedule B – Stream Segment Sales, Purchases and Inventories














 



 






Three Months Ended

December 31, 2025







Three Months Ended

December 31, 2024







As of

December 31, 2025







As of

December 31, 2024








 






Purchases







Sales







Cost







Purchases







Sales







Cost







Inventory







Inventory








Gold Stream






(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)








Mount Milligan






13,400







10,400







435







10,900







11,300







435







3,800







4,500








Kansanshi






7,700







7,700







808







—







—







—







—







—








Pueblo Viejo






7,600







8,400







1,089







7,700







6,000







752







7,600







7,700








Andacollo






5,900







8,200







548







3,500







5,900







387







2,100







—








Rainy River






5,500







6,500







916







4,800







4,900







641







1,500







1,600








Xavantina






4,400







3,400







1,553







3,300







3,600







524







2,200







1,000








Wassa






4,300







3,400







791







4,900







5,000







528







2,400







600








Bonikro






1,200







1,200







400







—







—







—







—







—








Greenstone






900







900







827







—







—







—







—







—








Other






2,700







3,000







Varies







—







—







Varies







—







—








Total Gold Streams






53,600







53,100







789







35,100







36,700







528







19,700







15,500








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








Silver Stream






(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)








Pueblo Viejo1






213,600







258,700







12.32







219,400







89,600







8.65







213,600







219,400








Khoemacau






283,100







281,600







9.43







297,200







300,100







6.12







98,800







98,100








Rainy River






63,700







70,600







10.84







81,600







89,200







7.56







16,400







20,900








Woodlawn






15,100







15,100







—







—







—







—







—







—








Total Silver Streams






575,500







626,000







10.56







598,200







478,900







6.86







328,800







338,400








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








Copper Stream






(Mlb)







(Mlb)







($/lb)







(Mlb)







(Mlb)







($/lb)







(Mlb)







(Mlb)








Mount Milligan






3.4







2.7







0.76







2.0







2.9







0.62







0.7







—








Total Copper Streams






3.4







2.7







0.76







2.0







2.9







0.62







0.7







—








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








 






Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2025







Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2024







 







 








 






Purchases







Sales







Cost







Purchases







Sales







Cost







 







 








Gold Stream






(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







 







 








Mount Milligan






52,500







53,200







435







58,000







57,500







435







 







 








Kansanshi






7,700







7,700







808







—







—







—







 







 








Pueblo Viejo






28,000







28,100







954







26,500







24,900







674







 







 








Andacollo






24,500







22,400







490







19,300







20,000







347







 







 








Rainy River






17,100







17,200







823







15,600







15,300







572







 







 








Xavantina






9,700







8,500







1,008







15,900







16,500







462







 







 








Wassa






17,000







15,200







655







19,600







20,400







466







 







 








Bonikro






1,200







1,200







400







—







—







—







 







 








Greenstone






900







900







827







—







—







—







 







 








Other






2,600







2,700







Varies







—







—







Varies







 







 








Total Gold Streams






161,200







157,100







656







154,900







154,600







483







 







 








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








Silver Stream






(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







(oz)







(oz)







($/oz)







 







 








Pueblo Viejo1






873,900







879,700







10.75







859,900







863,400







7.90







 







 








Khoemacau






1,230,000







1,229,300







7.29







1,165,500







1,202,800







5.44







 







 








Rainy River






267,900







272,400







8.93







325,100







329,100







6.78







 







 








Woodlawn






15,100







15,100







—







—







—







—







 







 








Total Silver Streams






2,386,900







2,396,500







8.70







2,350,500







2,395,300







6.51







 







 








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








Copper Stream






(Mlb)







(Mlb)







($/lb)







(Mlb)







(Mlb)







($/lb)







 







 








Mount Milligan






10.5







9.9







0.67







11.8







11.8







0.61







 







 








Total Copper Streams






10.5







9.9







0.67







11.8







11.8







0.61







 







 








 






 







 







 







 







 







 







 







 








1. Silver stream purchases do not include 184,200 ounces of silver permitted to be deferred in the fourth quarter and 801,100 ounces of silver permitted to be deferred in the twelve months ending December 31, 2025, based on the terms of the Pueblo Viejo stream agreement. Total deferred deliveries were approximately 2.5 million ounces at December 31, 2025, and the timing for the delivery of the entire deferred amount is uncertain.







 

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(303) 573-1660


Original: Royal Gold Reports Record Revenue and Cash Flow for the Fourth Quarter of 2025 and Record Revenue, Cash Flow and Earnings for the Full Year of 2025