Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 22, 2025 Royal Gold, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-13357 84-0835164 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1144 15th Street , Suite 2500 , Denver , CO 80202 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 303 ) 573-1660 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class: Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered: Common Stock, $0.01 par value RGLD Nasdaq Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o      Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On May 22, 2025, as further described in Item 5.07 below, the stockholders of Royal Gold, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Royal Gold, Inc. 2025 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Plan previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Company’s Board of Directors. A summary of the material terms of the Plan is set forth in “Proposal 3 – Approval of the Royal Gold, Inc. 2025 Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). That summary and the foregoing description of the Plan do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting on May 22, 2025. Stockholders voted on, and approved, the following proposals at the Annual Meeting: Proposal 1 – Election of three Class II director nominees to serve until the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders: Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes William Hayes 46,118,874 7,565,886 58,000 5,718,651 Mark Isto 52,547,930 1,137,043 57,787 5,718,651 Ronald Vance 51,981,540 1,702,815 58,405 5,718,651 Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,588,579 1,019,638 134,543 5,718,651 Proposal 3 – Approval of the Royal Gold, Inc. 2025 Incentive Plan: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,005,648 1,632,022 105,090 5,718,651 Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025: For Against Abstain 58,731,816 671,728 57,867 Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits (d)    Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Royal Gold, Inc. 2025 Incentive Plan 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL) SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Royal Gold, Inc. Date: May 27, 2025 By: /s/ David R. Crandall Name: David R. Crandall Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer