Bylaw Amendment

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):  August 9, 2021 ​ ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Delaware ​ 001-13357 ​ 84-0835164 (State or other jurisdiction ​ (Commission ​ (IRS Employer of incorporation) ​ File Number) ​ Identification No.) ​ ​ ​ ​ 1144 15 th Street, Suite 2500 , Denver , CO ​ 80202-2686 (Address of principal executive offices) ​ (Zip Code) ​ Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  303 - 573-1660 ​ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ​ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ​ ☐     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ​ ☐     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ​ ☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ​ ☐     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 ☐ ​ 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. ☐ ​ ​ ​ Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year . ​ On August 9, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Royal Gold, Inc. (“Royal Gold”) approved a change to Royal Gold’s fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31, effective as of December 31, 2021. To complete the change, Royal Gold will use a six-month transition period from July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Royal Gold intends to file a transition report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the transition period from July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021. ​ Also on August 9, 2021, the Board approved changes to Royal Gold’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to remove a reference to holding Royal Gold’s annual stockholders’ meeting on the third Wednesday in November, effective immediately. Under the revised Bylaws, the annual stockholders’ meeting will be held on such date, at such place, if any, and at such time as may be determined by the Board. ​ The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03. ​ Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits. ​ (d) Exhibits ​ ​ ​ Exhibit No.      Description 3.1 ​ Amended and Restated Bylaws of Royal Gold, Inc. (as of August 9, 2021) 104 ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). ​ 2 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. ​ ​ Feb ​ ​ ​ ​ Royal Gold, Inc. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dated:  August 11, 2021 By: /s/ Margaret McCandless ​ ​ Name: Margaret McCandless ​ ​ Title: Assistant General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary ​ ​ 3