Business Wire | May 5, 2021 04:22PM EDT

Royal Gold Reports Strong Revenue, Cash Flow and Earnings in the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2021

May 05, 2021

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 05, 2021--Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together with its subsidiaries, "Royal Gold" or the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") reports net income of $54.0 million, or $0.82 per share, on revenue of $142.6 million in its third quarter of fiscal 2021 ended March 31, 2021 ("third quarter"). Adjusted net income1 was $55.2 million, or $0.84 per share, after excluding discrete tax expense items of $0.04 per share and a $0.03 per share gain on the change in fair value of equity securities, and a reversal of $0.01 per share for the tax effected change in fair value of equity securities.

Third Quarter 2021 Highlights:

* Revenue of $142.6 million, an increase of 5% over the prior year quarter * 68% of revenue from gold and 12% from silver at average prices of $1,794 per ounce of gold and $26 per ounce of silver * Operating cash flow of $92.2 million * Volume of 79,500 GEOs2 * $150 million of debt, net cash3 of $220 million, with available liquidity of $1.2 billion * Paid quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, a 7% increase over the prior year quarter * Khoemacau construction 92% complete, 80% base silver stream fully funded * Advanced meaningful social initiatives with Pueblo Viejo joint venture and Golden Star

Post-Quarter Events:

* Debt free after repayment of credit facility balance on April 1 * Khoemacau stream rate increased to 84% of payable silver

"Our portfolio turned in another quarter of solid operating performance," commented Bill Heissenbuttel, President and CEO of Royal Gold. "Revenue, cash flow and earnings were strong, reflecting the current robust gold, silver and copper price environment, which allowed us to continue to fund our investments, repay debt and pay dividends with internally generated funds. As of early April, we substantially completed our contributions to the Khoemacau project and increased the initial stream rate to 84% of payable silver. We are pleased to see a transition underway at the project from construction to commissioning, with first concentrate production expected in the upcoming quarter. We also became debt free in early April after repaying the outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility, leaving the full $1 billion credit facility available for new business opportunities."

"Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we recently progressed two meaningful social initiatives with our operating partners. We agreed to fund the transportation of donated medical equipment and supplies to hospitals near the Pueblo Viejo mine in partnership with the Pueblo Viejo JV and Project C.U.R.E., and after the quarter end we entered into a 5-year funding arrangement to support Golden Star's sustainable agribusiness activities around the Wassa mine."

^ Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Schedule A of this1 press release for additional information.

^ See Schedule A of this press release for additional information about gold2 equivalent ounces, or GEOs.

^ Net debt (and net cash) is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Schedule A of3 this press release for additional information.

Recent Developments

Khoemacau Project

According to Khoemacau Copper Mining (Pty.) Limited ("KCM"), progress continued at the Khoemacau Project ("Khoemacau") during the third quarter, and the project reached approximately 92% of construction completion as of March 31, 2021. According to KCM, activities are focused on refurbishment and upgrading of the Boseto mill, underground development, completion of accommodation, power and water infrastructure at Zone 5, completion of haul road surfacing between Zone 5 and the Boseto mill, and the tailings storage facility. The Zone 5 area was connected to the national power grid in February 2021 and commissioning of support systems within the Boseto plant was initiated in March 2021. Also, according to KCM, underground development had cumulatively advanced 11,181 meters in the three mines and approximately 190,000 tonnes of ore were stockpiled on surface at the end of March 2021.

The state of emergency declared by the Government of Botswana in March 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 was extended again on March 30, 2021 for a further six months through September 30, 2021. Mining remains designated as an "essential service" and KCM reports that general development activity at Khoemacau is continuing. Barring any potential further unforeseen impacts caused by COVID-19 considerations, KCM expects to continue commissioning activities through the second quarter of calendar 2021 with first shipment of concentrate expected to occur in the third quarter of calendar 2021 and a ramp-up to nameplate production capacity expected by the beginning of calendar 2022.

On January 6, 2021, Royal Gold made the sixth advance payment of $32.6 million toward the silver stream. With this payment, Royal Gold has completed the total $212 million advance payment required to earn the base silver stream of 80% of payable silver. A seventh advance payment of $10.6 million was made toward the option silver stream on April 7, 2021, and as of the date of this payment, Royal Gold holds the right to purchase 84% of the payable silver from Khoemacau until the delivery of approximately 33.6 million ounces of silver, and 42% thereafter. Additionally, on April 7, 2021 KCM drew $18.0 million on a $25.0 million subordinated debt facility provided by Royal Gold. The subordinated debt facility has a term of seven years, carries interest at a rate of LIBOR +11%, and requires mandatory repayment upon certain events.

Committed funding of $49.4 million remains available to KCM under the stream agreement and subordinated debt facility, including $42.4 million of additional advance payments and $7.0 million of debt, both of which may be drawn at the election of KCM prior to completion of construction. KCM has advised that subject to maintaining the schedule mentioned above for commissioning, first concentrate shipment and operational ramp-up, no further material funding will be required from Royal Gold.

Pueblo Viejo Expansion Continues, Temporarily Lower Silver Deliveries

Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") reported continued progress at Pueblo Viejo during the March 2021 quarter to expand the process plant and tailings storage facilities. Barrick estimates that the expansion project could significantly increase throughput and allow the mine to maintain average annual gold production of approximately 800,000 ounces after calendar 2022 (on a 100% basis), and that the increase in tailings storage capacity has the potential to convert over 9 million ounces of mineralized material to reserves (on a 100% basis). Barrick expects completion of the process plant expansion by the end of calendar 2022.

Silver stream deliveries were approximately 247,500 ounces for the third quarter, compared to approximately 394,700 ounces for the prior year period. Decreased deliveries were the result of temporary operational issues with the silver circuit that caused silver recoveries to fall below the fixed 70% recovery rate specified in the stream agreement. The stream agreement includes a deferral mechanism for ounces that cannot be delivered at this fixed recovery rate, with the economic impact of any shortfall in deliveries to be made up in future periods. Deferred deliveries of approximately 362,000 ounces of silver are expected to be made incrementally as Barrick expects the operational issues with the silver circuit to be resolved.

In calendar 2021, Barrick expects gold production from its 60% interest in Pueblo Viejo to be between 470,000 and 510,000 ounces compared to actual gold production of 542,000 ounces in calendar 2020.

Wassa Updated Reserve and Southern Extension PEA

Golden Star Resources Ltd. ("Golden Star") released an updated mineral reserve on March 1, 2021. The mineral reserve plan outlines a six-year mine life with annual production averaging 177,000 ounces of gold. In addition, Golden Star issued a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on the Southern Extension of the Wassa orebody. The PEA supports an 11-year mine life with average annual gold production of 294,000 ounces for total gold production of 3.5 million ounces. Golden Star is targeting early calendar 2023 for the completion of a final feasibility study on the Southern Extension.

In calendar 2021, Golden Star expects Wassa to produce between 165,000 and 175,000 ounces, in line with the calendar 2020 actual production performance.

Updated Cortez Reserve Statement and Life of Mine Plan

After the end of the quarter, Nevada Gold Mines LLC ("NGM") provided the Company with an updated reserve statement and life of mine plan for Cortez. According to NGM, as of December 31, 2020, total proven and probable reserves subject to the Company's royalty interests contained 3.5 million ounces of gold (consisting of 73.9 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 1.47 grams per tonne). Reserves were calculated at a gold price of $1,200 per ounce.

Further, according to NGM, total gold production at Cortez from the regions subject to the Company's interests is expected to be approximately 350,000 to 375,000 ounces in calendar 2021, and average approximately 415,000 ounces per year from calendar 2022 through calendar 2026. The Crossroads deposit is expected to continue providing the majority of the royalty ounces during this period.

Repayment of Revolving Credit Facility

The Company repaid $50 million of the amount outstanding on its revolving credit facility during the third quarter, ending the quarter with an outstanding balance of $150 million and a net cash position of $220 million.

On April 1, 2021, the Company repaid the remaining $150 million outstanding balance under the credit facility, reducing the amount outstanding to $0. After this repayment, the amount available under the revolving credit facility was the full $1 billion.

Funding of Meaningful Sustainability and Social Initiatives at Pueblo Viejo and Wassa

During the quarter, Royal Gold partnered with the Pueblo Viejo Joint Venture and Project C.U.R.E. to fund delivery of donated medical supplies and equipment to be provided to five hospitals within the host communities of the Pueblo Viejo mine later this year.

After the end of the quarter, Royal Gold entered into a 5-year, $750,000 commitment to support Golden Star Oil Palm Plantation Ltd. ("GSOPP"), an award-winning social enterprise project founded by Golden Star in Ghana. GSOPP partners with traditional community authorities and farmers in the area around the Wassa mine to develop oil palm plantations without deforestation, and currently provides income for over 700 farmers and part-time contractors. Royal Gold's contribution will be used to expand GSOPP's operations around Wassa and thereby promote sustainable agribusiness.

Third Quarter 2021 Overview

Third quarter revenue was $142.6 million, compared to revenue of $136.4 million for the prior year quarter, comprised of stream revenue of $95.3 million and royalty revenue of $47.3 million. The increase in total revenue for the third quarter compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to increased gold, silver and copper prices and an increase in gold production at Peasquito, offset by a decrease in revenue from Andacollo due to lower gold sales.

Cost of sales, which excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, decreased to $21.5 million for the third quarter from $22.0 million for the prior year quarter. The decrease compared to the prior period was primarily due to lower gold sales from Mount Milligan, Pueblo Viejo and Andacollo, partially offset by an increase in gold, silver and copper prices. Cost of sales is specific to stream agreements and is the result of the purchase of gold, silver and copper for a cash payment.

General and administrative costs decreased to $6.9 million for the third quarter, from $9.6 million for the prior period. The decrease was primarily due to additional non-cash stock compensation expense of approximately $3.3 million in the prior period resulting from the accelerated vesting of certain equity awards in connection with the retirement of the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer and former Vice President and General Counsel in January 2020.

Exploration costs, which were specific only to the exploration and advancement of the Manh Choh Project (formerly known as the Peak Gold Project), decreased to zero for the third quarter from $0.6 million for the prior year period. On September 30, 2020, the Company sold its interest in the Peak Gold Joint Venture and no further exploration costs will be incurred.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization decreased to $41.3 million for the third quarter from $51.2 million for the prior year quarter. The decrease was primarily due to lower gold sales at Mount Milligan, Andacollo and Pueblo Viejo when compared to the prior period. The decrease was also attributable to decreases in the gold and silver depletion rates at Pueblo Viejo and the gold depletion rate at Mount Milligan. The gold and silver depletion rates at Pueblo Viejo decreased in the third quarter due to an increase in proven and probable reserves as reported by Barrick, while the gold depletion rate at Mount Milligan decreased as a result of improved gold recoveries.

Interest and other expense decreased to $1.8 million for the third quarter, from $2.1 million for the prior year quarter. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower interest expense as a result of lower interest rates on outstanding debt when compared to the prior period.

During the third quarter, the Company recorded income tax expense totaling $17.7 million, compared with income tax expense of $8.7 million for the prior year quarter. The income tax expense resulted in an effective tax rate of 24.6% in the current period, compared with 18.5% in the prior period. The third quarter included approximately $2.6 million of certain discrete income tax expense items, which were primarily due to a change in the realizability of certain deferred tax assets, while the prior year period included income tax benefits resulting from foreign exchange rate movements compared to the U.S. dollar. Absent these discrete income tax expense items, our effective tax rate would have been approximately 21% during the third quarter.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had current assets of $446.3 million compared to current liabilities of $62.7 million, which resulted in working capital of $383.6 million. This compares to current assets of $362.2 million and current liabilities of $43.6 million as of June 30, 2020, resulting in working capital of $318.6 million. The increase in working capital was primarily due to increased revenue and proceeds from the sale of the Company's interests in the Manh Choh Project during the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $850 million available and $150 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Working capital, combined with available capacity under the revolving credit facility, resulted in approximately $1.2 billion of total liquidity as of March 31, 2021.

On April 1, 2021, the Company repaid the remaining $150 million outstanding under the credit facility, which increased the amount available to $1 billion and decreased the amount outstanding to $0.

Outlook

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 Royal Gold expects stream segment sales to range between 60,000 and 65,000 GEOs with quarter-end inventory ranging between 31,000 and 36,000 GEOs.

For the full fiscal year 2021, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense is expected to decrease from the previous guidance range of $590 and $640 per GEO to between $540 and $590 per GEO. For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense is expected to range between $525 and $575 per GEO.

The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2021, absent any discrete items, is expected to remain in the previous guidance range of between 19% and 23%.

Other than potential remaining conditional funding at the Khoemacau Project as discussed above, Royal Gold has no other project capital commitments or financing obligations.

Property Highlights

A breakdown of revenue for the stream and royalty portfolio can be found on Table 1. Historical production reported by operators of the Company's principal stream and royalty properties can be found on Table 2. Calendar year 2021 operator production estimates for the Company's principal stream and royalty properties compared to actual production at these properties through March 31, 2021 can be found on Table 3. Results of the streaming business for the third quarter, compared to the prior year quarter, can be found on Table 4. Highlights at certain of the Company's principal producing and development properties during the third quarter, compared to the prior year quarter, are detailed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

CORPORATE PROFILE

Royal Gold is a precious metals stream and royalty company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal streams, royalties and similar production-based interests. As of March 31, 2021, the Company owned interests on 187 properties on five continents, including interests on 41 producing mines and 19 development stage projects. Royal Gold is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "RGLD." The Company's website is located at www.royalgold.com.

Third Quarter Call Information:



Dial-In 855-209-8260 (U.S.); toll free

855-669-9657 (Canada); toll freeNumbers: 412-542-4106 (International)

Conference Title: Royal Gold



Webcast URL: www.royalgold.com under Investors, Events & Presentations

Note: Management's conference call reviewing the third quarter results will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at noon Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time). The call will be webcast and archived on the Company's website for a limited time.

Additional Investor Information: Royal Gold routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investors 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, the following: statements about our expected financial performance, including revenue, expenses, earnings or cash flow; operators' expected operating and financial performance, including production, deliveries, mine plans and reserves, development, cash flows and capital expenditures; planned and potential acquisitions or dispositions, including funding schedules and conditions; liquidity, financing and shareholder returns; our overall investment portfolio; macroeconomic and market conditions including the impacts of COVID-19; prices for gold, silver, copper, nickel and other metals; potential impairments; or tax changes.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: a lower-price environment for gold, silver, copper, nickel 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, changes to mine plans and reserves, liquidity needs, mining and environmental hazards, labor disputes, distribution and supply chain disruptions, permitting and licensing issues, contractual issues involving our stream or royalty agreements, or operational disruptions due to COVID-19; risks associated with doing business in foreign countries; our ability to identify, finance, value and complete acquisitions; adverse economic and market conditions; 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 our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, and subsequent Forms 10-Qs. Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control.

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 production estimates, has been 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.

Information in this press release concerning the Khoemacau Copper Project was provided to the Company by Cupric Canyon Capital L.P., the privately held owner and developer of Khoemacau. Such information may not have been prepared in accordance with applicable laws, stock exchange rules or international standards governing preparation and public disclosure of technical data and information relating to mineral properties. 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 this third-party information, and investors are cautioned not to rely upon this information.

TABLE 1

Third Quarter Fiscal 2021Revenue by Stream and Royalty Interests

(In thousands)



Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

March 31, March 31,

CurrentStream/Royalty Metal Stream/ 2021 2020 2021 2020 (s) Royalty Interest^1

Stream:

Canada

35% of Gold, payable goldMount Milligan copper and 18.75% of $ 33,803 $ 32,298 $ 113,135 $ 93,423 payable copper

6.5% of goldRainy River Gold, produced and 8,806 4,838 25,361 19,566 silver 60% of silver produced

Latin America

7.5% of Barrick's interest in Gold, payable goldPueblo Viejo silver and 75% of $ 30,173 $ 28,302 $ 88,998 $ 73,534 Barrick's interest in payable silver

Andacollo Gold 100% of 13,022 22,055 54,297 63,324 payable gold

Africa

Wassa Gold 10.5% of $ 8,774 $ 8,647 $ 24,644 $ 18,760 payable gold

Prestea and Gold 5.5% of 768 1,320 3,133 5,458Bogoso payable gold

Total stream $ 95,346 $ 97,459 $ 309,568 $ 274,065revenue

Royalty:

Canada

Holt Gold 0.00013 x Au $ - $ 4,700 $ - $ 10,241 price NSR

Copper,Voisey's Bay nickel, 2.7% NVR 4,985 965 10,992 6,199 cobalt

Canadian 1.0%-1.5%Malartic Gold sliding-scale 2,022 1,837 6,396 5,593 NSR

Williams Gold 0.97% NSR 776 708 2,401 1,995

LaRonde Zone 5 Gold 2.0% NSR 421 438 1,628 1,387

Other-Canada Various Various 408 479 652 669

United States

GSR1, GSR2,Cortez Gold GSR3, NVR1, $ 8,609 $ 6,399 $ 22,421 $ 14,109 NVR1C

Robinson Gold, 3.0% NSR 2,771 2,305 9,056 6,633 copper

Marigold Gold 2.0% NSR 2,387 1,761 7,083 5,045

Goldstrike Gold 0.9% NSR 827 930 2,559 2,645

0.0%-2.0%Wharf Gold sliding-scale 680 493 2,676 2,023 GSR

Other-United Various Various 1,200 1,309 3,467 3,358States

Latin America

Gold,Penasquito silver, 2.0% NSR $ 13,128 $ 7,424 $ 36,289 $ 19,422 lead, zinc

Gold, 3.25% NSRDolores silver (gold), 2.0% 2,142 1,736 5,732 5,501 NSR (silver)

El Limon Gold 3.0% NSR 1,122 906 3,837 2,513

Other-Latin Various Various - 992 663 1,045America

Africa

2.0% GSR,Taparko Gold 0.75% GSR $ 748 $ 629 $ 2,242 $ 1,727 (milling royalty)

Other - Africa Various Various - - - -

Australia

South Laverton Gold 1.5% NSR, $ 1,672 $ 1,450 $ 5,180 $ 3,747 4.0% NPI

Gwalia Deeps Gold 1.5% NSR 1,127 893 2,940 2,849

Meekatharra Gold 1.5% NSR 964 814 3,295 2,269

Other-Australia Various Various 597 561 5,801 2,201

Europe

Las Cruces Copper 1.5% NSR $ 657 $ 1,248 $ 2,949 $ 3,617

Other-Europe Various Various - - - -

Total royalty $ 47,243 $ 38,977 $ 138,261 $ 104,788revenue

Total revenue $ 142,589 $ 136,437 $ 447,829 $ 378,853

1 Refer to Part I, Item 2, of the Company's Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K for a full description of the Company's stream and royalty interests.

TABLE 2

Operators' Historical Production



Reported Production For The Quarter Ended^1

Property Operator Stream/ Metal Mar. 31, 2021 Dec. 31, 2020 Sep. 30, 2020 Jun. 30, 2020 Mar. 31, 2020 Royalty (s)

Stream:

Mount 35% ofMilligan Centerra payable Gold 9,200 oz 16,900 oz 11,800 oz 20,200 oz 14,000 oz gold

18.75% of payable Copper 4.4 Mlb 4.1 Mlb 4.1 Mlb 1.7 Mlb 4.3 Mlb copper

7.5% of Barrick's interestPueblo Barrick in payableViejo (60%) gold up to Gold 10,500 oz 9,400 oz 11,100 oz 10,200 oz 13,200 oz 990,000 ounces; 3.75% thereafter

75% of Barrick's interest in payable silver up to 50 Silver 418,200 oz 408,600 oz 451,200 oz 394,700 oz 417,800 oz million ounces; 37.5% thereafter ^(2)

100% of payable gold up toAndacollo Teck 900,000 Gold 7,100 oz 9,500 oz 12,200 oz 6,300 oz 13,900 oz ounces; 50% thereafter

10.5% of payable gold up toWassa Golden Star 240,000 Gold 4,800 oz 3,600 oz 4,900 oz 2,600 oz 5,600 oz ounces; 5.5% thereafter

Royalty:

Pe? Newmont 2.0% NSR Gold 180,400 oz 210,600 oz 130,700 oz 83,700 oz 97,200 ozasquito Corporation

Silver 8.1 Moz 8.7 Moz 6.4 Moz 5.2 Moz 8.7 Moz

Lead 50.1 Mlb 52.1 Mlb 41.7 Mlb 30.6 Mlb 60.5 Mlb

Zinc 119.3 Mlb 93.8 Mlb 98.0 Mlb 90.2 Mlb 124.5 Mlb

GSR1, Nevada Gold GSR2,Cortez Mines LLC GSR3, Gold 51,900 oz 57,600 oz 37,600 oz 52,500 oz 57,700 oz NVR1, NVR1C^(3)



1

Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales subject to our stream and royalty interests for the stated periods and may differ from the operators' public reporting.

2

The Pueblo Viejo silver stream is determined based on a fixed metallurgical recovery of 70% of silver in mill feed.

3

Production includes applicable royalty deductions. Please refer to Part I, Item 2, of the Company's Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K for a full description of the Company's royalty interests at Cortez.

^ Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales subject to our1 stream and royalty interests for the stated periods and may differ from the operators' public reporting.

^ The Pueblo Viejo silver stream is determined based on a fixed metallurgical2 recovery of 70% of silver in mill feed.

^ Production includes applicable royalty deductions. Please refer to Part I,3 Item 2, of the Company's Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K for a full description of the Company's royalty interests at Cortez.

TABLE 3

Operator's Estimated and Actual Production



Operator's Estimated Production Operator's Actual Calendar for 2021

Full Year Calendar 2021^(1) Production^(2)

Stream/ Silver Base Gold Silver BaseRoyalty Gold (oz) (oz) Metals (oz) (oz) Metals (lb) (lb)

Stream:

Andacollo^ N/A 10,500 (3)

Mount 180,000 -Milligan^ 200,000 N/A (4)

Copper 70 - 80 M N/A

Pueblo 470,000 - N/A 137,000 N/A Viejo^(5) 510,000

Wassa^(6) 165,000 - N/A 175,000

Royalty:

Cortez^(7) 350,000 - 58,600 375,000

Pe?asquito^ 660,000 30 M 178,000 8.2 M (8)

Lead 190 M 50 M

Zinc 475 M 111 M

1

Production estimates received from the operators are for calendar 2021. There can be no assurance that production estimates received from the operators will be achieved. Please also refer to our cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements above, as well as the Risk Factors identified in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company's Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K for information regarding factors that could affect actual results.

2

Actual production figures shown are from the operators and cover the period January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021, unless otherwise noted in footnotes to this table.

3

The actual production figure shown for Andacollo is contained gold in concentrate. The estimated production figure was not available on the date of this release.

4

The estimated production figures shown for Mount Milligan are payable gold and copper in concentrate. The actual production figures were not available on the date of this release.

5

The estimated and actual production figures shown for Pueblo Viejo are payable gold in dor? and represent the 60% interest in Pueblo Viejo held by Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"). Barrick did not provide estimated or actual silver production.

6

The estimated production figure shown for Wassa is payable gold in dor?. The actual production figure was not available on the date of this release.

7

Production from Cortez subject to Royal Gold's royalty interests.

8

The estimated and actual gold production figures shown for Pe?asquito are payable gold and silver in concentrate and dor?. The estimated and actual lead and zinc production figures shown are payable lead and zinc in concentrate.

Production estimates received from the operators are for calendar 2021. There can be no assurance that production estimates received from the^ operators will be achieved. Please also refer to our cautionary language1 regarding forward-looking statements above, as well as the Risk Factors identified in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company's Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K for information regarding factors that could affect actual results.

^ Actual production figures shown are from the operators and cover the period2 January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021, unless otherwise noted in footnotes to this table.

^ The actual production figure shown for Andacollo is contained gold in3 concentrate. The estimated production figure was not available on the date of this release.

^ The estimated production figures shown for Mount Milligan are payable gold4 and copper in concentrate. The actual production figures were not available on the date of this release.

The estimated and actual production figures shown for Pueblo Viejo are^ payable gold in dor? and represent the 60% interest in Pueblo Viejo held by5 Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"). Barrick did not provide estimated or actual silver production.

^ The estimated production figure shown for Wassa is payable gold in dor?. The6 actual production figure was not available on the date of this release.

^ Production from Cortez subject to Royal Gold's royalty interests.7

The estimated and actual gold production figures shown for Pe?asquito are^ payable gold and silver in concentrate and dor?. The estimated and actual8 lead and zinc production figures shown are payable lead and zinc in concentrate.

TABLE 4

Stream Summary

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Gold Stream

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Mount Milligan

12,200

9,200

12,100

14,000

6,800

3,300

Pueblo Viejo

11,100

10,500

10,200

13,200

11,100

11,100

Andacollo

10,700

7,100

9,400

13,900

6,500

100

Wassa

4,400

4,800

3,800

5,600

2,700

2,900

Other

4,600

4,300

4,500

3,400

1,500

1,500

Total

43,000

35,900

40,000

50,100

28,600

18,900

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Silver Stream

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Pueblo Viejo

247,500

418,200

394,700

417,800

247,500

451,200

Other

72,200

66,200

40,800

47,900

72,300

23,400

Total

319,700

484,400

435,500

465,700

319,800

474,600

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Copper Stream

Purchases (Mlb)

Sales (Mlb)

Purchases (Mlb)

Sales (Mlb)

Inventory (Mlb)

Inventory (Mlb)

Mount Milligan

3.4

4.4

3.4

4.3

-

0.8

TABLE 4

StreamSummary



Three Months Ended Three Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Gold Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz)

Mount 12,200 9,200 12,100 14,000 6,800 3,300Milligan

Pueblo 11,100 10,500 10,200 13,200 11,100 11,100Viejo

Andacollo 10,700 7,100 9,400 13,900 6,500 100

Wassa 4,400 4,800 3,800 5,600 2,700 2,900

Other 4,600 4,300 4,500 3,400 1,500 1,500

Total 43,000 35,900 40,000 50,100 28,600 18,900



Three Months Ended Three Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Silver Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz)

Pueblo 247,500 418,200 394,700 417,800 247,500 451,200Viejo

Other 72,200 66,200 40,800 47,900 72,300 23,400

Total 319,700 484,400 435,500 465,700 319,800 474,600



Three Months Ended Three Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Copper Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb)

Mount 3.4 4.4 3.4 4.3 - 0.8Milligan



Nine Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Gold Stream

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Mount Milligan

41,500

38,000

44,900

43,500

6,800

3,300

Andacollo

35,100

28,800

37,700

41,800

6,500

100

Pueblo Viejo

31,000

31,000

33,900

33,100

11,100

11,100

Wassa

13,100

13,300

11,600

12,500

2,700

2,900

Other

13,400

13,300

15,900

15,400

1,500

1,500

Total

134,100

124,400

144,000

146,300

28,600

18,900

Nine Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Silver Stream

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Purchases (oz)

Sales (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Inventory (oz)

Pueblo Viejo

1,074,200

1,278,000

1,274,900

1,355,800

247,500

451,200

Other

190,300

141,300

138,300

133,500

72,300

23,400

Total

1,264,500

1,419,300

1,413,200

1,489,300

319,800

474,600

Nine Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

As of

As of

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

Copper Stream

Purchases (Mlb)

Sales (Mlb)

Purchases (Mlb)

Sales (Mlb)

Inventory (Mlb)

Inventory (Mlb)

Mount Milligan

11.8

12.5

10.2

11.0

-

0.8



Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Gold Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz)

Mount 41,500 38,000 44,900 43,500 6,800 3,300Milligan

Andacollo 35,100 28,800 37,700 41,800 6,500 100

Pueblo 31,000 31,000 33,900 33,100 11,100 11,100Viejo

Wassa 13,100 13,300 11,600 12,500 2,700 2,900

Other 13,400 13,300 15,900 15,400 1,500 1,500

Total 134,100 124,400 144,000 146,300 28,600 18,900



Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Silver Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz) (oz)

Pueblo 1,074,200 1,278,000 1,274,900 1,355,800 247,500 451,200Viejo

Other 190,300 141,300 138,300 133,500 72,300 23,400

Total 1,264,500 1,419,300 1,413,200 1,489,300 319,800 474,600



Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended As of As of

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

Copper Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Inventory InventoryStream (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb) (Mlb)

Mount 11.8 12.5 10.2 11.0 - 0.8Milligan

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2020

ASSETS

Cash and equivalents

$

370,260

$

319,128

Royalty receivables

45,427

27,689

Income tax receivable

14,669

2,435

Stream inventory

14,491

11,671

Prepaid expenses and other

1,475

1,227

Total current assets

446,322

362,150

Stream and royalty interests, net

2,224,435

2,318,913

Other assets

82,769

85,224

Total assets

$

2,753,526

$

2,766,287

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable

$

4,380

$

2,484

Dividends payable

19,680

18,364

Income tax payable

25,660

13,323

Other current liabilities

12,971

9,384

Total current liabilities

62,691

43,555

Debt

146,270

300,439

Deferred tax liabilities

84,079

86,439

Uncertain tax positions

12,957

25,427

Other liabilities

7,404

8,308

Total liabilities

313,401

464,168

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 65,550,445 and 65,531,288 shares outstanding, respectively

656

655

Additional paid-in capital

2,202,410

2,210,429

Accumulated earnings

224,254

61,133

Total Royal Gold stockholders' equity

2,427,320

2,272,217

Non-controlling interests

12,805

29,902

Total equity

2,440,125

2,302,119

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,753,526

$

2,766,287

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)



March 31, June 30, 2021 2020

ASSETS

Cash and equivalents $ 370,260 $ 319,128

Royalty receivables 45,427 27,689

Income tax receivable 14,669 2,435

Stream inventory 14,491 11,671

Prepaid expenses and other 1,475 1,227

Total current assets 446,322 362,150

Stream and royalty interests, net 2,224,435 2,318,913

Other assets 82,769 85,224

Total assets $ 2,753,526 $ 2,766,287

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable $ 4,380 $ 2,484

Dividends payable 19,680 18,364

Income tax payable 25,660 13,323

Other current liabilities 12,971 9,384

Total current liabilities 62,691 43,555

Debt 146,270 300,439

Deferred tax liabilities 84,079 86,439

Uncertain tax positions 12,957 25,427

Other liabilities 7,404 8,308

Total liabilities 313,401 464,168

Commitments and contingencies

EQUITY

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

Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000shares authorized; and 65,550,445 and 656 65565,531,288 shares outstanding, respectively

Additional paid-in capital 2,202,410 2,210,429

Accumulated earnings 224,254 61,133

Total Royal Gold stockholders' equity 2,427,320 2,272,217

Non-controlling interests 12,805 29,902

Total equity 2,440,125 2,302,119

Total liabilities and equity $ 2,753,526 $ 2,766,287

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, in thousands except for per share data)

For The Three Months Ended

For The Nine Months Ended

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

Revenue

$

142,589

$

136,437

$

447,829

$

378,853

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales (excludes depletion, depreciation and amortization)

21,469

21,961

68,230

63,149

General and administrative

6,932

9,551

21,175

23,658

Production taxes

1,835

851

4,591

2,934

Exploration costs

-

565

563

4,705

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

41,296

51,228

135,541

130,038

Total costs and expenses

71,532

84,156

230,100

224,484

Gain on sale of Peak Gold JV interest

-

-

33,906

-

Operating income

71,057

52,281

251,635

154,369

Fair value changes in equity securities

1,902

(3,819

)

4,060

(4,972

)

Interest and other income

733

620

1,767

1,621

Interest and other expense

(1,820

)

(2,088

)

(5,274

)

(7,139

)

Income before income taxes

71,872

46,994

252,188

143,879

Income tax (expense) benefit

(17,679

)

(8,702

)

(31,332

)

3,700

Net income and comprehensive income

54,193

38,292

220,856

147,579

Net (income) loss and comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

(167

)

262

(1

)

2,750

Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders

$

54,026

$

38,554

$

220,855

$

150,329

Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:

Basic earnings per share

$

0.82

$

0.59

$

3.36

$

2.30

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

65,550,400

65,511,878

65,544,978

65,501,678

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.82

$

0.59

$

3.36

$

2.29

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

65,621,603

65,600,770

65,624,472

65,626,400

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.300

$

0.280

$

0.880

$

0.825

ROYAL GOLD,INC.

ConsolidatedStatements ofOperations andComprehensiveIncome

(Unaudited, inthousandsexcept for pershare data)



For The Three Months Ended For The Nine Months Ended

March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020

Revenue $ 142,589 $ 136,437 $ 447,829 $ 378,853

Costs and expenses

Cost of sales(excludesdepletion, 21,469 21,961 68,230 63,149 depreciationandamortization)

General and 6,932 9,551 21,175 23,658 administrative

Production 1,835 851 4,591 2,934 taxes

Exploration - 565 563 4,705 costs

Depreciation,depletion and 41,296 51,228 135,541 130,038 amortization

Total costs and 71,532 84,156 230,100 224,484 expenses

Gain on sale ofPeak Gold JV - - 33,906 - interest

Operating 71,057 52,281 251,635 154,369 income

Fair valuechanges in 1,902 (3,819 ) 4,060 (4,972 )equitysecurities

Interest and 733 620 1,767 1,621 other income

Interest and (1,820 ) (2,088 ) (5,274 ) (7,139 )other expense

Income before 71,872 46,994 252,188 143,879 income taxes

Income tax(expense) (17,679 ) (8,702 ) (31,332 ) 3,700 benefit

Net income andcomprehensive 54,193 38,292 220,856 147,579 income

Net (income)loss andcomprehensive(income) loss (167 ) 262 (1 ) 2,750 attributable tonon-controllinginterests

Net income andcomprehensiveincomeattributable to $ 54,026 $ 38,554 $ 220,855 $ 150,329 Royal Goldcommonstockholders

Net income pershareattributable to Royal Goldcommonstockholders:

Basic earnings $ 0.82 $ 0.59 $ 3.36 $ 2.30 per share

Basic weightedaverage shares 65,550,400 65,511,878 65,544,978 65,501,678 outstanding

Dilutedearnings per $ 0.82 $ 0.59 $ 3.36 $ 2.29 share

Dilutedweighted 65,621,603 65,600,770 65,624,472 65,626,400 average sharesoutstanding

Cash dividendsdeclared per $ 0.300 $ 0.280 $ 0.880 $ 0.825 common share

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income and comprehensive income

$

54,193

$

38,292

$

220,856

$

147,579

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

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

41,296

51,228

135,541

130,038

Gain on sale of Peak Gold JV interest

-

-

(33,906

)

-

Non-cash employee stock compensation expense

1,344

4,644

4,236

8,283

Fair value changes in equity securities

(1,902

)

3,819

(4,060

)

4,972

Deferred tax (benefit) expense

(645

)

(991

)

(9,050

)

(37,117

)

Other

286

137

684

703

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Royalty receivables

(1,111

)

(3,875

)

(17,738

)

(11,589

)

Stream inventory

(591

)

3,389

(2,820

)

(567

)

Income tax receivable

(5,731

)

(1,690

)

(12,235

)

(8,658

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

98

1,249

998

(5,771

)

Accounts payable

1,793

(366

)

1,244

(1,295

)

Income tax payable

2,342

6,662

12,337

14,054

Uncertain tax positions

(310

)

(3,362

)

(12,470

)

(132

)

Other liabilities

1,171

563

2,681

8,695

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

92,233

$

99,699

$

286,298

$

249,195

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisition of stream and royalty interests

(33,656

)

(35,438

)

(82,488

)

(107,855

)

Proceeds from sale of Peak Gold JV interest

-

-

49,154

-

Proceeds from sale of Contango shares

-

-

12,146

-

Other

(87

)

(1,597

)

(451

)

2,766

Net used in provided by investing activities

$

(33,743

)

$

(37,035

)

$

(21,639

)

$

(105,089

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of debt

(50,000

)

(30,000

)

(155,000

)

(115,000

)

Net payments from issuance of common stock

(10

)

(1,510

)

(1,425

)

(4,257

)

Common stock dividends

(19,682

)

(18,356

)

(56,417

)

(53,111

)

Other

(397

)

413

(685

)

2,502

Net cash used in financing activities

$

(70,089

)

$

(49,453

)

$

(213,527

)

$

(169,866

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents

(11,599

)

13,211

51,132

(25,760

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

381,859

80,504

319,128

119,475

Cash and equivalents at end of period

$

370,260

$

93,715

$

370,260

$

93,715

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 report or elsewhere include the following:

* 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. 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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, net cash, and net cash to TTM adjusted EBITDA:

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in thousands)



Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

March 31, March 31, March 31, March 31, 2021 2020 2021 2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income and $ 54,193 $ 38,292 $ 220,856 $ 147,579 comprehensive income

Adjustments toreconcile net incomeand comprehensive income to net cashprovided by operatingactivities:

Depreciation,depletion and 41,296 51,228 135,541 130,038 amortization

Gain on sale of Peak - - (33,906 ) - Gold JV interest

Non-cash employeestock compensation 1,344 4,644 4,236 8,283 expense

Fair value changes in (1,902 ) 3,819 (4,060 ) 4,972 equity securities

Deferred tax (645 ) (991 ) (9,050 ) (37,117 )(benefit) expense

Other 286 137 684 703

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Royalty receivables (1,111 ) (3,875 ) (17,738 ) (11,589 )

Stream inventory (591 ) 3,389 (2,820 ) (567 )

Income tax receivable (5,731 ) (1,690 ) (12,235 ) (8,658 )

Prepaid expenses and 98 1,249 998 (5,771 )other assets

Accounts payable 1,793 (366 ) 1,244 (1,295 )

Income tax payable 2,342 6,662 12,337 14,054

Uncertain tax (310 ) (3,362 ) (12,470 ) (132 )positions

Other liabilities 1,171 563 2,681 8,695

Net cash provided by $ 92,233 $ 99,699 $ 286,298 $ 249,195 operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisition of stream (33,656 ) (35,438 ) (82,488 ) (107,855 )and royalty interests

Proceeds from sale of - - 49,154 - Peak Gold JV interest

Proceeds from sale of - - 12,146 - Contango shares

Other (87 ) (1,597 ) (451 ) 2,766

Net used in providedby investing $ (33,743 ) $ (37,035 ) $ (21,639 ) $ (105,089 )activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of debt (50,000 ) (30,000 ) (155,000 ) (115,000 )

Net payments fromissuance of common (10 ) (1,510 ) (1,425 ) (4,257 )stock

Common stock (19,682 ) (18,356 ) (56,417 ) (53,111 )dividends

Other (397 ) 413 (685 ) 2,502

Net cash used in $ (70,089 ) $ (49,453 ) $ (213,527 ) $ (169,866 )financing activities

Net (decrease)increase in cash and (11,599 ) 13,211 51,132 (25,760 )equivalents

Cash and equivalentsat beginning of 381,859 80,504 319,128 119,475 period

Cash and equivalents $ 370,260 $ 93,715 $ 370,260 $ 93,715 at end of period

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 report or elsewhere include the following:

* 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. 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. * 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. * 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. * 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. * 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, net cash, and net cash to TTM adjusted EBITDA:



Three Months Ended

March 31, December September June 30, 31, 30,

(amounts in thousands) 2021 2020 2020 2020

Net income and $ 54,193 $ 59,988 $ 106,674 $ 48,672 comprehensive income

Depreciation, depletion 41,296 47,945 46,300 45,396 and amortization

Non-cash employee stock 1,344 1,398 1,493 833 compensation

Impairment of royalty - - - 1,341 interests

Gain on sale of Peak - - (33,906 ) - Gold JV interest

Fair value changes in (1,902 ) 382 (2,539 ) (6,390 )equity securities

Interest and other, net 1,087 965 1,454 2,249

Income tax expense 17,679 16,031 (2,377 ) 45 (benefit)

Non-controllinginterests in operating(income) loss of (167 ) (99 ) 265 343 consolidatedsubsidiaries

Adjusted EBITDA $ 113,530 $ 126,610 $ 117,364 $ 92,489



TTM adjusted EBITDA $ 449,993



Debt $ 146,270

Debt issuance costs 3,730

Cash and equivalents (370,260 )

Net cash $ (220,260 )



Net cash to TTM (0.49)x adjusted EBITDA

Cash G&A:



Three Months Ended

March 31, December September June 30, 31, 30,

(amounts in thousands) 2021 2020 2020 2020

General and administrative $ 6,932 $ 6,789 $ 7,454 $ 6,537 expense

Non-cash employee stock (1,344 ) (1,398 ) (1,493 ) (833 )compensation

Cash G&A $ 5,588 $ 5,391 $ 5,961 $ 5,704



TTM cash G&A $ 22,644

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share:



Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

March 31, March 31,

(amounts in thousands, 2021 2020 2021 2020 except per share data)

Net income andcomprehensive income $ 54,026 $ 38,554 $ 220,855 $ 150,329 attributable to RoyalGold common stockholders

Fair value changes in (1,902 ) 3,819 (4,060 ) 4,972 equity securities

Gain on sale of Peak Gold - - (33,906 ) - JV interest

Discrete tax expense 2,602 - (23,197 ) - (benefits)

Non-recurring non-cashemployee stock - 3,338 - 3,338 compensation

Tax effect of adjustments 438 (1,403 ) 8,033 (1,634 )

Adjusted net income andcomprehensive income 55,164 44,308 $ 167,725 $ 157,005 attributable to RoyalGold common stockholders



Net income attributableto Royal Gold common $ 0.82 $ 0.59 3.36 2.29 stockholders per dilutedshare

Fair value changes in (0.03 ) 0.06 (0.06 ) 0.08 equity securities

Gain on sale of Peak Gold - - (0.52 ) - JV interest

Discrete tax expense 0.04 - (0.35 ) - (benefits)

Non-recurring non-cashemployee stock - 0.05 - 0.05 compensation

Tax effect of adjustments 0.01 (0.02 ) 0.12 (0.02 )

Adjusted net incomeattributable to Royal $ 0.84 $ 0.68 $ 2.55 $ 2.40 Gold common stockholdersper diluted share

Free cash flow:



Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

March 31, March 31,

(amounts in 2021 2020 2021 2020thousands)

Net cash provided by $ 92,233 $ 99,699 $ 286,298 $ 249,195 operating activities

Acquisition of stream (33,656 ) (35,438 ) (82,488 ) (107,855 )and royalty interests

Free cash flow $ 58,577 $ 64,261 $ 203,810 $ 141,340



Net cash used in $ (33,743 ) $ (37,035 ) $ (21,639 ) $ (105,089 )investing activities

Net cash used in $ (70,089 ) $ (49,453 ) $ (213,527 ) $ (169,866 )financing activities

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 report and elsewhere include the following:

* 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 gold price for that same period. * 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. * 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. * 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. * Operating margin is calculated by the Company as operating income for a period divided by revenue for that same period. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505006111/en/

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