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ACQUISITIONS
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
ACQUISITIONS  
ACQUISITIONS

 

2.ACQUISITIONS

 

Acquisition and Amendment of Gold Stream on Wassa, Bogoso and Prestea

 

On July 28, 2015, RGLD Gold AG (“RGLD Gold”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, closed a $130 million gold stream transaction with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Golden Star Resources Ltd. (together “Golden Star”).  On December 30, 2015, the parties executed an amendment providing for an additional $15 million investment (for a total investment of $145 million) by RGLD Gold.  At Golden Star’s option, RGLD Gold will increase its investment by a further $5 million (for a total investment of $150 million) subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including Golden Star’s procurement of a minimum of $5 million of third party investment.

 

Also on July 28, 2015 and separate from the stream transaction by RGLD Gold, the Company also funded a $20 million, 4-year term loan to Golden Star and received warrants to purchase 5 million shares of Golden Star common stock, with a grant date fair value of approximately $0.8 million.  Interest under the term loan is due quarterly at a rate equal to 62.5% of the average daily gold price for the relevant quarter divided by 10,000, but not to exceed 11.5%.  The warrants have a term of four years and an exercise price of $0.27.

 

Pursuant to the stream transaction and subject to certain conditions, RGLD Gold will make $145 million in advance payments to Golden Star in stages.  As of December 31, 2015, RGLD Gold has advanced $75 million, including $20 million advanced at closing of the amendment.  RGLD Gold expects to advance the balance in four quarterly payments as follows: (i) $20 million on each of April 1, July 1 and October 1, 2016, and (ii) $10 million on January 1, 2017; however funds will be advanced on a pro rata basis with spending on the Wassa and Prestea underground projects and subject to satisfaction of certain conditions.  Golden Star will deliver to RGLD Gold 9.25% of gold produced from the Wassa, Bogoso and Prestea mines, until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2017 or (ii) the date at which the Wassa and Prestea underground projects achieve commercial production.  At that point, the stream percentage will increase to 10.5% (or to 10.9% if the total investment increases to $150 million) of gold produced from the Wassa, Bogoso and Prestea projects until an aggregate 240,000 ounces have been delivered (or 250,000 ounces if the total investment increases to $150 million).  Once the applicable delivery threshold is met, the stream percentage will decrease to 5.5% for the remaining life of the mines.

 

RGLD Gold will pay Golden Star a cash price equal to 20% of the spot price for each ounce of gold delivered at the time of delivery until the applicable delivery threshold is met, and 30% of the spot price for each ounce of gold delivered thereafter.

 

The Wassa, Bogoso and Prestea gold stream acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.  The $75 million paid as part of the aggregate advance payments of $145 million, plus direct acquisition costs, has been recorded as separate components of Royalty and stream interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets.  Accordingly, approximately $62.5 million and $13.7 million was allocated to production stage and exploration stage stream interest, respectively, as of December 31, 2015.  Future advance payments, plus any direct acquisition costs incurred, will be recorded as a production stage or an exploration stream interest accordingly.  The acquisition costs of the production stage stream interest will be depleted using the units of production method, which is estimated using aggregate proven and probable reserves for Wassa, Bogoso and Prestea, as provided by Golden Star.

 

The $20 million four-year term loan and the received warrants have been recorded within Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.  The warrants have been classified as a financial asset instrument and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period using the Black-Scholes model.  Any change in the fair value of the warrants at subsequent reporting periods will be recorded within Interest and other on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Acquisition of Gold and Silver Stream at Pueblo Viejo

 

On September 29, 2015, RGLD Gold closed its Precious Metals Purchase and Sale Agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BGC Holdings Ltd. (“BGC”) for a percentage of the gold and silver production attributable to Barrick’s 60% interest in the Pueblo Viejo mine located in the Dominican Republic.  Pursuant to the Precious Metals Purchase and Sale Agreement, RGLD Gold made a single advance payment of $610 million to BGC as part of the closing.  The transaction is effective as of July 1, 2015 for the gold stream and January 1, 2016 for the silver stream.

 

BGC will deliver gold to RGLD Gold in amounts equal to 7.50% of Barrick’s interest in the gold produced at the Pueblo Viejo mine from July 1, 2015 until 990,000 ounces of gold have been delivered, and 3.75% of Barrick’s interest in gold produced thereafter.  RGLD Gold will pay BGC 30% of the spot price per ounce of gold delivered until 550,000 ounces of gold have been delivered, and 60% of the spot price per ounce delivered thereafter.  RGLD Gold began receiving gold deliveries during the quarter ended December 31, 2015.

 

BGC will deliver silver to RGLD Gold in amounts equal to 75% of Barrick’s interest in the silver produced at the Pueblo Viejo mine beginning on January 1, 2016 until 50 million ounces of silver have been delivered, and 37.50% of Barrick’s interest in silver produced thereafter.  RGLD Gold will pay BGC 30% of the spot price per ounce of silver delivered until 23.10 million ounces of silver have been delivered, and 60% of the spot price per ounce of silver delivered thereafter.

 

The Pueblo Viejo gold and silver stream acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.  The advance payment of $610 million, plus direct transaction costs, have been recorded as a production stage stream interest within Royalty and stream interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets.  The acquisition cost of the Pueblo Viejo gold and silver stream interest will be depleted using the units of production method, which is estimated using aggregate proven and probable reserves, as provided by Barrick.

 

Acquisition of Gold and Silver Stream at Rainy River

 

On July 20, 2015, RGLD Gold entered into a $175 million Purchase and Sale Agreement with New Gold, Inc. (“New Gold”), for a percentage of the gold and silver production from the Rainy River Project located in Ontario, Canada (“Rainy River”).  Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, RGLD Gold made an advance payment to New Gold, consisting of $100 million on July 20, 2015, and will make an additional advance payment of $75 million once capital spending at Rainy River is 60% complete (currently expected by mid-calendar 2016).  Also under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, New Gold will deliver to RGLD Gold 6.50% of the gold produced at Rainy River until 230,000 gold ounces have been delivered, and 3.25% thereafter.  New Gold also will deliver 60% of the silver produced at Rainy River until 3.10 million silver ounces have been delivered, and 30% thereafter.  RGLD Gold will pay New Gold 25% of the spot price per ounce of gold and silver at the time of delivery.

 

The Rainy River gold and silver stream acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.  The $100 million paid as part of the aggregate advance payments of $175 million, plus direct transaction costs, have been recorded as a development stage stream interest within Royalty and stream interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Acquisition of Gold Stream at Carmen de Andacollo

 

On July 9, 2015, RGLD Gold entered into a Long Term Offtake Agreement (the “Andacollo Stream Agreement”) with Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo (“CMCA”), a 90% owned subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”).  Pursuant to the Andacollo Stream Agreement, CMCA will sell and deliver to RGLD Gold 100% of payable gold from the Carmen de Andacollo (“Andacollo”) copper-gold mine located in Chile until 900,000 ounces have been delivered, and 50% thereafter, subject to a fixed payable percentage of 89%. RGLD Gold made a $525 million advance payment in cash to CMCA upon entry into the Andacollo Stream Agreement, and RGLD Gold will also pay CMCA 15% of the monthly average gold price for the month preceding the delivery date for all gold purchased under the Andacollo Stream Agreement.

 

The transaction encompasses certain of CMCA’s presently owned mining concessions on the Andacollo mine, as well as any other mining concessions presently owned or acquired by CMCA or any of its affiliates within a 1.5 kilometer area of interest, and certain other mining concessions that CMCA or its affiliates may acquire. The Andacollo Stream Agreement is effective July 1, 2015, and applies to all final settlements of gold received on or after that date.  Deliveries to RGLD Gold will be made monthly, and RGLD Gold began receiving gold deliveries during the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

 

The Company accounted for the acquisition of the stream interest at Andacollo as an asset acquisition.  For US GAAP financial reporting purposes on the date of acquisition, the Company’s new consolidated carrying value in its stream interest at Andacollo was approximately $388.2 million, which included direct acquisition costs, and has been recorded as a production stage stream interest within Royalty and stream interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets.  The Andacollo gold stream interest will be depleted using the units of production method, which is estimated using aggregate proven and probable reserves, as provided by Teck.

 

Termination of Royalty Interest at Carmen de Andacollo

 

On July 9, 2015, Royal Gold Chile Limitada (“RG Chile”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Royalty Termination Agreement with CMCA. The Royalty Termination Agreement terminated an amended Royalty Agreement originally dated January 12, 2010, which provided RG Chile with a royalty equivalent to 75% of the gold produced from the sulfide portion of the Andacollo mine until 910,000 payable ounces have been produced, and 50% of the gold produced thereafter.  CMCA paid total consideration of $345 million to RG Chile in connection with the Royalty Termination Agreement.  The net carrying value of the Andacollo royalty on the date of termination was approximately $207.5 million.  The royalty termination transaction was taxable in Chile and the United States.