4 1 form4-edwin_peiker.htm FORM 4 - EDWIN PEIKER, JR. FILED FEBRUARY 18, 2003 form4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Peiker, Jr., Edwin W.

2. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol


Royal Gold, Inc. - "RGLD"

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)

 X

Director

 

10% Owner

 

Officer (give title below)

 

Other (specify below)

 

(Last)        (First)       (Middle)

1660 Wynkoop Street
Suite 1000

3. I.R.S. Identification Number of
    Reporting Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

###-##-####

4. Statement for Month/Year

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

5. If Amendment, Date of
    Original (Month/Year)

X

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(Street)

Denver, CO 80202-1132

 

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)          (State)      (Zip)

Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date

    (Month/Day/Year)

3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities
    Beneficially Owned at
    End of Month

      (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership
    Form: Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

 (A) or
 (D)

Price

Common stock, $.01 par value

12/31/02

J(1)

V

403,578 (1)

D

  

0

D

  

Common stock, $.01 par value

12/31/02

J(1)

V

403,578 (1)

A

        

Common stock, $.01 par value

12/31/02

G

V

4,035.78 (2)

D

  

4,035.78 (2)

I

family LLC

Common stock, $.01 par value

12/31/02

J(3)

V

399,542.22 (3)

    

399,542.22 (3)

I

family LLC
 

               
 

         

 
 

               
 

               
 

               
 

               

FORM 4 (continued)

Table II ` Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion
    or Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security

3. Transaction
    Date

(Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Acquired (A)
    or Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
   and Expiration Date
   (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Month
    (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership
      Form of
      Derivative
      Securities
      Beneficially
      Owned at
      End of
      Month
      (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Transfer of shares to a family LLC, a limited liability company of which the reporting person is the sole general partner and of which the reporting person was then the sole limited partner.

(2) Represents gifts of interests in family LLC to three individuals. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Royal Gold common stock held in family LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(3) Represents shares held by the reporting person with respect to the family LLC in which the reporting person has a pecuniary interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       
   

Edwin W. Peiker, Jr., kg for

  

2/18/03

  

   

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date
 

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*

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**

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