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            <issuerName>Royal Gold, Inc</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-13357</secFileNumber>
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                <ns2:street1>1144 15th Street, Suite 2500</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Denver</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>CO</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>80202</ns2:zipCode>
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            <issuerContactPhone>3035731600</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>WILLIAM HEISSENBUTTEL</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>9700</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>2506286.00</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>84727857</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>09/03/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>03/01/2025</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Units</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>9700</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>03/01/2025</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units during the period of 3/1/2025 through 3/2/2026 .
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>09/03/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>06/04/2026</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ William H. Heissenbuttel</signature>
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