Annual Statements Open main menu

ROYAL GOLD INC - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

Table of Contents

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2012

 

or

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to              

 

Commission File Number: 001-13357

 


 

Royal Gold, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

84-0835164

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000

 

 

Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 573-1660

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

 

There were 64,354,077 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of October 24, 2012.  In addition, as of such date, there were 680,347 exchangeable shares of RG Exchangeco Inc. outstanding which are exchangeable at any time into shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis and entitle their holders to voting, dividend and other rights economically equivalent to those of the Company’s common stock.

 

 

 



Table of Contents

 

INDEX

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

27

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

28

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

29

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

29

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

29

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

29

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosure

29

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

29

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

29

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

30

 



Table of Contents

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2012

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

302,037

 

$

375,456

 

Royalty receivables

 

64,735

 

53,946

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

11,046

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

5,075

 

4,760

 

Total current assets

 

371,847

 

445,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty interests in mineral properties, net (Note 3)

 

1,989,692

 

1,890,988

 

Available for sale securities (Note 4)

 

20,044

 

15,015

 

Other assets

 

21,776

 

21,834

 

Total assets

 

$

2,403,359

 

$

2,373,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

3,087

 

$

2,615

 

Dividends payable

 

8,966

 

8,947

 

Income tax payable

 

1,702

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

5,572

 

3,647

 

Total current liabilities

 

19,327

 

15,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt (Note 5)

 

295,440

 

293,248

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

 

179,769

 

178,716

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

20,095

 

19,469

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

2,674

 

2,974

 

Total liabilities

 

517,305

 

509,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; and 58,755,634 and 58,614,221 shares outstanding, respectively

 

588

 

586

 

Exchangeable shares, no par value, 1,806,649 shares issued, less 1,042,823 and 1,007,823 redeemed shares, respectively

 

33,616

 

35,156

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,660,001

 

1,656,357

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(8,716

)

(13,763

)

Accumulated earnings

 

175,925

 

160,123

 

Total Royal Gold stockholders’ equity

 

1,861,414

 

1,838,459

 

Non-controlling interests

 

24,640

 

24,970

 

Total equity

 

1,886,054

 

1,863,429

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

2,403,359

 

$

2,373,045

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Royalty revenues

 

$

77,862

 

$

64,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

6,070

 

6,298

 

Production taxes

 

2,478

 

2,150

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

21,500

 

17,221

 

Restructuring on royalty interests in mineral properties

 

 

1,328

 

Total costs and expenses

 

30,048

 

26,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

47,814

 

37,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

 

110

 

2,833

 

Interest and other expense

 

(6,169

)

(1,779

)

Income before income taxes

 

41,755

 

38,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(16,461

)

(12,381

)

Net income

 

25,294

 

26,141

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(523

)

(3,646

)

Net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders

 

$

24,771

 

$

22,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

25,294

 

$

26,141

 

Adjustments to comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized change in market value of available for sale securities

 

5,046

 

(5,304

)

Comprehensive income

 

30,340

 

20,837

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(523

)

(3,646

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders

 

$

29,817

 

$

17,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share available to Royal Gold common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.41

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

59,435,867

 

55,183,719

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.40

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

59,679,807

 

55,491,354

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.11

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

4



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

25,294

 

$

26,141

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

21,500

 

17,221

 

Gain on distribution to non-controlling interest

 

(88

)

(3,018

)

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

 

2,095

 

2,198

 

Tax benefit of stock-based compensation exercises

 

(773

)

(1,567

)

Restructuring on royalty interests in mineral properties

 

 

1,328

 

Deferred tax expense

 

1,746

 

508

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

2,192

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty receivables

 

(10,789

)

(5,950

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(249

)

197

 

Accounts payable

 

53

 

70

 

Income taxes payable

 

10,309

 

9,762

 

Other liabilities

 

2,252

 

(716

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

53,542

 

$

46,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of royalty interests in mineral properties

 

(120,035

)

 

Proceeds on sale of Inventory - restricted

 

118

 

4,455

 

Other

 

(17

)

(111

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

$

(119,934

)

$

4,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of debt

 

 

(33,900

)

Common stock dividends

 

(8,949

)

(6,095

)

Distribution to non-controlling interests

 

(562

)

(5,380

)

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

 

1,711

 

2,536

 

Tax benefit of stock-based compensation exercises

 

773

 

1,567

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

$

(7,027

)

$

(41,272

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(73,419

)

9,246

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

375,456

 

114,155

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

302,037

 

$

123,401

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

5



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                      OPERATIONS, SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Royal Gold, Inc. (“Royal Gold”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of acquiring and managing precious metals royalties, precious metals streams and similar interests.  Royalties are non-operating interests in mining projects that provide the right to revenue or metals produced from the project after deducting specified costs, if any.  We use the term “royalty interest” in these notes to the consolidated financial statements to refer to royalties, gold, silver or other metal stream interests, and other similar interests.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation of our interim financial statements have been included in this Form 10-Q.  Operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.  These interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012 (“Fiscal 2012 10-K”).

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”).  ASU 2011-05 addresses the presentation of comprehensive income and provides entities with the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  The Company has elected the single continuous statement of comprehensive income.  Pursuant to ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) — Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassification of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting for Standards Update No. 2011-05, the provisions of ASU 2011-05 became effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012.  Since ASU 2011-05 addresses financial presentation only, its adoption did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

2.             ACQUISITIONS

 

Mt. Milligan III Gold Stream Acquisition

 

On August 8, 2012, Royal Gold entered into an amendment to its purchase and sale agreement with Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (“Thompson Creek”) whereby Royal Gold, among other things, agreed to purchase an additional 12.25% of the payable gold from the Mt. Milligan copper-gold project in exchange for a total of $200 million, of which $75 million was paid shortly after closing, and, when

 

6



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

production is reached, cash payments for each payable ounce of gold delivered to Royal Gold, as discussed further below (the “Milligan III Acquisition”). Thompson Creek intends to use the proceeds from the Milligan III Acquisition to finance a portion of the construction of the Mt. Milligan project and related costs.  Under the Milligan III Acquisition, Royal Gold increased its aggregate pre-production commitment in the Mt. Milligan project from $581.5 million to $781.5 million and agreed to purchase a total of 52.25% of the payable ounces of gold produced from the Mt. Milligan project at a cash purchase price equal to the lesser of $435, with no inflation adjustment, or the prevailing market price for each payable ounce of gold (regardless of the number of payable ounces delivered to Royal Gold).

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has paid $574.6 million of the aggregate pre-production commitment of $781.5 million.  The remaining scheduled quarterly payments include $95 million due December 1, 2012, $62 million due March 1, 2013, $37 million due June 1, 2013 and $12.9 million due September 1, 2013.  Royal Gold’s obligation to make these quarterly payments is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions included in the Milligan III Acquisition (including that the aggregate amount of historical payments made by Royal Gold plus the applicable quarterly payment is less than the aggregate costs of developing the Mt. Milligan project incurred or accrued by Thompson Creek as of the date of the applicable quarterly payment).  In the event that a quarterly payment is postponed as a result of the failure by Thompson Creek to satisfy a condition precedent, all subsequent quarterly payments will be adjusted forward one full calendar quarter until such time as all conditions precedent have been satisfied for the next scheduled quarterly payment.

 

The Milligan III Acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.  The $75 million paid on August 15, 2012 and the scheduled payment of $45 million paid on September 3, 2012, plus direct transaction costs, have been recorded as a development stage royalty interest within Royalty interests in mineral properties, net on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

7



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

3.                                      ROYALTY INTERESTS IN MINERAL PROPERTIES

 

The following summarizes the Company’s royalty interests in mineral properties as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

 

As of September 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands):

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Depletion

 

Net

 

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andacollo

 

$

272,998

 

$

(31,384

)

$

241,614

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

150,138

 

(38,466

)

111,672

 

Peñasquito

 

99,172

 

(10,225

)

88,947

 

Las Cruces

 

57,230

 

(8,113

)

49,117

 

Mulatos

 

48,092

 

(19,852

)

28,240

 

Wolverine

 

45,158

 

(2,686

)

42,472

 

Dolores

 

44,878

 

(6,484

)

38,394

 

Canadian Malartic

 

38,800

 

(4,079

)

34,721

 

Gwalia Deeps

 

31,070

 

(4,959

)

26,111

 

Holt

 

25,428

 

(3,772

)

21,656

 

Inata

 

24,871

 

(7,684

)

17,187

 

Leeville

 

18,322

 

(14,844

)

3,478

 

Robinson

 

17,825

 

(10,199

)

7,626

 

Cortez

 

10,630

 

(9,687

)

943

 

Other

 

210,242

 

(115,578

)

94,664

 

 

 

1,094,854

 

(288,012

)

806,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mt. Milligan

 

576,092

 

 

576,092

 

Pascua-Lama

 

372,105

 

 

372,105

 

Other

 

38,694

 

 

38,694

 

 

 

986,891

 

 

986,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests

 

195,959

 

 

195,959

 

Total royalty interests in mineral properties

 

$

2,277,704

 

$

(288,012

)

$

1,989,692

 

 

8



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands):

 

Cost

 

Restructuring

 

Accumulated
Depletion

 

Net

 

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andacollo

 

$

272,998

 

$

 

$

(27,345

)

$

245,653

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

150,138

 

 

(33,192

)

116,946

 

Peñasquito

 

99,172

 

 

(9,075

)

90,097

 

Las Cruces

 

57,230

 

 

(6,499

)

50,731

 

Mulatos

 

48,092

 

 

(18,721

)

29,371

 

Wolverine

 

45,158

 

 

(1,625

)

43,533

 

Dolores

 

44,878

 

 

(6,021

)

38,857

 

Canadian Malartic

 

38,800

 

 

(3,292

)

35,508

 

Gwalia Deeps

 

28,119

 

 

(4,398

)

23,721

 

Holt

 

25,428

 

 

(2,980

)

22,448

 

Inata

 

24,871

 

 

(7,320

)

17,551

 

Leeville

 

18,322

 

 

(14,436

)

3,886

 

Robinson

 

17,825

 

 

(9,872

)

7,953

 

Cortez

 

10,630

 

 

(9,673

)

957

 

Other

 

208,463

 

 

(112,105

)

96,358

 

 

 

1,090,124

 

 

(266,554

)

823,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mt. Milligan

 

455,943

 

 

 

455,943

 

Pascua-Lama

 

372,105

 

 

 

372,105

 

Other

 

40,022

 

(1,328

)

 

38,694

 

 

 

868,070

 

(1,328

)

 

866,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests

 

200,676

 

 

 

200,676

 

Total royalty interests in mineral properties

 

$

2,158,870

 

$

(1,328

)

$

(266,554

)

$

1,890,988

 

 

9



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

4.                                      AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES

 

The Company’s available for sale securities as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 consists of the following:

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Basis

 

Gain

 

Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seabridge Gold, Inc.

 

$

28,574

 

 

(8,716

)

$

19,858

 

Other

 

203

 

 

(17

)

186

 

 

 

$

28,777

 

$

 

$

(8,733

)

$

20,044

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Basis

 

Gain

 

Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seabridge Gold, Inc.

 

$

28,574

 

 

(13,716

)

$

14,858

 

Other

 

203

 

 

(46

)

$

157

 

 

 

$

28,777

 

$

 

$

(13,762

)

$

15,015

 

 

The Company’s policy for determining whether declines in fair value of available-for-sale securities are other than temporary includes a quarterly analysis of the investments and a review by management of all investments for which the cost exceeds the fair value.  Any temporary declines in fair value are recorded as a charge to other comprehensive income.  If such impairment is determined by the Company to be other than temporary, the investment’s cost basis is written down to fair value and recorded in net income during the period the Company determines such impairment to be other than temporary.  Based on the Company’s analysis of its investments and our ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time, there were no write downs on our available-for-sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2012 or the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.  The most significant available-for-sale security is the investment in Seabridge Gold, Inc. (“Seabridge”) common stock, acquired in June 2011 and discussed in greater detail within our Fiscal 2012 10-K.  The Company will continue to evaluate this investment considering additional facts and circumstances as they arise, including, but not limited to, the progress of development of Seabridge’s Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project.

 

5.                                      DEBT

 

The Company’s non-current debt as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 consists of the following:

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

 

 

 

Non-current

 

Non-current

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Convertible notes due 2019, net

 

$

295,440

 

$

293,248

 

Total debt

 

$

295,440

 

$

293,248

 

 

10



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019

 

In June 2012, the Company completed an offering of $370 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% convertible senior notes due 2019 (“2019 Notes”).  The 2019 Notes bear interest at the rate of 2.875% per annum, and the Company is required to make semi-annual interest payments on the outstanding principal balance of the 2019 Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning December 15, 2012. The 2019 Notes mature on June 15, 2019.  Interest expense recognized on the 2019 Notes for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $5.1 million and included the contractual coupon interest, the accretion of the debt discount and amortization of the debt issuance costs.

 

Revolving credit facility

 

The Company maintains a $350 million revolving credit facility.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.  As discussed in the Company’s Fiscal 2012 10-K, the Company has financial covenants associated with its revolving credit facility.  At September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with each financial covenant.

 

6.                                      STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Stock options

 

$

127

 

$

115

 

Stock appreciation rights

 

392

 

295

 

Restricted stock

 

1,130

 

1,086

 

Performance stock

 

446

 

702

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

2,095

 

$

2,198

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense is included within general and administrative in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

There were 17,925 and 18,796 stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, there was $0.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

 

There were 54,400 and 42,804 stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSARs”) granted during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, there was $2.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested SSARs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

 

There were 40,850 and 44,950 shares of restricted stock granted during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The restricted stock awards granted to officers and certain employees during the three months ended September 30, 2012, vest over a three year period beginning after a two-year holding period from the date of grant, with one-third of the shares vesting after years three, four and five, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, there was $7.0 million of unrecognized

 

11



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 3.7 years.

 

There were 45,600 and 49,600 shares of performance stock granted during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, there was $4.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested performance stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 2.0 years.

 

7.                                      EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

 

Basic earnings per common share were computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, considering the effect of participating securities.  Unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method.  The Company’s unvested restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable dividend rights and participate equally with common stock with respect to dividends issued or declared.  The Company’s unexercised stock options, unexercised SSARs and unvested performance stock do not contain rights to dividends.  Under the two-class method, the earnings used to determine basic earnings per common share are reduced by an amount allocated to participating securities.  Use of the two-class method has an immaterial impact on the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share.

 

The following tables summarize the effects of dilutive securities on diluted EPS for the period:

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Net income available to Royal Gold common stockholders

 

$

24,771

 

$

22,495

 

Weighted-average shares for basic EPS

 

59,435,867

 

55,183,719

 

Effect of other dilutive securities

 

243,940

 

307,635

 

Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS

 

59,679,807

 

55,491,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.40

 

 

The calculation of weighted average shares includes all of our outstanding stock: common stock and exchangeable shares.  Exchangeable shares are the equivalent of common shares in that they have the same dividend rights and share equitably in undistributed earnings and are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for shares of our common stock.  The Company intends to settle the principal amount of the 2019 Notes in cash.  As a result, there will be no impact to diluted earnings per share unless the share price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the conversion price of $105.31.

 

12



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

8.                                      INCOME TAXES

 

 

 

For The Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except rate)

 

Income tax expense

 

$

16,461

 

$

12,381

 

Effective tax rate

 

39.4

%

32.1

%

 

The increase in the effective tax rate for September 30, 2012 is primarily related to (i) an increase in tax expense recognized in certain foreign subsidiaries without a corresponding U.S. foreign tax credit benefit, (ii) an increase in current year tax expense from changes in estimates of uncertain positions, and (iii) the prior year decrease in tax expense from changes in estimates of uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. Federal, state and local, and non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years before 2008.

 

As of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, the Company had $20.1 million and $19.5 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, respectively.  The increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits was primarily related to tax positions of International Royalty Corporation entities taken prior to or upon the acquisition by the Company during fiscal year 2010.  If recognized, these unrecognized tax benefits would impact the Company’s effective income tax rate.

 

The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize potential interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of its income tax expense. At September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, the amount of accrued income-tax-related interest and penalties was $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

 

9.                                      SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company manages its business under a single operating segment, consisting of the acquisition and management of royalty interests.  Royal Gold’s royalty revenue and long-lived assets (royalty interests in mineral properties, net) are geographically distributed as shown in the following table.

 

 

 

Royalty Revenue

 

Royalty Interests in Mineral Property, net

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

September 30, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

 

Chile

 

26%

 

27%

 

33%

 

35%

 

Canada

 

23%

 

20%

 

47%

 

43%

 

Mexico

 

22%

 

17%

 

8%

 

9%

 

United States

 

17%

 

24%

 

4%

 

5%

 

Australia

 

3%

 

6%

 

3%

 

3%

 

Africa

 

3%

 

4%

 

1%

 

1%

 

Other

 

6%

 

2%

 

4%

 

4%

 

 

13



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

10.                               FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

 

Level 1:                Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

 

Level 2:                Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

 

Level 3:                Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) by level within the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

 

At September 30, 2012

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Amount

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets (In thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States treasury bills(1)

 

$

125,000

 

$

125,000

 

$

125,000

 

$

 

$

 

Marketable equity securities(2)

 

$

20,044

 

$

20,044

 

$

20,044

 

$

 

$

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

145,044

 

$

145,044

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities (In thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt(3)

 

$

370,000

 

$

446,479

 

$

446,479

 

$

 

$

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

$

446,479

 

$

446,479

 

$

 

$

 

 


(1)             Included in Cash and equivalents in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(2)             Included in Available for sale securities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

(3)             Included in the carrying amount is the equity component of our 2019 Notes in the amount of $77 million, which is included within Additional paid-in capital in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company invests primarily in United States treasury bills with maturities of 90 days or less, which are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.  The Company’s marketable equity securities classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.  The fair value of the Level 1 marketable equity securities is calculated as the quoted market price of the marketable equity security multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company. The Company’s debt classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy is valued using quoted prices in an active market.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company also had assets that, under certain conditions, are subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis like those associated with royalty interests in mineral properties, intangible assets and other long-lived assets.  For these assets, measurement at fair value in periods subsequent to their initial recognition are applicable if any of these assets are determined to be impaired; however, no triggering events have occurred relative to any of these assets during the three

 

14



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

months ended September 30, 2012.  If recognition of these assets at their fair value becomes necessary, such measurements will be determined utilizing Level 3 inputs.

 

11.                               COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Mt. Milligan Gold Stream Acquisition

 

Refer to Note 2 for discussion on the Company’s commitment to Thompson Creek as part of the Mt. Milligan gold stream acquisitions.

 

Tulsequah Chief Gold and Silver Stream Acquisition

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has a remaining commitment of $50 million as part of its Tulsequah Chief gold and silver stream acquisition in December 2011.

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

The Company owns a royalty on the Voisey’s Bay mine in Newfoundland and Labrador owned by Vale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited (“VNL”).  The royalty is owned by the Labrador Nickel Royalty Limited Partnership (“LNRLP”), in which the Company’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Canadian Minerals Partnership, is the general partner and 89.99% owner.  The remaining interests in LNRLP are owned by Altius Investments Ltd. (10%), a company unrelated to Royal Gold, and the Company’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Voisey’s Bay Holding Corporation (0.01%).

 

On October 16, 2009, LNRLP filed a claim in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Trial Division against Vale Inco Limited, now known as Vale Canada Limited (“Vale Canada”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Vale Inco Atlantic Sales Limited and VNL, related to the calculation of the NSR on the sale of concentrates, including nickel concentrates, from the Voisey’s Bay mine to Vale Canada.  The claim asserts that Vale Canada is incorrectly calculating the NSR and requests an order in respect of the correct calculation of future payments.  The claim also requests specific damages for underpayment of past royalties to the date of the claim in an amount not less than $29 million, together with additional damages until the date of trial, interest, costs and other damages.  The litigation is in the discovery phase.

 

12.                               RELATED PARTY

 

Crescent Valley Partners, L.P. (“CVP”) was formed as a limited partnership in April 1992.  It owns a 1.25% net value royalty on production of minerals from a portion of Cortez.  Denver Mining Finance Company, our wholly-owned subsidiary, is the general partner and holds a 2.0% interest in CVP.  In addition, Royal Gold holds a 29.6% limited partner interest in the partnership, while our Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of our Audit Committee and one other member of our board of directors hold an aggregate 35.56% limited partner interest.  The general partner performs administrative services for CVP in receiving and processing the royalty payments from the operator, including the disbursement of royalty payments and record keeping for in-kind distributions to the limited partners.

 

CVP receives its royalty from the Cortez Joint Venture in-kind.  The Company, as well as certain other limited partners, sell their pro-rata shares of such gold immediately and receive distributions in cash, while CVP holds gold for certain other limited partners.  Such gold inventories, which totaled 12,678 and 12,581 ounces of gold as of September 30, 2012 and  June 30, 2012, respectively, are held by a third party refinery in Utah for the account of the limited partners of CVP.  The inventories are carried at historical

 

15



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

cost and are classified within Other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The carrying value of the gold in inventory was approximately $7.6 million and $7.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, respectively, while the fair value of such ounces was approximately $22.5 million and $20.1 million as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, respectively.  None of the gold currently held in inventory as of September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012, is attributed to Royal Gold, as the gold allocated to Royal Gold’s CVP partnership interest is typically sold within five days of receipt.

 

13.                               SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

Common Stock Offering

 

On October 15, 2012, we sold 5,250,000 shares of our common stock, at a price of $90.00 per share, resulting in proceeds of $472.5 million before expenses.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the acquisition of additional royalty interests and for general corporate purposes.

 

16



Table of Contents

 

ITEM 2.                                                MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide information to assist you in better understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.  Royal Gold, Inc. (“Royal Gold”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), recommends that you read this MD&A in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 9, 2012 (the “Fiscal 2012 10-K”).

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking information.  You should review our important note about forward-looking statements following this MD&A.

 

We refer to “GSR,” “NSR,” “stream” and other types of royalty or similar interests throughout this MD&A.  These terms are defined in our Fiscal 2012 10-K.

 

Overview

 

Royal Gold, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of acquiring and managing precious metals royalties, precious metals streams and similar interests.  Royalties are non-operating interests in mining projects that provide the right to revenue or production from the project after deducting specified costs, if any.  We use the term “royalty interest” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to refer to royalties, gold, silver or other metal stream interests, and other similar interests.  We seek to acquire existing royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production or in development stage in exchange for royalty interests.  We are engaged in a continual review of opportunities to acquire existing royalty interests, to create new royalty interests through the financing of mine development or exploration, or to acquire companies that hold royalty interests. We currently, and generally at any time, have acquisition opportunities in various stages of active review, including, for example, our engagement of consultants and advisors to analyze particular opportunities, analysis of technical, financial and other confidential information, submission of indications of interest, participation in preliminary discussions and involvement as a bidder in competitive divestitures.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned royalty interests on 39 producing properties, 26 development stage properties and 136 exploration stage properties, of which the Company considers 40 to be evaluation stage projects.  The Company uses “evaluation stage” to describe exploration stage properties that contain mineralized material and on which operators are engaged in the search for reserves.  We do not conduct mining operations nor are we required to contribute to capital costs, exploration costs, environmental costs or other mining, processing or other operating costs on the properties in which we hold royalty interests.  During the three months ended September 30, 2012, we focused on the management of our existing royalty interests and the acquisition of royalty interests.

 

Our financial results are primarily tied to the price of gold and, to a lesser extent, the price of silver, copper and nickel, together with the amounts of production from our producing stage royalty interests.  The price of gold, silver, copper, nickel and other metals have fluctuated widely in recent years.  The marketability and the price of metals are influenced by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company and declines in the price of gold, silver, copper or nickel could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, gold, silver, copper and nickel price averages and percentage of royalty revenues by metal were as follows:

 

17



Table of Contents

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

Metal

 

Average
Price

 

Percentage
of Royalty
Revenue

 

Average
Price

 

Percentage
of Royalty
Revenue

 

Gold ($/ounce)

 

$

1,652

 

66%

 

$

1,702

 

70%

 

Silver ($/ounce)

 

$

29.80

 

9%

 

$

38.80

 

6%

 

Copper ($/pound)

 

$

3.50

 

14%

 

$

4.07

 

11%

 

Nickel ($/pound)

 

$

7.40

 

8%

 

$

10.00

 

9%

 

Other

 

N/A

 

3%

 

N/A

 

4%

 

 

Recent Developments

 

Mt. Milligan III Gold Stream Acquisition

 

On August 8, 2012, Royal Gold entered into an amendment to its purchase and sale agreement with Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (“Thompson Creek”) whereby Royal Gold, among other things, agreed to purchase an additional 12.25% of the payable gold from the Mt. Milligan copper-gold project in exchange for a total of $200 million, of which $75 million was paid shortly after closing, and, when production is reached, cash payments for each payable ounce of gold delivered to Royal Gold, as discussed further below (the “Milligan III Acquisition”). Thompson Creek intends to use the proceeds from the Milligan III Acquisition to finance a portion of the construction of the Mt. Milligan project and related costs.  Under the Milligan III Acquisition, Royal Gold increased its aggregate pre-production commitment in the Mt. Milligan project from $581.5 million to $781.5 million and agreed to purchase a total of 52.25% of the payable ounces of gold produced from the Mt. Milligan project at a cash purchase price equal to the lesser of $435, with no inflation adjustment, or the prevailing market price for each payable ounce of gold (regardless of the number of payable ounces delivered to Royal Gold).

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has paid $574.6 million of the aggregate pre-production commitment of $781.5 million.  The remaining scheduled quarterly payments include $95 million due December 1, 2012, $62 million due March 1, 2013, $37 million due June 1, 2013 and $12.9 million due September 1, 2013.  Royal Gold’s obligation to make these quarterly payments is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions included in the Milligan III Acquisition (including that the aggregate amount of historical payments made by Royal Gold plus the applicable quarterly payment is less than the aggregate costs of developing the Mt. Milligan project incurred or accrued by Thompson Creek as of the date of the applicable quarterly payment).  In the event that a quarterly payment is postponed as a result of the failure by Thompson Creek to satisfy a condition precedent, all subsequent quarterly payments will be adjusted forward one full calendar quarter until such time as all conditions precedent have been satisfied for the next scheduled quarterly payment.

 

Mt. Milligan is an open pit copper-gold project that Thompson Creek reports is in the advanced stages of construction and Thompson Creek estimates that commercial production will commence in late calendar 2013. According to a National Instrument 43-101 technical report regarding the Mt. Milligan project filed on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) under Thompson Creek’s profile on October 13, 2011, proven and probable reserves total 482 million tonnes (0.20% copper; 0.39 g/t gold), containing 2.1 billion pounds of copper and 6.0 million ounces of gold, which reserves are estimated to support a mine life of approximately 22 years, with the project estimated to produce on average approximately 194,000 ounces of gold annually over the life of the mine, including estimated average production of 262,000 ounces of gold annually during the first six years of operation.

 

18



Table of Contents

 

Common Stock Offering

 

On October 15, 2012, we sold 5,250,000 shares of our common stock, at a price of $90.00 per share, resulting in proceeds of $472.5 million before expenses.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the acquisition of additional royalty interests and general corporate purposes.

 

Principal Royalty Interests

 

Our principal producing and development royalty interests are shown in the following tables (listed alphabetically).  The Company considers both historical and future potential revenues in determining which royalty interests in our portfolio are principal to our business.  Estimated future potential royalty revenues from both producing and development properties are based on a number of factors, including reserves subject to our royalty interests, production estimates, feasibility studies, metal price assumptions, mine life, legal status and other factors and assumptions, any of which could change and could cause Royal Gold to conclude that one or more of such royalty interests are no longer principal to our business.

 

Please refer to our Fiscal 2012 10-K for further discussion of our principal producing and development royalty interests.

 

Producing Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty

Mine

 

Location

 

Operator

 

(Gold unless otherwise stated)

Andacollo(1)

 

Region IV, Chile

 

Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo (“Teck”)

 

75% of gold produced (until 910,000 payable ounces; 50% thereafter)

Canadian Malartic

 

Quebec, Canada

 

Osisko Mining Corporation (“Osisko”)

 

1.0% to 1.5% sliding-scale NSR

Cortez

 

Nevada, USA

 

Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”)

 

GSR1: 0.40% to 5.0% sliding-scale GSR

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSR2: 0.40% to 5.0% sliding-scale GSR

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSR3: 0.71% GSR

 

 

 

 

 

 

NVR1: 0.39% NVR

Dolores

 

Chihuahua, Mexico

 

Pan American Silver Corp. (“Pan American”)

 

3.25% NSR; 2.0% NSR (silver)

Holt

 

Ontario, Canada

 

St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (“St Andrew”)

 

0.00013 x quarterly average gold price NSR

Las Cruces

 

Andalucía, Spain

 

Inmet Mining Corporation (“Inmet”)

 

1.5% NSR (copper)

Leeville

 

Nevada, USA

 

Newmont Mining Corporation (“Newmont”)

 

1.8% NSR

Mulatos(2)

 

Sonora, Mexico

 

Alamos Gold, Inc. (“Alamos”)

 

1.0% to 5.0% sliding-scale NSR

Peñasquito

 

Zacatecas, Mexico

 

Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”)

 

2.0% NSR (gold, silver, lead, zinc)

Robinson

 

Nevada, USA

 

KGHM International Ltd. (“KGHM”)

 

3.0% NSR (copper, gold, silver, molybdenum)

Voisey’s Bay

 

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

 

Vale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited (“Vale”)

 

2.7% NSR (nickel, copper, cobalt)

Wolverine

 

Yukon Territory, Canada

 

Yukon Zinc Corporation (“Yukon Zinc”)

 

0.00% to 9.45% sliding-scale NSR (gold and silver)

 


(1)             There have been approximately 114,000 cumulative payable ounces produced as of September 30, 2012.

 

(2)             The Mulatos royalty is capped at 2.0 million gold ounces of production.  Approximately 943,000 cumulative ounces of gold have been produced as of September 30, 2012.

 

19



Table of Contents

 

Development Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty or similar interests

Mine

 

Location

 

Operator

 

(Gold unless otherwise stated)

Mt. Milligan

 

British Columbia, Canada

 

Thompson Creek Metals Inc. (“Thompson Creek”)

 

52.25% of the payable gold

Pascua-Lama

 

Region III, Chile

 

Barrick

 

0.78% to 5.23% sliding-scale NSR

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.05% fixed rate royalty (copper)

 

Operators’ Production Estimates by Royalty Interest for Calendar 2012

 

We received annual production estimates from many of the operators of our producing mines during the first calendar quarter of 2012.  The following table shows such production estimates for our principal producing properties for calendar 2012 as well as the actual production reported to us by the various operators through September 30, 2012.  The estimates and production reports are prepared by the operators of the mining properties.  We do not participate in the preparation or calculation of the operators’ estimates or production reports and have not independently assessed or verified the accuracy of such information.  Please refer to “Recent Developments, Property Developments” below within this MD&A for further discussion on any updates at our principal producing or development properties.

 

Operators’ Production Estimate by Royalty Interest for Calendar 2012 and Reported Production

Principal Producing Properties

For the period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Reported Production through

 

 

 

Calendar 2012 Operator’s Production Estimate(1)

 

September 30, 2012(2)

 

 

 

Gold

 

Silver

 

Base Metals

 

Gold

 

Silver

 

Base Metals

 

Royalty

 

(oz.)

 

(oz.)

 

(lbs.)

 

(oz.)

 

(oz.)

 

(lbs.)

 

Andacollo

 

60,000

 

 

 

41,019

 

 

 

Canadian Malartic

 

565,000

 

 

 

274,316

 

 

 

Cortez GSR1

 

94,000

 

 

 

75,897

 

 

 

Cortez GSR2

 

12,000

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

Cortez GSR3

 

106,000

 

 

 

75,957

 

 

 

Cortez NVR1

 

83,000

 

 

 

54,881

 

 

 

Dolores(3)

 

75,000-80,000

 

3.5-4.5 million

 

 

37,839

 

2.3 million

 

 

Holt

 

45,000-50,000

 

 

 

33,178

 

 

 

Las Cruces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

136.0-151.2 million

 

 

 

 

 

113.4 million

 

Leeville

 

254,000

 

 

 

168,899

 

 

 

Mulatos

 

200,000-220,000

 

 

 

138,880

 

 

 

Peñasquito

 

370,000-390,000

 

23-24 million

 

 

309,310

 

20.0 million

 

 

Lead

 

 

 

 

 

155-160 million

 

 

 

 

 

136.2 million

 

Zinc

 

 

 

 

 

310-325 million

 

 

 

 

 

263.3 million

 

Robinson(4)

 

N/A

 

 

 

23,936

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

93.2 million

 

Voisey’s Bay(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

56.2 million

 

Nickel

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

115.4 million

 

Wolverine(4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

2,434

 

1.2 million

 

 

 


(1)             There can be no assurance that production estimates received from our operators will be achieved.  Please refer to our cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements following this MD&A, as well as the Risk Factors identified in Part I, Item 1A, of our Fiscal 2012 10-K for information regarding factors that could affect actual results.

 

20



Table of Contents

 

(2)             Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales, subject to our royalty interests, for the period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012, as reported to us by the operators of the mines.

 

(3)             In March 2012, Pan American acquired Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (“Minefinders”).  The production estimate shown was provided by Minefinders.  Pan American announced production guidance of 49,000 to 53,000 ounces of gold and 2.75 to 3.0 million ounces of silver for the period April 1 through December 31, 2012.

 

(4)             The Company did not receive calendar 2012 production guidance from the operator.

 

Property Developments

 

The following information is provided by the operators of the property, either to Royal Gold or in various documents made publicly available.

 

Andacollo

 

Reported production at Andacollo increased approximately 20% during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Teck reported record production during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, primarily due to increased mill throughput as a result of the commissioning of the pre-crushing circuit.  The plant began to reach design capacity during the end of the current quarter with throughput of just over 54,000 tonnes per day in September 2012 versus design capacity of 55,000 tonnes per day.

 

Canadian Malartic

 

Reported production at Canadian Malartic increased approximately 51% during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as the operations at Canadian Malartic continue to ramp-up.  Osisko reported record gold production during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  The mill processed ore at an average rate of 40,834 tonnes per day during the current quarter and, in the first eight days of October 2012, mill throughput averaged 50,670 tonnes per day.  Osisko reported that the second pebble crusher is expected to be installed and commissioned in the fourth quarter of calender 2012, and they expect the operation to move towards the design rate of 55,000 tonnes per day at that point.

 

Cortez

 

Reported production at Cortez decreased approximately 40% during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as Barrick continues to prioritize production from their higher grade Cortez Hills operation that is not covered by our royalty interest.  The Company expects production to remain at these lower levels until Barrick returns to steady state mining at the Pipeline Complex.

 

Las Cruces

 

Reported production at Las Cruces increased approximately 94% during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Inmet reported that the increase in reported production is primarily due to its continued work on process optimization that included improved plant reliability associated with plant design enhancements, improved planned maintenance and improved wear materials.

 

Mt. Milligan

 

Thompson Creek reported that as of September 30, 2012, construction progress on the Mt. Milligan project was 65% complete with overall progress 79% complete.  Thompson Creek also reported that the overall project remains on schedule, with commencement of commercial production expected in the fourth quarter of calendar 2013.

 

21



Table of Contents

 

Mulatos

 

Reported production at Mulatos increased approximately 44% during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Alamos reported that the increase in reported production was primarily due to the addition of a gravity mill that was commissioned in March 2012 and continued improvements in heap leach crusher throughput.

 

Pascua-Lama

 

Barrick reported that they have taken actions to strengthen the Pascua-Lama project management and mitigate cost pressures as a combination of factors have increased the project capital cost and extended the construction schedule.  Barrick is currently working on a comprehensive top-to-bottom review of the Pascua-Lama project and anticipates completing the review by the end of calendar 2012.  Barrick did report, however, that the review to-date suggests capital costs will be closer to $8.0-$8.5 billion, with initial gold production in the second half of calendar 2014.  Barrick also reported that approximately $3.7 billion has been spent to-date and that the tunnel is approximately 60% complete and 90% of the required material and equipment for the process plant has been committed.  According to Barrick, delays in the earthworks and underground works for the process plant are the main reasons for the shift in production schedule to the second half of calendar 2014.  Royal Gold is not required to contribute to any Pascua-Lama capital costs.

 

Peñasquito

 

Reported production for all metals at Peñasquito increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as operations at Peñasquito continue to ramp-up.  Goldcorp stated that record gold and silver production during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, was driven by strong grades in the deeper portions of the current phase of mining.  Goldcorp also reported that the record production at Peñasquito was achieved despite the continued impact of water shortages that affected mill throughput during the current quarter.  Goldcorp stated that current water availability will be sufficient to achieve their current gold production guidance of between 370,000 to 390,000 ounces for calendar 2012.

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

Reported nickel and copper production at Voisey’s Bay increased significantly during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, due to an increase in nickel and copper concentrate shipments.  Variability in Vale’s shipping schedule will continue to be reflected in uneven metal sales quarter over quarter.  Vale reported that the Long Harbour hydrometallurgical facility is 75% complete.

 

Wolverine

 

Reported production at Wolverine increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2012, when compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Yukon Zinc reported that it is working to increase production at Wolverine to the design capacity of 1,700 tonnes per day.  In August 2012, Yukon Zinc stated that work continues on integrating new mining equipment, increasing mill concentrate grade and recoveries, and completing construction of the tailings dam to reach its ultimate height.

 

Results of Operations

 

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012, Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2011

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we recorded net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $24.8 million, or $0.42 per basic share and $0.41 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $22.5 million, or $0.41 per basic share and $0.40 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  The increase in our earnings per share was primarily attributable to an increase in royalty revenue, as discussed further below.  This increase was

 

22



Table of Contents

 

partially offset by an increase in interest expense associated with our Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (“2019 Notes”), which is discussed further below.

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we recognized total royalty revenue of $77.9 million, at an average gold price of $1,652 per ounce, an average silver price of $29.80 per ounce, an average nickel price of $7.40 per pound and an average copper price of $3.50 per pound, compared to royalty revenue of $64.5 million, at an average gold price of $1,702 per ounce, an average silver price of $38.80 per ounce, an average nickel price of $10.00 per pound and an average copper price of $4.07 per pound for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  Royalty revenue and the corresponding production, attributable to our royalty interests, for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

Royalty Revenue and Production Subject to Our Royalty Interests

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

(In thousands, except reported production ozs. and lbs.)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty

 

Reported

 

Royalty

 

Reported

 

Royalty

 

Metal(s)

 

Revenue

 

Production(1)

 

Revenue

 

Production(1)

 

Andacollo

 

Gold

 

$

19,702

 

15,937

 

oz.

 

$

16,839

 

13,286

 

oz.

 

Peñasquito

 

 

 

$

11,150

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

 

131,239

 

oz.

 

 

 

48,621

 

oz.

 

 

 

Silver

 

 

 

7.4 million

 

oz.

 

 

 

3.9 million

 

oz.

 

 

 

Lead

 

 

 

41.7 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

29.2 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

Zinc

 

 

 

96.6 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

67.4 million

 

lbs.

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

 

 

$

9,195

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

 

 

33.9 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

22.7 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

43.6 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

16.0 million

 

lbs.

 

Holt

 

Gold

 

$

4,561

 

12,870

 

oz.

 

$

3,594

 

9,397

 

oz.

 

Robinson

 

 

 

$

3,754

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

 

9,072

 

oz.

 

 

 

8,972

 

oz.

 

 

 

Copper

 

 

 

36.9 million

 

lbs.

 

 

 

27.9 million

 

lbs.

 

Mulatos

 

Gold

 

$

3,496

 

42,310

 

oz.

 

$

2,399

 

29,476

 

oz.

 

Cortez

 

Gold

 

$

2,782

 

25,751

 

oz.

 

$

5,106

 

42,855

 

oz.

 

Las Cruces

 

Copper

 

$

2,462

 

46.2 million

 

lbs.

 

$

1,311

 

23.8 million

 

lbs.

 

Canadian Malartic

 

Gold

 

$

2,141

 

91,737

 

oz.

 

$

1,309

 

60,826

 

oz.

 

Leeville

 

Gold

 

$

2,067

 

68,026

 

oz.

 

$

3,069

 

101,240

 

oz.

 

Wolverine

 

 

 

$

1,286

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

 

1,200

 

oz.

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Silver

 

 

 

494,496

 

oz.

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

Dolores

 

 

 

$

1,141

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

 

 

 

13,244

 

oz.

 

 

 

15,945

 

oz.

 

 

 

Silver

 

 

 

773,369

 

oz.

 

 

 

693,531

 

oz.

 

Other(2)

 

Various

 

$

14,125

 

N/A

 

 

 

$

12,670

 

N/A

 

 

 

Total Royalty Revenue

 

$

77,862

 

 

 

 

 

$

64,465

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)             Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales, subject to our royalty interests, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, as reported to us by the operators of the mines.

 

(2)             “Other” includes all of the Company’s non-principal producing royalty interests.  Individually, no royalty interest included within the “Other” category contributed greater than 5% of our total royalty revenue for either period presented.

 

The increase in royalty revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared with the quarter ended September 30, 2011, resulted primarily from production increases at Voisey’s Bay and Mulatos and the continued ramp-up at Andacollo, Peñasquito, Las Cruces, Holt, Canadian Malartic and Wolverine. 

 

23



Table of Contents

 

These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the average gold, silver, copper and nickel prices and decreases in production at Cortez and Leeville.  Please refer to “Property Developments” earlier within this MD&A for further discussion on any recent developments regarding properties covered by certain of our royalty interests.

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased to $21.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, from $17.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  The increase was primarily attributable to production increases at Voisey’s Bay and Mulatos, which resulted in additional depletion expense of approximately $2.6 million during the period.  The increase was also attributable to the continued ramp-up at Peñasquito, Holt and Las Cruces, which resulted in additional depletion expense of approximately $1.6 million during the period.

 

Interest and other income decreased to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in gains on distributions of restricted gold inventory attributable to non-controlling interest holders of approximately $2.9 million during the period.

 

Interest and other expense increased to $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The increase was attributable to interest expense associated with our 2019 Notes issued in June 2012.  Interest expense recognized on the 2019 Notes for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $5.1 million and included the contractual coupon interest ($2.6 million), the accretion of the debt discount ($2.2 million) and amortization of the debt issuance costs ($0.3 million).

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we recognized income tax expense totaling $16.5 million compared with $12.4 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  This resulted in an effective tax rate of 39.4% in the current period, compared with 32.1% in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  The increase in the effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 is primarily related to (i) an increase in tax expense recognized in certain foreign subsidiaries without a corresponding U.S. foreign tax credit benefit, (ii) an increase in current year tax expense related to changes in estimates of uncertain tax positions, and (iii) the prior year decrease in tax expense from changes in estimates of uncertain tax positions.  For a complete discussion of the factors that influence our effective tax rate, refer to Note 13 to the notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Fiscal 2012 10-K.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

At September 30, 2012, we had current assets of $371.8 million compared to current liabilities of $19.3 million for a current ratio of 19 to 1.  This compares to current assets of $445.2 million and current liabilities of $15.2 million at June 30, 2012, resulting in a current ratio of approximately 29 to 1.  The decrease in our current ratio was primarily attributable to a decrease in our cash and equivalents during the period due to the funding of the Milligan III Acquisition as discussed earlier.

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, liquidity needs were met from $77.9 million in royalty revenues and our available cash resources.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company had $350 million available and no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.  The Company was in compliance with each financial covenant as of September 30, 2012.  Refer to Note 5 of our notes to consolidated financial statements for further discussion on our debt.

 

We believe that our current financial resources and funds generated from operations will be adequate to cover anticipated expenditures for debt service, general and administrative expense costs, exploration costs and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.  Our current financial resources are also available to fund dividends and for acquisitions of royalty interests, including the remaining commitments

 

24



Table of Contents

 

incurred in connection with the Mt. Milligan and Tulsequah Chief acquisitions.  Our long-term capital requirements are primarily affected by our ongoing acquisition activities.  The Company currently, and generally at any time, has acquisition opportunities in various stages of active review.  In the event of one or more substantial royalty interest or other acquisitions, we would seek additional debt or equity financing opportunities as necessary.

 

Please refer to our risk factors included in Part 1, Item 1A of our Fiscal Year 2012 10-K for a discussion of certain risks that may impact the Company’s liquidity and capital resources.

 

Recent Liquidity and Capital Resource Developments

 

Common Stock Offering

 

On October 15, 2012, we sold 5,250,000 shares of our common stock, at a price of $90.00 per share, resulting in proceeds of $472.5 million before expenses.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the acquisition of additional royalty interests and for general corporate purposes.  The Company has invested the proceeds from this offering in United States treasury bills or cash bank accounts.

 

Summary of Cash Flows

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $53.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $46.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in proceeds received from our royalty interests, net of production taxes, of approximately $8.2 million.  The increase was also attributable to a decrease in interest payments made of approximately $1.2 million as the Company had no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $119.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to cash provided by investing activities of $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to an increase in acquisitions of royalty interests in mineral properties (Mt. Milligan) compared to the same period of the prior year.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities totaled $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to cash used in financing activities of $41.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease in cash used in financing activities is primarily attributable to a reduction in debt payments resulting from the Company having no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

Please refer to Note 1 of the notes to consolidated financial statements for a discussion on recently adopted accounting standards.

 

25



Table of Contents

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Available-for-Sale-Securities

 

The Company’s policy for determining whether declines in fair value of available-for-sale securities are other than temporary includes a quarterly analysis of the investments and a review by management of all investments for which the cost exceeds the fair value.  Any temporary declines in fair value are recorded as a charge to other comprehensive income.  If such impairment is determined by the Company to be other than temporary, the investment’s cost basis is written down to fair value and recorded in net income during the period the Company determines such impairment to be other than temporary.  Based on the Company’s analysis of its investments and our ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time, there were no write downs on our available-for-sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2012.  The most significant available-for-sale security is the investment in Seabridge Gold, Inc.(“Seabridge”) common stock, acquired in June 2011 and discussed in greater detail within our Fiscal 2012 10-K.  The Company will continue to evaluate this investment considering additional facts and circumstances as they arise, including, but not limited to, the progress of development of Seabridge’s Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Cautionary “Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:  With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates contained herein.  Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding projected production estimates and estimates pertaining to timing and commencement of production from the operators of properties where we hold royalty interests; the adequacy of financial resources and funds to cover anticipated expenditures for general and administrative expenses as well as costs associated with exploration and business development and capital expenditures, and our expectation that substantially all our revenues will be derived from royalty interests.  Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue,” “project” and variations of these words, comparable words and similar expressions generally indicate forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement is made.  Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others:

 

·                  changes in gold and other metals prices on which our royalty interests are paid or changes in prices of the primary metals mined at properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  the production at or performance of properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  the ability of operators to bring projects, particularly on development stage properties, into production on schedule or operate in accordance with feasibility studies;

 

·                  decisions and activities of the operators of properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  liquidity or other problems our operators may encounter;

 

·                  hazards and risks at the properties where we hold royalty interests that are normally associated with developing and mining properties, including unanticipated grade and geological, metallurgical, processing or other problems, mine operating and ore processing facility problems, pit wall or tailings dam failures, industrial accidents, environmental hazards and natural catastrophes such as floods or earthquakes and access to raw materials, water and power;

 

26



Table of Contents

 

·                  changes in project parameters as plans of the operators of properties where we hold royalty interests are refined;

 

·                  changes in estimates of reserves and mineralization by the operators of properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  contests to our royalty interests and title and other defects to the properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  economic and market conditions;

 

·                  future financial needs;

 

·                  federal, state and foreign legislation governing us or the operators of properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  the availability of royalty interests for acquisition or other acquisition opportunities and the availability of debt or equity financing necessary to complete such acquisitions;

 

·                  our ability to make accurate assumptions regarding the valuation, timing and amount of revenue to be derived from our royalty interests when evaluating acquisitions;

 

·                  risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries, including application of foreign laws to contract and other disputes, environmental, real estate, contract and permitting laws, currency fluctuations, expropriation of property, repatriation of earnings, taxation, price controls, inflation, import and export regulations, community unrest and labor disputes, endemic health issues, corruption, enforcement and uncertain political and economic environments;

 

·                  changes in laws governing us, the properties where we hold royalty interests or the operators of such properties;

 

·                  risks associated with issuances of additional common stock or incurrence of indebtedness in connection with acquisitions or otherwise including risks associated with the issuance and conversion of convertible notes;

 

·                  acquisition and maintenance of permits and authorizations, completion of construction and commencement and continuation of production at the properties where we hold royalty interests;

 

·                  changes in management and key employees; and

 

·                  failure to complete future acquisitions;

 

as well as other factors described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Fiscal 2012 10-K and our other reports filed with the SEC.  Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control.  Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements.  We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein, except as required by law.  Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

ITEM 3.                                                QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Our earnings and cash flows are significantly impacted by changes in the market price of gold and, to a lesser extent, the price of silver, copper and nickel.  Gold, silver, copper, nickel and other metal prices can fluctuate significantly and are affected by numerous factors, such as demand, production levels, economic policies of central banks, producer hedging, world political and economic events and the strength of the

 

27



Table of Contents

 

U.S. dollar relative to other currencies.  Please see “Volatility in gold, silver, copper, nickel and other metal prices may have an adverse impact on the value of our royalty interests and may reduce our royalty revenues.  Certain of our royalty contracts have features that may amplify the negative effects of a drop in metals prices,” under Part I, Item 1A of our Fiscal 2012 10-K, for more information that can affect gold, silver, copper, nickel and other metal prices as well as historical gold, silver, copper and nickel prices.

 

During the three month period ended September 30, 2012, we reported royalty revenues of $77.9 million, with an average gold price for the period of $1,652 per ounce, an average silver price of $29.80 per ounce, an average copper price of $3.50 per pound and an average nickel price of $7.40 per pound.  Approximately 66% of our total recognized revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to gold sales from our gold producing royalty interests, as shown within the MD&A.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012, if the price of gold had averaged 10% higher or lower per ounce, we would have recorded an increase or decrease in revenue of approximately $5.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively.

 

Approximately 14% of our total recognized revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to copper sales from our copper producing royalty interests.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012, if the price of copper had averaged 10% higher or lower per pound, we would have recorded an increase or decrease in revenue of approximately $1.1 million.

 

Approximately 9% of our total recognized revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to silver sales from our silver producing royalty interests.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012, if the price of silver had averaged 10% higher or lower per ounce, we would have recorded an increase or decrease in revenues of approximately $0.7 million.

 

Approximately 8% of our total recognized revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were attributable to nickel sales from our nickel producing royalty interests.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012, if the price of nickel had averaged 10% higher or lower per pound, we would have recorded an increase or decrease in revenue of approximately $0.8 million.

 

ITEM 4.                                                CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s management, with the participation of the President and Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (the principal financial and accounting officer) of the Company, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).  Based on such evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2012, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures involve human diligence and compliance and are subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures.  As a result, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are

 

28



Table of Contents

 

resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2012, that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.                                             OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                                                LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

Refer to Note 11 of our notes to consolidated financial statements for a discussion on litigation associated with our Voisey’s Bay royalty.  There was no material development to this litigation during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

ITEM 1A.                                       RISK FACTORS

 

Information regarding risk factors appears in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Forward-Looking Statements,” and various risks faced by us are also discussed elsewhere in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In addition, risk factors are included in Part I, Item 1A of our Fiscal 2012 10-K.

 

ITEM 2.                                                UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3.                                                DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.                                                MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.                                                OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.                                                EXHIBITS

 

The exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

29



Table of Contents

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  November 1, 2012

By:

/s/ Tony Jensen

 

 

Tony Jensen
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date:  November 1, 2012

By:

/s/ Stefan Wenger

 

 

Stefan Wenger
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

30



Table of Contents

 

ROYAL GOLD, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended on August 13, 2012.

 

 

 

10.1*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under Royal Gold’s 2004 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 17, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.2***

 

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Royal Gold, Inc., RGLD Gold AG, Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. and Terrane Metals Corp. dated as of August 8, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 9, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

10.3

 

Second Amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement by and among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., RGLD Gold AG and Terrane Metals Corp. dated as of August 10, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 16, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance Document.

 

 

 

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

 

 

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.PRE**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 


*                 Identifies a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement.

 

**          Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

***   Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted by redacting a portion of the text (indicated by asterisks in the text). This exhibit has been filed separately with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 

31