Royal Gold, Inc. · NASDAQ:RGLD

Royal Gold — RBC Capital Markets Global Mining and Materials Conference 2013

32 slides from Royal Gold's conference presentation, Jun 18, 2013

  1. Slide 1: RBC Capital Markets Global Mining and Materials Conference

    RBC Capital Markets Global Mining and Materials Conference JUNE 2013 Page 1

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement This presentation contains certain forward‐looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ

  3. Slide 3: Introduction

    Introduction Company Overview Cornerstone Property Review Value Creation Page 3

  4. Slide 4: Company Overview

    Company Overview ~ $3.5B public royalty and streaming company, listed on both the NASDAQ (RGLD) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (RGL) Focused on gold, which contributed 73% of revenues for the past twelve months ended March 31, 2013 Portfolio of quality assets, including royalty/stream interests in:

  5. Slide 5: Key Strengths: Disciplined Business Strategy

    Key Strengths 1 Disciplined Business Strategy Pursuing Premium Returns at Cash Flow Stability and Growth Lower Risk Through Accretive Acquisitions, Reinvestment and Reserve Replacement Exploration Gold Reserve Replacement ¹ 105 Junior Operators 85 Intermediate Operators 65 Ounces (millions) 45 Index

  6. Slide 6: Key Strengths: Low Fixed Operating Costs and No Ongoing Development Costs

    Key Strengths 2 Low Fixed Operating Costs and No Ongoing Development Costs Royal Gold’s Costs have remained flat with TTM cash operating expenses, including production taxes, at 9% of revenue 1 Royal Gold Cash Cost Margin Reflects Low Fixed Industry Cash Cost Margin Has Been Affected by Rising Opera

  7. Slide 7: Key Strengths: Geographically and Operationally Diverse Asset Base

    Key Strengths 3 Geographically and Operationally Diverse Asset Base Royalty Revenue is A Portfolio With A Range of Widely Distributed Structures and Properties Revenue by Geography Operational Diversification (TTM March 31, 2013) 300 8% 250 4% 28% Revenues ($ millions) 200 18% 150 100 19% 23% 50 0 2

  8. Slide 8: Key Strengths: Stable Mining Operations with Reputable Operating Partners

    Key Strengths 4 Stable Mining Operations with Reputable Operating Partners We Work With the Premier With 66% of FY2012 Mining Operators Revenue From Investment Grade Rated Companies Net Gold Equivalent Reserves by Operator Revenue by Operator (December 31, 2012) 1,2 (TTM March 31, 2013) 1% 15% 27% 1

  9. Slide 9: Key Strengths: Long Lived Business Interests

    Key Strengths 5 Long Lived Business Interests Median projected life of our largest properties is 15 years The four largest properties – Mt. Milligan, Andacollo, Pascua-Lama, and Peñasquito – are each projected to at least 2036 Property Calendar Year '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '1

  10. Slide 10: Key Strengths: Strong Margins Drive Steady Cash Flow

    Key Strengths 6 Strong Margins Drive Steady Cash Flow EBITDA has increased every $210.5M EBITDA in the first year since FY 2006, reaching 9 months of FY 2013 alone $237.6M in FY2012 Historical Financial Results ¹ 300 180 250 150 GEO Production (koz) 200 120 US$mm 150 90 100 60 50 30 0 0 FY2008 FY200

  11. Slide 11: Cornerstone Property Review

    Cornerstone Property Review Page 11

  12. Slide 12: Portfolio of Quality Assets

    Portfolio of Quality Assets Page 12

  13. Slide 13: Andacollo (Teck)

    Andacollo (Teck) Region IV, Chile 75% NSR until 910K ounces are Royalty: 1 produced; 50% NSR thereafter Reserves: 2 1.8M ozs gold CY 2013 Production Guidance: 63,000 ozs gold 3 FY 2013 YTD Revenue: $66.0M FY 2012 Revenue: $64.1M Mine Life: 20+ years - Andacollo has established steady state operation

  14. Slide 14: Peñasquito (Goldcorp)

    Peñasquito (Goldcorp) Zacatecas, Mexico Royalty: 2.0% NSR - 15.7M ozs gold - 5.8B lbs lead Reserves: 1 - 912M ozs silver - 13.9B lbs zinc - 360,000 to 400,000 ozs gold CY 2013 Production Guidance: 2 - 20M to 21M ozs silver FY 2013 YTD Revenue: $23.0M FY 2012 Revenue: $28.5M Mine Life: 22 years Growt

  15. Slide 15: Voisey's Bay (Vale)

    Voisey’s Bay (Vale) Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada Royalty: 2.7% NSR - 1.0B lbs nickel Reserves: 1 - 587.0M lbs copper - 131.6M lbs nickel FY 2012 Production: 2 - 107.2M lbs copper FY 2013 YTD Revenue: $26.0M FY 2012 Revenue: $36.0M Mine Life: 3 20+ years Status: Steady state; 6,000 TPD Page 15

  16. Slide 16: Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Growth Catalyst

    Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Growth Catalyst British Columbia, Canada Mine profile: Open pit copper/gold porphyry Forecast Gold Production 2 300 Reserves: 1 6.0M oz gold Ounces/Thousands 250 262,000 ozs of gold annually during 200 Est. production: 2,3 first six years; 194,000 ozs of gold 150 annual

  17. Slide 17: Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Investment Summary

    Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Investment Summary British Columbia, Canada Transaction summary: 25% of gold for $311.5M in July 2010 15% of gold for $270M in December 2011 12.25% of gold for $200M in August 2012 = 52.25% of gold for $781.5M Delivery payment of $435/oz or prevailing market price Mt. M

  18. Slide 18: Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Attractive Attributes

    Mt. Milligan (Thompson Creek) Attractive Attributes British Columbia, Canada Favorable geographic location Provincial and Federal permits Strong local and regional infrastructure: Low cost power Adequate water Low strip ratio Road, rail and port access Support communities Long mine life Exploration

  19. Slide 19: Mt. Milligan photo

    Photo as of September 2012. Page 19

  20. Slide 20: Mt. Milligan photos

    Photos as of February 2013. Page 20

  21. Slide 21: Pascua-Lama (Barrick) Growth Catalyst

    Pascua-Lama (Barrick) Growth Catalyst Region III, Chile 0.78% to 5.23% NSR Royalty: 1,2 (5.23% above $800 gold) Forecast Royalty Ounces 6 14.7M ozs gold 60 Reserves: 3 (limited to gold in Chile) Ounces (Thousands) 50 Capital: $8.0B to $8.5B 40 30 Initial Production: First gold expected post 2014 4 2

  22. Slide 22: Pascua-Lama photos

    Photos as of March 2013. Page 22

  23. Slide 23: Project Development Pipeline

    Project Development Pipeline Meekatharra and Peñasquito Wolverine Gold Hill Mt. Milligan and Pascua-Lama Near term production growth Significant longer term growth Continued ramp-up at from cornerstone producing New production potential from cornerstone producing growth asset property development pr

  24. Slide 24: Value Creation

    Value Creation Page 24

  25. Slide 25: Significant Upside: Mt. Milligan and Pascua-Lama

    Significant Upside Mt. Milligan and Pascua-Lama Mt. Milligan and Pascua-Lama Are Expected to Nearly Double Royal Gold’s Current GEO’s Once in Full Production 350 300 Net Gold Equivalent Ounces (thousands) 250 200 150 100 50 - FY 2012 1 Mt. Milligan 2,3 Pascua-Lama 2,4 (full production) (full product

  26. Slide 26: Footnotes

    Footnotes Page 26

  27. Slide 27: Footnotes

    Footnotes PAGE 5. KEY STRENGTHS (Disciplined Business Strategy) PAGE 12: PORTFOLIO OF QUALITY ASSETS PAGE 16: MT. MILLIGAN 1. Reserves within Royal Gold’s areas of interest. 1. Producing properties are those that generated 1. Reserves as of October 23, 2009. revenue during fiscal 2012 or are expecte

  28. Slide 28: Footnotes

    Footnotes PAGE 21. PASCUA-LAMA (cont.) 5. Based on the Technical Report for the Pascua-Lama project filed by Barrick Gold, March 2011. 6. Royalty ounces are based on production guidance estimated by Barrick (see footnote 5 above). PAGE 23. WORLD CLASS PORTFOLIO – LOW COST OPERATORS 1. Gold royalty/s

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  32. Slide 32: Contact

    1660 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202-1132 303.573.1660 info@royalgold.com www.royalgold.com Page 32

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