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The Leading Precious Metals Royalty Company The Southwestern Showcase Investor Conference November 2007

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Page 1: The Leading Precious Metals Royalty Company€¦ · High Margins 1 EBITDA margin = EBITDA divided by revenue 2 Net profit margin = net earnings from continuing operations divided

The Leading Precious Metals Royalty CompanyThe Southwestern Showcase Investor ConferenceNovember 2007

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Cautionary StatementUnder the Private Securities Litigation

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 materially from the projections and estimates contained herein and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding being a lower risk gold investment, growth potential, insulation from operating costs, availability of royalty opportunities, reserve and production estimates made by the operators or owners of our royalty properties; development pipeline, continued ramp up in production at Leeville and Taparko, permitting approvals, changes in the commencement of production by the operators of certain properties; exploration upside and optimization potential, increasing production profile, construction completion, extended mine life, and leverage to gold price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others: changes in gold and other metals prices; decisions and activities of the operators of the Company’s royalty properties; unanticipated grade, geological, metallurgical, processing or other problems at the properties; changes in project parameters as plans of the operators are refined; the results of current or planned exploration activities; economic and market conditions; the ability of operators to bring non-producing and not yet in development projects into production and operate in accordance with feasibility studies; future financial needs; the impact of future acquisitions and royalty financing transactions; changes in the Mining Law of 1872; risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries, including application of foreign laws to contract and other disputes; environmental laws and enforcement; and uncertain political and economic environments. These risks and other factors are discussed in more detail in the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made herein are as of the date hereof and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future performance. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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Why Have Gold In Your Portfolio?

Portfolio diversification

� Negatively correlated with US dollar

Store of value

� Hedge against inflation

Safe haven in turbulent times

Attributes of Gold

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Factors Impacting The Price of Gold

Macro economic conditions

� Fiat currencies

� U.S. dollar strength

� India and China

� Geopolitical uncertainty

Supply

� Mine production, permitting, cost

� Exploration challenges

� Central Bank selling

Demand

� Traditional consumption

� India and China

� Exchange traded funds

Attributes of Gold

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Why Royal Gold?

Lower risk gold investment

Growth potential

Strong financial performance

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LEEVILLE MINING COMPLEX NEVADANewmont

SJ CLAIMS(GOLDSTRIKE MINE)NEVADABarrick

PIPELINE MININGCOMPLEXNEVADABarrick

GOLD HILLNEVADAKinross

BALD MOUNTAINNEVADABarrick

ROBINSONNEVADAQuadra

TROYMONTANARevett

WILLIAMSCANADA

Barrick/Teck

JOE MANNCANADA

Campbell

MULATOSMEXICOAlamos

DOLORESMEXICOMinefinders

EL LIMONNICARAGUAGlencairn

DON MARIOBOLIVIAOrvana

PASCUA-LAMAARGENTINA/CHILE

BarrickMARTHAARGENTINACoeur d’Alene

TAPARKOBURKINA FASOHigh River

PEÑASQUITOMEXICOGoldcorp

BENSOGHANAGolden Star

Diversified Portfolio

Lower Risk Attributes

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Distribution of Reserves by Operator

Gold Silver

High River Gold

GoldcorpBarrick Newmont Quadra Minefinders

Other

Copper

Zinc

Lead

Lower Risk Attributes

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Distribution of Reserves by Continent

Gold Silver

North America Africa S. America Other

Lower Risk Attributes

Copper

Zinc

Lead

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Insulated from increased operating costs

No capital cost contributions required

No environmental or closure costs incurred

Cost Structure

Lower Risk Attributes

Five-year change in operating cost drivers

+74%

+188%

+20%

2007

YTD1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Labor (Metals & Mining Services PPI)

Energy (Crude Oil Spot Price)Construction (Iron & Steel PPI)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, BloombergPPI = Producer Price Index1 Through August 2007

Gold Prices

Nevada production costs

2005

2003

0

700

100

200

300

400

600

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2004

2006

Total Cash Costs

US

$ P

er O

unce 500

Source: Economic Overview of the Nevada Mining Industry 2006, Dr. John L. Dobra

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High Margins

1 EBITDA margin = EBITDA divided by revenue2 Net profit margin = net earnings from continuing operations divided by revenue3 Barrick, Newmont, Goldcorp; calendar year data converted to fiscal year data

EBITDA margins1

(July 2006 to June 2007)

33%

73%

0%

15%

30%

45%

60%

75%

Royal Gold North American majors3

Net profit margins2

(July 2006 to June 2007)

11%

41%

0%

15%

30%

45%

60%

75%

Royal Gold North American majors3

Lower Risk Attributes

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TROYMONTANARevett

LEEVILLE MINING COMPLEX NEVADANewmont

SJ CLAIMS(GOLDSTRIKE MINE)NEVADABarrick

PIPELINE MININGCOMPLEXNEVADABarrick

BALD MOUNTAINNEVADABarrick

ROBINSONNEVADAQuadra

MULATOSMEXICOAlamos

MARTHAARGENTINA

Coeur d’Alene

TAPARKOBURKINA FASOHigh River

Assets in 2006

Growth Potential

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LEEVILLE MINING COMPLEX NEVADANewmont

SJ CLAIMS(GOLDSTRIKE MINE)NEVADABarrick

PIPELINE MININGCOMPLEXNEVADABarrick

GOLD HILLNEVADAKinross

BALD MOUNTAINNEVADABarrick

ROBINSONNEVADAQuadra

TROYMONTANARevett

WILLIAMSCANADA

Barrick/Teck

JOE MANNCANADA

Campbell

MULATOSMEXICOAlamos

DOLORESMEXICOMinefinders

EL LIMONNICARAGUAGlencairn

DON MARIOBOLIVIAOrvana

PASCUA-LAMAARGENTINA/CHILE

BarrickMARTHAARGENTINACoeur d’Alene

TAPARKOBURKINA FASOHigh River

PEÑASQUITOMEXICOGoldcorp

BENSOGHANAGolden Star

Assets in 2007

Growth Potential

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Acquire existing royalties from

individuals

� Pascua-Lama, Cortez GSR-3, Bald Mountain

Acquire existing royalties from

companies

� Leeville, SJ Claims, Peñasquito,

Robinson, Mulatos, Dolores

Finance projects in exchange for

royalty interests

� Taparko, Troy, Martha

Enter into exploration alliances

� Kettukuusikko, Svetloye

Ample Royalty Opportunities

Growth Potential

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1 Reserves subject to our royalty interests as of 12/31/06 2 Reserves subject to our royalty interests as of 12/31/06, plus additions at the Peñasquito project announced by the operator on 6/25/07 and

reserve additions due to Royal Gold’s acquisition of Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. in October 2007.

Strong Growth In Reserves

GoldM oz

1921

42

10

20

30

40

50

2004 2005 20061

SilverM oz

16 19

595

100

300

500

2004 2005 20061

50

20072

700

900

1,020

20072

ZincB lbs

CopperB lbs

0.1500

1,500

2,500

‘04 ‘05 ‘061

2.32.0 2.0

‘07

10,000

14,000

0 0

8.0

2,000

6,000

‘04 ‘05 ‘061 ‘072

12.8

LeadM lbs

200

400

‘04 ‘05 ‘061

3.7

5.9600

0 0

‘072

Growth Potential

1,10060

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Strong Development Pipeline

Growth Potential

19 other interests

EXPLORATION FEASIBILITY PERMITTING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

Gold Hill (~2010)

Pascua-Lama (~2010)

Peñasquito (2008)

Taparko (2007)

Dolores (2008)

Leeville (2007)

Benso (2008)

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Operator: Newmont

Royalty: 1.8% NSR

Reserves1: 2.3M oz Au

Production (Est.):

� 400K oz per year

� 337K oz CY 2007

Mining Rate:

� 2,100 TPD October 2006

� 3,200 TPD planned by November 2007

FY07 Revenue: $2.7M

Key Attributes: Grade, infrastructure,

potential for exploration upside,

increasing production profile

Leeville (Nevada)

Growth Potential

1 Reserves at 12/31/06

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Taparko (Burkina Faso)

Growth Potential

Operator: High River Gold

Royalty:

� GSR1: 15.0% - initial royalty

� GSR2: 0–10.0% initial royalty(sliding-scale)

� GSR3: 2.0% - perpetual royalty

� MR1: 0.75% - milling royalty

Reserves1: 0.8M oz Au

Production (Est.):

� 100-140K oz per year

� 35K oz CY 2007

FY07 Revenue: Initial production began

August 2007

Key Attributes: Royalty rate, increasing

production profile, construction essentially complete

1 Reserves at 12/31/06

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Dolores (Mexico)

Growth Potential

Operator: Minefinders

Royalty: 3.25% NSR Au

2.0% NSR Ag

Reserves1: 2.45M oz Au

127.0M oz Ag

Production (Est.):

� Loading pad this fall

� Commercial production in 2008

� 120K oz Au per year2

� 4.43M oz Ag per year2

Key Attributes: Royalty rate,

exploration and optimization potential,

extended mine life

1 Reserves as of operator’s September 2006 reserve model2 Based on operator’s February 2006 technical report

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Operator: Goldcorp

Royalty: 2.0% NSR

(all metals)

Reserves1: 13.1M oz Au, 864.0M Ag,

12.8B lbs Zn, 5.9B lbs Pb

Production:

� Est. commencement 2008

Key Attributes: Low cash

costs, exploration upside

Gold and Silver Production Profile2

0

250

500

750

1,000

1,250

1,500

1,750

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

(000’s

ounces)

Gold Oz.

Equivalent Gold Oz. (silver)

Peñasquito (Mexico)

1 Reserves as of 6/25/072 Gold and gold equivalent production are calculated using data from the July 31, 2006 Glamis feasibility report and the Base Case commodity price assumptions:

$532.74/oz gold and $8.84/oz silver

Growth Potential

(Artist’s rendering of mine site)

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Pascua-Lama (Chile)Operator: Barrick

Royalty1: 0.16%-1.08% NSR

(sliding-scale)

Reserves2: 13.6M oz Au

Production (Est.):

� 750K–775K oz Au per year

� Est. commencement in 2010

Key Attributes: Mine life,

exploration upside, economies of

scale, low cost producer

1 Royalty applies to Chilean reserves only which account for approximately 80% of total reserves2 Reserves at 12/31/2006; reserve and production numbers reported are subject to our royalty interests

Growth Potential

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Gold Hill (Nevada)

Operator: Kinross (50/50 joint

venture with Barrick)

Royalty1: 1.0%-2.0% NSR

(sliding-scale)

Reserves2: 0.8M oz Au

Production:

� Est. commencement ~ 2010

1 RMGC has a $10M buy-back right on the NSR royalty2 Barrick stated in a September 2006 presentation that, as of 12/31/05, there were 375,000 contained ounces in reserves attributable to its 50% interest

Growth Potential

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Benso (Ghana)

Operator: Golden Star

Royalty: 1.5% NSR

Reserves: 0.25M oz Au

Production Estimate:

� Ore haulage projected to begin in 2008 – 3Q

Growth Potential

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Growing Asset Base and Revenues

Pipeline Mining Complex SJ Claims Leeville Troy Mine Bald Mountain

Martha Robinson Gold HillMulatos

Financial Performance

2004 2005 2006 2007

$21.4

$25.3$28.4

$48.5

Fiscal Years Ending June 30

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Source: Company data; fiscal years ended June 301 Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and is explained in the Company’s SEC filings

$0

$10

$20

$30

$40

$50

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

($ in m

illions)

Net Income Free Cash Flow1 Royalty Revenue

Strong Track Record

Financial Performance

Fiscal Years Ending June 30

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Balance sheet (as of 11/6/07 as

adjusted)

� Cash on hand:3 $207.3M

� Net Debt: $0

� Line of credit: $59.5M

� Shares outstanding:

–Common 30.1M

–Preferred 1.1M

� Insider Ownership: 14%

� Stock symbol:

NASDAQ:RGLD; RGLD-PTSX:RGL

Mandatory convertible preferred

share offering

Current Financial Resources

Source: Company data1 CY2007 dividend divided by closing stock price of $33.95 per share on 10/30/072 Calculated as dividend per share divided by trailing twelve month cash flow from operations per share as of 06/30/073 Includes estimated proceeds from mandatory convertible preferred share offering, expected to close on 11/9/07

Financial Performance

Dividend Yield1: 0.8% Dividend Payout Ratio2: 27%

$0.10

$0.15

$0.20$0.22

$0.26

$0.00

$0.05

$0.10

$0.15

$0.20

$0.25

$0.30

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

($ per share per calendar year)

Royal Gold Dividend

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Risk

Retu

rn ETF

Physical Gold

Index Funds

Major Operators

Intermediate Operators

Exploration

Royalty CompanyRoyalty Company

Junior Operators

Premium Investment Vehicle

Note: This chart represents the views of Royal Gold

Lower Risk + Growth + Financial Performance =

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ROYAL GOLD, INC1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 1000Denver, Colorado 80202–1132PHONE(303) 573-1660FAX(303) 595-9385WEBwww.royalgold.com

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Appendix: Summary of Royalties

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Portfolio of Producing and Developing Properties

0.40

15.0% GSR (TB-GSR1); 0-10.0% GSR

(TB-GSR2) (sliding-scale)High RiverBurkina FasoTaparko3

0.20.72.0% NSR (silver)Coeur d’Alene

Santa Cruz Province,

ArgentinaMartha

0.21.00.30-1.5% NSR (sliding-scale)AlamosSonora, MexicoMulatos2

0.21.31.75-3.5% NSR (sliding-scale)BarrickWhite Pine County, NVBald Mountain

0.82.71.8% NSRNewmontEureka County, NVLeeville Mining Complex

0.63.17.0% GSR (silver); 7.0% GSR (copper)RevettLincoln County, MTTroy1

1.25.50.9% NSRBarrickEureka County, NVSJ Claims - Goldstrike

3.612.6

3.0% NSR; 3.0% GSR (copper); 3.0% GSR

(molybdenum) QuadraWhite Pine County, NVRobinson2

003.25% NSR; 2.0% NSR (silver)MinefindersMexicoDolores4

001.5% NSRGolden StarMexicoBenso

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.5

FY07 Revenue ($M)

00.16-1.08% NSR (sliding-scale)BarrickAtacama, ChilePascua-Lama

00.72% NSRBarrick / Teck ComincoOntario, CanadaWilliams4

03.0% NSROrvanaBoliviaDon Mario4

03.0% NSRGlencairn Gold & Inversiones MinerasNicaraguaEl Limon4

01.0% NSRCampbell ResourcesQuebec, CanadaJoe Mann4

01.0-2.0% NSR (sliding-scale)KinrossNye County, NVGold Hill

02% NSR (on all metals)GoldcorpZacatecas, MexicoPeñasquito

5.7

0.40-5.0% GSR1 (sliding-scale); 0.72-9.0%

GSR2 (sliding-scale); 0.71% GSR3; 0.39%

NVR1BarrickLander County, NV Pipeline Mining Complex

1Q – FY08 Revenue ($M)Royalty (Gold unless otherwise stated)OperatorLocationMine

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NOTES:1 Troy has a tiered royalty structure 2 Partial year revenue3 There are four royalties on the Taparko project4 Acquired in merger with Battle Mountain on October 24, 2007

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OperatorRoyaltyRoyaltyLocationProperty1

FirstgoldNSR4.0%NevadaRelief Canyon

OrezoneNSR3.00% Burkina FasoSega2

Fortress MineralsNSR1.00%RussiaSvetloye

BH MineralsNSR0.75%NevadaDixie Flats

BH MineralsNSR0.75%NevadaLong Peak

BH MineralsNSR0.75%NevadaICBM

Nevada PacificNSR2.50%NevadaBSC

BarrickNSR0.50%NevadaRye

BarrickNSR1.00%NevadaSimon Creek

Cortez JVNVR0.25%NevadaHorse Mountain

Cortez JVNVR1.50%NevadaFerris/Cooks Creek

Cortez JVNPI16.50%NevadaBuckhorn South

NewmontNSR5.00%NevadaMule Canyon

Revett MineralsNSR1.00%MontanaRock Creek3Taranis ResourcesNSR2.00%FinlandKettukuusikko

Vista GoldNSR1.00%CaliforniaLong Valley

HidefieldNSR2.00%ArgentinaSanta Cruz Province

1 There are no reserves on any of these properties2 Orezone has the right to buy back up to 2.0% of the royalty for US$2 million3 Royal Gold owns 1.3 million shares of Revett Minerals which are convertible into a 1% NSR royalty

Exploration Royalty Portfolio