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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kirchhoff Bruce Christopher   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROYAL GOLD INC [RGLD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, GC and Corp Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 1660 WYNKOOP, #1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/16/2016 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/16/2016   M   2,724 A $ 0 58,152 (1) D   Common Stock 08/16/2016   F   1,238 (2) D $ 0 56,914 (1) D   Common Stock 08/16/2016   A   2,590 (3) A $ 0 59,504 (4) D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

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

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

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

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Shares

$ 0

08/16/2016

M

2,724

(5)

08/20/2020

Common Stock

2,724

$ 0

1,784

D

Stock Option (ISO-Right to Buy)

$ 83.29

08/16/2016

A

1,200

(6)

08/16/2026

Common Stock

1,200

$ 83.29

1,200

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 83.29

08/16/2016

A

6,110

(6)

08/16/2026

Common Stock

6,110

$ 83.29

6,110

D

Performance Shares

$ 0

08/16/2016

A

5,380

(5)

08/16/2019

Common Stock

5,380

$ 0

5,380

D

Performance Shares

$ 0

08/16/2016

A

5,380

(5)

08/16/2021

Common Stock

5,380

$ 0

5,380

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kirchhoff Bruce Christopher 1660 WYNKOOP, #1000 DENVER, CO 80202			VP, GC and Corp Secretary

Signatures

Margaret A. Beck as Attorney-in-Fact for Bruce C. Kirchhoff		08/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 19,570 shares of restricted stock that have not vested.
(2)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy taxes; no shares were sold.
(3)	Grant of restricted stock with a 2-year hold and then vesting as to one-third in years 3, 4 and 5.
(4)	Includes 22,160 shares of restricted stock that have not vested.
(5)	A performance award represents a contingent right to receive shares of common stock upon achievement of certain performance goals.
(6)	One-third vests annually over 3 years beginning on August 16, 2017.

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