Royal Gold Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call

DENVER, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC.
(Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), the leading precious metals royalty company, will
report its fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2008 results before the market
opens for trading on Thursday, August 14, 2008. There will be a conference
call that day at noon Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time) which will be
accessible via live internet broadcast and dial-in conference capabilities.
Dial-In Numbers: 800-603-2779 (U.S. and Canada)
706-634-7230 (International)
Internet Broadcast: http://www.royalgold.com under Investor Relations,
Presentations

Tony Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host the
conference call. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the
call. Please log on or call in at least five minutes prior to the conference
call start time. In addition, the call will be archived on the Company's web
site.
Royal Gold is the leading precious metals royalty company engaged in the
acquisition and management of precious metals royalty interests. Royal Gold
is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "RGLD"
and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "RGL." The Company's web
page is located at http://www.royalgold.com.
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Karen Gross, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of ROYAL GOLD, INC.,
+1-303-573-1660