Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information and Holders
Our common stock is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “RGLD.” As of February 9, 2023, we had 783 holders of record of our common stock. This figure does not reflect the beneficial ownership of shares held in nominee name.
Dividends
On November 15, 2022, we announced an increase in our annual dividend for calendar year 2023 from $1.40 to $1.50 per share, payable on a quarterly basis of $0.375 per share. The newly declared dividend is 7% higher than the dividend paid during calendar year 2022. We have steadily increased our annual dividend for 22 years, or since calendar year 2001. We expect to pay our annual dividend using cash on hand.
Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
None.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased
(b) Average Price Paid Per Share
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Programs
October 2022
—
—
N/A
N/A
November 2022
—
—
N/A
N/A
December 2022
—
—
N/A
N/A
Total
—
—
N/A
N/A
Stock Performance
The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total shareholder return, calculated on a dividend-reinvested basis, for Royal Gold, the S&P 500 Index, and the PHLX Gold and Silver Index for the five years ended December 31, 2022. The graph assumes $100 was invested in each of stock or index as of the market close on December 31. Past stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
December 31,
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
RGLD
$
145
$
134
$
134
$
152
$
106
$
100
S&P 500
$
157
$
149
$
149
$
126
$
96
$
100
PHLX gold/silver Index
$
151
$
162
$
173
$
128
$
84
$
100
The foregoing performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
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