Denver-based Royal Gold, Inc. today announced its fiscal 2007 financial results. Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) is the leading publicly-traded precious metals royalty company.

Highlights include:

Ø        Revenue and free cash flow increase 70% and 85%, respectively, year-over-year

Ø        Earnings per share up 58% year-over-year

Ø        Fiscal 2007 free cash flow totaled 78% of revenue

Ø        Production commenced at the Tarpako mine

Ø        Significant reserve expansion at the Penasquito property

Tony Jensen, Royal Gold’s CEO, is available if you would like to discuss the gold industry and the benefits of investing in precious metals royalties. Furthermore, Tony can discuss the political and economical risks associated with international mining, how gold relates to inflation (especially in our current situation) and how metal royalty investments relate to ETFs.

Please click on the link to view the company’s 2007 financial results. http://www.royalgold.com/news/2007-08-16.pdf

Thanks,

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Patrick Dixon

Ashton Partners

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