...Good morning, everyone. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Royal Gold's Special Meeting of Stockholders. I am Bill Hayes, Chair of the Board, and I will serve as Chair of this meeting. It is shortly after 9 AM Mountain Time on October 9, 2025, and the meeting is officially called to order. Only the business described in the notice of special meeting will be conducted today. On the right side of your screen under the Meeting Materials, you will see the agenda and rules of conduct for the special meeting. The rules of conduct set forth the procedures that we will follow during the meeting. Please note that we are recording the meeting. Broadridge has provided a written affidavit confirming that the notice of meeting and proxy statement were made available to stockholders of record as of August 29, 2025. [Christine Amarin] a representative of American Election Services LLC has been appointed as our Inspector of Election and advises that stockholders present online at this meeting or represented...
