INTERNATIONAL MONTORO RESOURCES INC. - TSX: IMT

#600 - 625 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T6
 

NEWS RELEASE

January 23, 2002

Montoro Resources Inc. (the "Company") wishes to announce that at its upcoming Annual General Meeting of members on February 21, 2002 it will be seeking the consent of members to a consolidation of its share capital on an eight for one, or alternatively a six for one basis, and a change of its name to Consolidated Montoro Resources Inc. or such other name as the Board of Directors may approve.

The Company currently has 13,164,291shares outstanding and 1,645,536 shares will be outstanding after the consolidation on an eight for one basis or 2,194,049 after the consolidation on a six for one basis.  Incidental to the consolidation, the Company will be increasing its post-consolidation authorized capital to 100,000,000 shares.

The share consolidation is being proposed in order to allow the Company greater flexibility to raise financings for any future transactions.

The share consolidation and change of name are subject to members’ approval and being accepted for filing by the Canadian Venture Exchange.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Musil, President/Director

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