INTERNATIONAL MONTORO RESOURCES INC. - TSX: IMT

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

NEWS RELEASE

February 11, 2003

MONTORO CLOSES PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Montoro Resources Inc. (“MNQ”) has now closed the private placement which was accepted by the TSX Venture Exchange as per the January 27/03 Bulletin.

The non-brokered private placement was for 400,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit, each unit consisting of one common share and one-share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for an additional share in the capital of MNQ at $0.10 for one year and $0.15 per share in the second year.

As MNQ has completed the filing of its Annual Information Form (“AIF”), the shares, warrants and any shares issued upon exercise of the warrants are subject to a hold period and may not be traded in Canada until June 11, 2003, except as permitted by the Securities Act and the rules made thereunder and the TSX Venture Exchange.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Musil, President/Director

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