INTERNATIONAL MONTORO RESOURCES INC. - TSX: IMT

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

NEWS RELEASE

August 2, 2006

INTERNATIONAL MONTORO CLOSES FIRST TRANCHE OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT @ $0.25 PER UNIT

International Montoro Resources Inc.(“IMT”) announces further to the Company’s news releases of May 5/06 &June 20/06 and TSX Venture Exchange approval notice of July 21/06 it has now closed the first tranche of the non- brokered private placement. It comprises 472,600 units at a price of $0.25 per units for total proceeds of $118,150. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one two year share purchase warrant entitling the holders to acquire further shares until July 21,2007 at a price of $0.30 and if exercised after July 21, 2007 but on or before July 21,2008 at a price of $0.40. The Company paid finders fee of 10,000 units to Canaccord Capital Corp. and $3,880 cash to other parties. The Company expects to close the second tranche ($305,000) within 30 days.

All common shares issued under the private placement together with any common shares issuable on the exercise of the share purchase warrants have a hold period expiring November 22,2006. The proceeds from the financing will be used for exploration on its uranium prospects in Saskatchewan and Labrador, further uranium property acquisitions, and working capital.

 

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Musil, CFO/Director

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