Exhibit 99.1
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| NYSE-A: ROY | NR 10-04 |
| TSX: IRC | February, 16, 2010 |
INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY ANNOUNCES RESULT OF SPECIAL MEETING
DENVER, COLORADO – February 16, 2010 – International Royalty Corporation (NYSE-A: ROY, TSX: IRC) (“IRC”) today announced that it has received shareholder and optionholder approval of IRC’s previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) with Royal Gold, Inc. (“Royal Gold”).
IRC will now apply to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) for a final order (the “Final Order”) approving the Arrangement. The hearing in respect of the Final Order is expected to take place on February 19, 2010.
Provided that the Final Order is granted, IRC and Royal Gold expect to complete the Arrangement on or about February 22, 2010.
International Royalty Corporation
IRC is a global mineral royalty company. IRC holds 85 royalties including an effective 2.7% NSR on the Voisey's Bay mine, a sliding scale NSR on the Chilean portion of the Pascua-Lama project, a 1.5% NSR on the Las Cruces project and a 1.5% NSR on approximately 3.0 million acres of gold lands in Western Australia. IRC is senior listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:IRC) as well as the NYSE Amex (NYSE-A:ROY).
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
INTERNATIONAL ROYALTY CORPORATION
Douglas B. Silver
Chairman and CEO
For further information please contact:
Jack Perkins, Director of Investor Relations: (303) 991-9500
Douglas B. Silver, Chairman and CEO: (303) 799-9020
info@internationalroyalty.com
www.internationalroyalty.com
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Barbara Komorowski : bkomorowski@renmarkfinancial.com
Tel.: 514-939-3989 Fax: 514-939-3717
www.renmarkfinancial.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements including the expected completion of the Arrangement. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words or phrases such as “plans”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, or “does not anticipate”, or “believes” or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Since forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and address future events, conditions and expectations, forward-looking statements inherently involve unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors well beyond IRC’s ability to control or predict. Actual results and de velopments may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements depending on certain factors. IRC’s forward-looking statements in this release are based on certain assumptions. Any forward-looking statements included in this release represent IRC’s views as of the date of this release. While IRC anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause IRC’s views to change, IRC specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements unless required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing IRC’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
