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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT – 18 September 2025
ASX: MRZ
LODGEMENT OF PROSPECTUS
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Mont Royal Resources Ltd (“Mont Royal” or “the Company”) (ASX: MRZ) is pleased to advise that, yesterday
on Wednesday 17 September 2025, it lodged a prospectus with ASIC with respect to an offer to raise a
minimum of A$8 million and up to A$10 million (before costs) by the issue of between 40.0 million and no
more than 50.0 million new fully paid ordinary shares (“Shares”) (on a post-consolidation basis) at an issue
price of A$0.20 per Share.
Indicative Timetable
Event
Date
Lodgement of Prospectus with ASIC
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Exposure Period begins
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Exposure Period ends (unless extended)
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Opening Date for the Offers
Thursday, 25 September 2025
General Meeting
Friday, 10 October 2025
Closing Date for the Public Offer (5:00pm AWST)
Monday, 13 October 2025
Effective Date of Consolidation
Thursday, 16 October 2025
Effective Date of Consolidation
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Settlement Date of the Offers
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Completion of the Transaction
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Expected date for dispatch of holding statements
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Expected date for Shares to be reinstated to trading on ASX
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
This indicative timetable is subject to change. The Company reserves the right to amend any or all of these
events, dates and times without notice, subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other
applicable laws.
A copy of the prospectus, as lodged with ASIC, is attached to this announcement.
For and on behalf of the Board
ENDS.
Shaun Menezes | Company Secretary
Mont Royal Resources Ltd
3440-1085-3438v2
ACN: 625 237 658
Level 8, 2 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
E: info@montroyalres.com
www.montroyalres.com
ASX: MRZ
For Further Information:
Peter Ruse
Nicholas Read
Investor and Media Relations
Executive Director
info@montroyalres.com
+61 419 929 046
nicholas@readcorporate.com.au
About Mont Royal Resources
Mont Royal Resources Limited (ASX: MRZ) is an Australian company that owns 75% of Northern Lights Minerals
tenement package located in the Upper Eastmain Greenstone belt. The projects are located in the emerging
James Bay area, a Tier-1 mining jurisdiction of Quebec, Canada, and are prospective for lithium, precious (Gold,
Silver) and base metals mineralisation (Copper, Nickel).
On 10 April 2025, Mont Royal announced the planned merger of the Company with Commerce Resources
Corp. (“Commerce”) (TSXV: CCE, FSE: D7H0, OTCQX: CMRZF) (“Proposed Transaction”). Under the Proposed
Transaction, Mont Royal and Commerce propose to combine their respective businesses in a merger
transaction, pursuant to which, Mont Royal has agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common
shares of Commerce (“Commerce Shares”) by way of a court-approved Plan of Arrangement under the
Business Corporate Act (British Columbia).
For further information regarding Mont Royal Resources Limited, please visit the ASX platform (ASX: MRZ) or
Mont Royal’s website www.montroyalres.com, for further information regarding the Proposed Transaction,
copies of all relevant announcement are available here: https://montroyalres.com/investor-centre/
About Commerce Resources
Commerce Resources Corp. is a junior mineral resource company focused on the development of the Ashram
Rare Earth and Fluorspar Deposit located within their Eldor Property, in northern Quebec, Canada. The Ashram
Deposit is characterized by simple rare earth (monazite, bastnaesite, xenotime) and gangue (carbonates)
mineralogy, a large tonnage resource at favourable grade, and has demonstrated the production of high-grade
(more than 30 – 45% TREO) mineral concentrates at high recovery (more than 60 – 75%) in line with active
global producers.
The Ashram Deposit also has a fluorspar component which makes it one of the largest potential sources of
fluorspar in the world and could be a long-term supplier to the met-spar and acid-spar markets. Commerce is
positioning itself to be one of the lowest cost rare earth producers globally, with a specific focus on being a
long-term supplier of mixed rare earth carbonate and/or NdPr oxide to the global market.
Additionally, Commerce is committed to exploring the potential of other high-value commodities on the
Property such as niobium and phosphate minerals, which may help advance Ashram by reducing costs through
shared development.
For more information, please visit Commerce’s corporate website at www.commerceresources.com
or email info@commerceresources.com.
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Prospectus
Mont Royal Resources Limited
ACN 625 237 658
For an offer of up to 50 million Shares (on a postConsolidation basis) at an issue price of $0.20 per Share
to raise up to $10 million (before costs).
This Prospectus also includes the Broker Offer detailed in Section 7.
Conditional Offers
The Offers are conditional upon certain events occurring. Please refer to Section 7.2 for
further information. The Offers are not underwritten.
Re-compliance with Chapters 1 and 2 of the Listing Rules
In addition to the purpose of raising funds under the Offers, this Prospectus is issued for the
purpose of re-complying with the admission requirements under Chapters 1 and 2 of the
Listing Rules following a change to the nature and scale of the Company’s activities.
ASX Code: MRZ
Australian Legal Adviser
Lead Manager
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
You should read this Prospectus in its entirety.
Investment in the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus should be regarded as highly speculative in nature,
and investors should be aware that they may lose some or all of their investment. Refer to Section 8 for a summary
of the key risks associated with an investment in the Shares.
If you do not understand any part of this Prospectus or are in doubt as to what you should do, you should consult
your Broker, accountant, financial or other professional adviser immediately.
It is proposed that the Offers will close at 5:00pm (AWST) on Monday, 13 October 2025. The Directors reserve the
right to close the Offers earlier or to extend this date without notice. Applications must be received before that time.
The Company is incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) with
Australian company number 625 237 658.
Important information
The Offers
Exposure Period
This Prospectus is issued by Mont Royal Resources Limited (ACN
The Corporations Act prohibits the Company from processing
625 237 658) (MRZ or the Company) for the purposes of Chapter
Applications in the seven-day period from the Prospectus Date
6D of the Corporations Act.
(Exposure Period). This Exposure Period may be extended by
The offers in this Prospectus comprise: the Public Offer and the
Broker Offer (together, the Offers).
Lodgement and listing
ASIC by up to a further seven days.
The purpose of the Exposure Period is to enable this Prospectus
to be examined by market participants prior to the raising of funds.
The examination may result in the identification of deficiencies in
This Prospectus is dated 17 September 2025 (Prospectus Date)
this Prospectus, in which case any Application received during the
and was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments
Exposure Period may need to be dealt with in accordance with
Commission (ASIC) on that date. Neither ASIC nor the Australian
section 724 of the Corporations Act.
Securities Exchange (ASX) (or their respective officers) take any
responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus or for the merits of
the investment to which this Prospectus relates.
Application will be made to ASX within seven days of the
Prospectus Date for Official Quotation of the Shares the subject of
the Public Offer.
Expiry Date
Applications received during the Exposure Period will not be
processed until after the expiry of the Exposure Period. No
preference will be conferred on any Applications received during
the Exposure Period.
Obtaining a copy of this Prospectus and Application Forms
This Prospectus may be viewed online at
https://montroyalres.com/investor-centre/. The other information on
This Prospectus expires at 5:00pm (AWST) on the date which is
the Company website does not form part of this Prospectus. Any
13 months after the Prospectus Date (Expiry Date) and no Shares
person accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the
will be issued on the basis of this Prospectus after the Expiry Date.
purpose of making an investment in the Company must be
Not investment advice
resident in Australia and must only access this Prospectus from
within Australia.
The Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus should be
considered highly speculative. There is no guarantee that the
The Prospectus is not available to persons in other jurisdictions in
Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus will make a return
which it may not be lawful to make such an invitation or offer to
on the capital invested, that dividends will be paid on the Shares or
apply for securities. If you access the electronic version of this
that there will be an increase in the value of those securities in the
Prospectus, you should ensure that you download and read the
future.
Prospectus in its entirety.
The information contained in this Prospectus is not investment or
Persons having received a copy of this Prospectus in its electronic
financial product advice and does not take into account the
form may obtain an additional paper copy of this Prospectus and
investment objectives, financial situation, tax position or particular
the Application Form (free of charge) from the Company (see the
needs of any prospective investor. It is important that you read this
Corporate Directory at the back of this Prospectus for contact
Prospectus carefully and in its entirety before deciding whether to
details).
invest in the Company.
Applications will only be accepted on the Application Form
In particular, in considering the prospects of the Company, you
attached to, or accompanying, this Prospectus. The Corporations
should consider the risk factors that may affect the performance of
Act prohibits any person from passing on to another person the
the Company. You should carefully consider these risks in light of
Application Form unless it is attached to a paper copy of the
your personal circumstances (including your investment objectives,
Prospectus or the complete and unaltered electronic version of this
financial situation, tax position and any other needs) and seek
Prospectus.
professional guidance from your Broker, lawyer, accountant,
Prospective investors wishing to subscribe for Shares under the
financial adviser or other independent professional adviser before
Public Offer should complete the relevant Application Form. If you
deciding whether to invest.
do not provide the information required on the relevant Application
Some of the key risk factors that should be considered by
Form, the Company may not be able to accept or process your
prospective investors are set out in Section 8. There may be risk
Application.
factors in addition to these that should be considered in light of
By returning the Application Form with the requisite Application
your personal circumstances.
Monies or making a payment of Application Monies you
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acknowledge that you have received and read this Prospectus,
otherwise determined by the Board, subject to applicable laws
and that you have acted in accordance with the terms of the Public
(refer to Section 7.12 for information in relation to certain selected
Offer detailed in this Prospectus.
foreign jurisdictions).
No cooling-off rights
The distribution of this Prospectus (including in electronic form)
Cooling-off rights do not apply to an investment in Securities
issued under this Prospectus. This means that, in most
circumstances, you cannot withdraw your Application once it has
been accepted.
Re-compliance with Chapters 1 and 2 of the Listing Rules
outside Australia may be restricted by law, and persons who come
into possession of this Prospectus outside Australia should seek
advice on and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply
with such restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable
securities laws.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation
The Transaction will constitute a significant change to the nature
of an offer to buy, securities in the United States. In particular, the
and scale of the Company’s activities. Pursuant to Listing
Shares to be offered under the Offers have not been, and will not
Rule 11.1.3, the Company must re-comply with the admission
be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
requirements of Chapters 1 and 2 of the Listing Rules, as if
(US Securities Act) or the securities laws of any state or other
applying for admission to the Official List. Accordingly, this
jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold,
Prospectus is issued for the purpose of satisfying Chapters 1 and
directly or indirectly, in the United States, unless the Shares are
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registered under the US Securities Act or are offered and sold
under the Public Offer.
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to
Conditional Offers
the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and
applicable US state securities laws.
The Offers contained in this Prospectus are conditional on certain
events occurring. If these events do not occur, the Offers will not
Please refer to Section 7.12 for more detail on selling restrictions
proceed, and Applicants will be refunded their Application Monies
that apply to the Offers and sale of Shares in jurisdictions outside
(without interest). See Section 7.1(b) for further details on the
Australia. Applicants who are resident in countries other than
conditions attaching to the Offers.
Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether
any governmental or other consents are required or whether any
Offers subject to quotation
If ASX does not admit the Shares to Official Quotation within three
other formalities need to be considered and followed.
Disclaimer
months (or any longer period permitted by law) of the Prospectus
Date, the Company will withdraw the Offers and repay all
No person is authorised to give any information or make any
Application Monies to Applicants (without interest) as soon as
representation in connection with the Offers that is not contained in
practicable in accordance with the Corporations Act.
this Prospectus. Any information or representation not so
contained may not be relied on as having been authorised by the
Target market determination
Company, the Company’s Directors or officers, or any other
In accordance with the design and distribution obligations under
person in connection with the Offers. You should rely only on
the Corporations Act, the Company has determined the target
information in this Prospectus when deciding whether to invest in
market for the offer of Broker Options issued under this
the Company.
Prospectus. The Company and the Lead Manager will only make
Except as required by law, and only to the extent so required, none
available the Broker Offer to those investors who fall within the
of MRZ, CCE, the Lead Managers, nor or any person named in
target market determination (TMD) as set out on the Company’s
this Prospectus, or any other person warrants or guarantees the
website https://montroyalres.com. By making an application under
future performance of the Company, or any return on any
the Broker Offer, you warrant that you have read and understood
investment made pursuant to this Prospectus.
the TMD.
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Ltd (the Lead Manager) has acted
Restrictions on the distribution of this Prospectus
as the adviser and bookrunner to the Public Offer. To the
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer or invitation in any
maximum extent permitted by law, the Lead Manager and its
place in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to
affiliates, officers, employees and advisers expressly disclaim all
make such an offer or invitation. No action has been taken to
liabilities in respect of, make no representations regarding, and
register or qualify the Securities the subject of this Prospectus or
take no responsibility for, any part of this Prospectus other than
the Offers, or to otherwise permit a public offering of the Securities
references to their name, and make no representation or warranty
in any jurisdiction outside Australia. The Offers are not being
as to the currency, accuracy, reliability or completeness of this
extended to any investor outside Australia except to the extent
Prospectus.
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Investor eligibility for the purposes of the Public Offer is
This Prospectus uses market data, industry forecasts and
determined by reference to a number of matters, including legal
projections. The Company has obtained significant portions of this
requirements, and the discretion of the Company and the Lead
information from market research prepared by third parties. There
Manager. The Company, Lead Manager and their respective
is no assurance that any of the forecasts contained in the reports,
affiliates, officers, employees and advisers disclaim any liability in
surveys and research of such third parties that are referred to in
respect of the exercise or otherwise of that discretion, to the
this Prospectus will be achieved. The Company has not
maximum extent permitted by law.
independently verified this information. Estimates involve risks and
The Company, the Registry and the Lead Manager disclaim all
liability, whether in negligence or otherwise, to persons who sell or
trade Shares before receiving their holding statement or allotment
confirmation notice, whether on the basis of a confirmation of
allocation provided by any of them or otherwise.
uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors,
including the risk factors in Section 8.
Past performance
This Prospectus includes information regarding past performance
of the Company. Investors should be aware that past performance
CCE information
is not indicative of future performance.
All information in this Prospectus in relation to Commerce
Taxation
Resources Corp. (CCE or Commerce) has been sourced from,
prepared for, or provided by CCE and its related bodies corporate.
Whilst the Company has undertaken due diligence in order to seek
to verify the accuracy of this information, no representation or
warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy,
correctness, completeness or adequacy of any such information
relating to CCE.
Forward-looking statements
The acquisition and disposal of Securities will have tax
consequences, which will differ depending on the individual
financial affairs of each investor. All potential investors in the
Company are urged to obtain independent financial advice about
the consequences of acquiring, transmuting or disposing
Securities from a taxation viewpoint and more generally.
The Company does not propose to give any taxation advice and,
to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, its
This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which are
Directors, officers and each of their respective advisers accept no
statements that may be identified by words such as “may”, “could”,
responsibility or liability for any taxation consequences of
“believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “intends”, “considers” and other
subscribing for Securities under this Prospectus. You should
similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.
consult your own professional tax advisers in regard to taxation
These statements are based on an assessment of present
economic and operating conditions, and on a number of
assumptions regarding future events and actions that, as at the
Prospectus Date, are expected to take place.
implications of the Offers.
Using this Prospectus
Persons wishing to subscribe for Securities offered by this
Prospectus should read this Prospectus in its entirety in order to
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
make an informed assessment of the assets and liabilities,
performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
financial position and performance, profits and losses, and
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are
prospects of the Company, and the rights and liabilities attaching
beyond the control of the Company and the Directors and
to the Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus. If persons
management of the Company, that could cause actual results,
considering subscribing for Securities offered pursuant to this
performance, events or outcomes to differ materially from the
Prospectus have any questions, they should consult their Broker,
results, performance, events or outcomes expressed or anticipated
solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser for advice.
in these statements. Forward-looking statements should therefore
be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by, the risk factors as
set out in Section 8 and other information in this Prospectus.
The Company cannot and does not give any assurance that the
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus will
actually occur, and investors are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except where
required by law, the Company does not intend to update or revise
forward-looking statements, regardless of whether new
information, future events or any other factors affect the
information contained in this Prospectus.
Privacy
By completing and returning an Application Form, you will be
providing personal information directly or indirectly to the
Company, the Registry, and related bodies corporate, agents,
contractors and third-party service providers of the foregoing
(Collecting Parties). The Collecting Parties will collect, hold, use,
disclose and otherwise handle that personal information to assess
your Application, service your needs as a Security holder and to
facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to
you as a Security holder. The Corporations Act, taxation law and,
in some cases, local legislation outside of Australia require some
of this personal information to be collected.
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By submitting an Application Form, you authorise the Company to
(IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
use any personal information contained in your Application Form
(IASB) (for the Company), and the Companies’ respective adopted
(Personal Information) and to disclose it to the Collecting Parties,
accounting policies. The historical financial information also
where necessary, for any purpose in connection with the Offers,
complies with the IFRS and interpretations adopted by the IASB.
including processing your Application and complying with
applicable law, the Listing Rules, the ASX Settlement Rules and
any requirements imposed by any applicable regulatory authority.
If the Offers are successfully completed, your Personal Information
may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons
inspecting the Register, including bidders for your Securities in the
context of takeovers, regulatory authorities, authorised securities
brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Register.
This Prospectus includes certain financial data and metrics that
are not recognised under the IFRS and are classified as ‘non-IFRS
Financial Information’ under ASIC Regulatory Guide 230
“Disclosing non-IFRS Financial Information”.
The Company uses this non-IFRS Financial Information to assess
the Company’s performance and to provide additional insights into
the underlying performance of its assets. The non-IFRS Financial
Information metrics do not have standardised meanings under the
Any disclosure of Personal Information made for the above
IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled
purposes will be on a confidential basis and in accordance with the
measures presented by other entities. Non-IFRS Financial
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all other legal requirements. If required
Information should be considered in addition to, and not as a
by law or any public authority, Personal Information collected from
replacement for, financial measures determined in accordance
you will be passed on to third parties strictly in accordance with
with the IFRS. Investors are cautioned, therefore, not to place
legal requirements. Once your Personal Information is no longer
undue reliance on any non-IFRS Financial Information included in
required, it will be destroyed or de-identified.
this Prospectus.
In some cases, your Personal Information may be disclosed by the
Technical information
Company to recipients located in jurisdictions outside of Australia,
where your Personal Information may not receive the same level of
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protection as that afforded under Australian law. These disclosures
The statements of exploration results for the Northern Lights
include on the Securities and the Register to relevant regulatory
Project have been reported in accordance Joint Ore Reserve
authorities and to the third parties described above. This includes
Committee (JORC) Code and have been previously reported in the
on the Register to any person lawfully entitled to examine the
Company’s public announcement on 21 November 2023 and 12
shares Register, and under applicable Australian laws. Apart from
November 2024. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any
these instances, your Personal Information is not generally
new information or data that materially affects the information
disclosed to recipients.
included in the relevant market announcement.
Subject to certain exemptions under Australian law, you may
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access Personal Information that the Collecting Parties hold about
The statements of exploration results and mineral resources
you and seek correction of such information. Access and
presented in this Prospectus for the Ashram Project have been
correction requests, and any other queries regarding this privacy
produced in accordance with Listing Rules Chapter 5 and the
statement, must be made in writing to the Register at the address
JORC Code, with these statements reflecting information compiled
set out in the Corporate Directory of this Prospectus. A fee may be
and conclusions produced in accordance with the Canadian
charged for access.
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Definition
The Registry’s privacy policy is available on its website,
Standards, and Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of
https://www.automicgroup.com.au/privacy-policy
Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) by Commerce’s
The Company aims to ensure that the Personal Information it
retains about you is accurate, complete and up to date. To assist
with this, please contact the Company or the Register if any of the
details you have provided change.
Financial information presentation
Historical financial information in this Prospectus, including the
pro-forma financial information, has been prepared and presented
in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles
prescribed by the Australian Accounting Standards (AAS) (as
adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB))
nominated Competent/Qualified Persons, being Patrik T Schmidt
at Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd, Pierre-Luc Richard
(Mineral Resource estimate consultant) at consulting firm PLR
Resources Inc for the Mineral Resource at the Ashram Project,
Jeffrey Cassoff (Senior Mining Engineer) at consulting firm BBA
Inc, Tommee Larochelle (Principal Engineer (Processing)) at
consulting firm L3 Process Development, and Jordan Zampini
(Senior Process Engineer) at consulting firm DRA Global Limited.
The above persons are member of equivalent recognised
overseas professional organisations and each have sufficient
experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation, the type of
(for the Company), International Financial Reporting Standards
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deposit under consideration, and the activity being undertaken to
Diagrams used in this Prospectus are illustrative only and may not
qualify as a Competent Person, as defined by the JORC Code.
be drawn to scale. Unless otherwise stated, all data contained in
The mineral resource estimate for the Ashram Project have been
classified in accordance with CIM Definition Standards. The
confidence categories assigned under the CIM Definition
Standards are reconciled to the confidence categories under the
JORC Code. The confidence categories under the CIM Definition
Standards and the JORC Code are the same and, therefore, there
is no requirement for modification of the confidence categories.
The information in this Prospectus that relates to the exploration
results for the Northern Lights Project and the mineral resource
charts, graphs and tables is based on information available at the
Prospectus Date.
Intellectual property
This Prospectus may contain trademarks of third parties.
Third‑party trademarks used in this Prospectus belong to the
relevant owners and their use is not intended to represent
sponsorship, approval or association by or with the Company.
Third-party publications
estimates and exploration results for the Ashram Project is based
The Company Overview in Section 3 of this Prospectus includ
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