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Corporate Presentation – November 2020 www.starroyalties.com
DisclaimersThe purpose of this presentation is to inform the recipient as to the operations of Star Royalties Ltd. (the “Company”). No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information set out herein and nothing contained in this presentation is, or shall be relied upon, as a promise or representation. The Company does not
make any representation or warranty as to results obtained from the use of the information contained herein and makes no express or implied warranties for fitness for a particular use. No
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presentation does not imply there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since such date. The Company does not intend to update or revise this presentation after the date set
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or enter into any agreement with respect to matters contained in this presentation.
This presentation includes forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s assessment of future results of operations. Forward looking statements may relate to the future price of
metals and minerals, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, and the timing and amount of estimated future production. These forward-
looking statements were derived using assumptions regarding expected growth, results of operations, market conditions, performance and business prospects and opportunities that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to forecasts, predictions, expectations,
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“projects”, “estimates”, “assumes”, “intends”, “strategy”, “goals”, “objectives”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or
“will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) may be forward-looking statements and are not statements of fact. Readers are
cautioned that the assumptions the Company has made with respect to such forward-looking statements, and the success of the operations of the Company, are subject to a number of
mitigating factors, together with the other information contained in this presentation or made available by or on behalf of the Company. Certain important factors that could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, metal and mineral price volatility, discrepancies between
actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operation and development risks relating to the parties which produce the metals and
minerals the Company will purchase or based which the Company will receive royalty payments, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation),
currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
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Differentiated Business Model
Financially and technically competent team
• Management has over 80 years of combined mining-specific capital markets experience with focused expertise in the royalty
industry, capital allocation and risk-adjusted returns
• Strong existing relationships within the gold sector (equity research, portfolio management, corporate finance)
• Tax and legal confidence with top-tier firms: KPMG and Fasken engaged as financial and legal consultants
Precious metals leverage and counterparty alignment
• Precious metals focused with up to a 20% non-core component (green/EV/base metals)
• Focus on both underwriting new opportunities and existing royalties/streams (strict emphasis on after-tax IRR and ROIC)
• Target portfolio allocation of 70% cash flowing royalties/streams, 20% near-term development, 10% advanced exploration
• Specialized in creating custom-made financing solutions to provide a uniquely aligned model for our counterparties as well as
leverage to rising commodity prices for our investors
Strong shareholder alignment and balance sheet conservatism
• Owner model approach with a minimal burn rate – management co-investing with shareholders for additional alignment
(management co-invested over C$1.1M in our latest C$15.1M financing)
• Plan to instate a meaningful and sustainable dividend (proposed +25% of free cash flow)
• No current debt; appropriately-sized credit facility to be considered following establishment of free cash flow
• Corporate culture to reflect strong ESG principles (green investments, First Nations partnerships, Board gender diversity)2
Peter Bures, BASc
Chief Business Development Officer• 20+ years of international capital markets experience
in the metals and mining sector
• Progressive mining research roles at Deutsche Bank,
HSBC, Yorkton, Canaccord Genuity; portfolio
management roles at Sentry Investments;
institutional sales at BMO
• Mining engineer with operations experience at Placer
Dome
Kevin MacLean, P.Eng., CFA
Chief Investment Officer• 30+ years of precious metals and mining
fundamental analysis and portfolio management
experience
• 13 Lipper awards for best risk-adjusted returns and
seven Brendan Wood International Top Gun awards
for recognition of being a leading mind in the gold
mining sector
• Previously SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager at
Sentry Investments, managing $2B in assets
Alex Pernin, MSc, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer & Director• Previously at Barrick Gold for capital allocation and
investment management; $6B Randgold Resources
acquisition and $5B Barrick Gold-Newmont Mining
Nevada joint venture
• Canaccord Genuity equity research, covered
precious metal producers and royalty and streaming
companies
• P.Geo. mining at Freeport McMoRan and exploration
across Canada
Executive Management
Tony Lesiak, BSc, MBA, MAG
Executive Chairman• 20+ years of investment banking and equity research
experience in the metals and mining sector
• Previously Senior Advisor, Investment Banking
Canaccord Genuity, and Managing Director and
Global Head of Mining Research
• Senior metals and mining equity research roles at
Macquarie Capital Markets, Genuity Capital Markets,
UBS and HSBC
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Jay S. Layman, BSME, MBA, ICD. D Director• Director, President and COO of Seabridge Gold, owner of the KSM and
Courageous Lake projects
• Previously VP Solutions and Innovation at Newmont Mining, managed
Newmont Global Technical Services
• Global technical exposure with experience in underground and open pit
operations containing gold, copper, silver, lead and zinc
Matthew Wood, HBSc Director• 25+ years of global industry experience in mining and commodities
investments
• Executive Chairman of Steppe Gold, a precious metals producer in
Mongolia
• Founder of Hunnu Coal (sold for ~A$500M in 2011), and founder of
Avanco Resources (sold for ~A$420M in 2018)
Alex Pernin, MSc, P.Geo. Chief Executive Officer & Director• Previously Barrick Gold capital allocation and investment management;
$6B Randgold Resources acquisition and $5B Barrick Gold-Newmont
Mining Nevada joint venture
• Canaccord Genuity equity research, covered precious metal producers
and royalty and streaming companies
• P.Geo. mining at Freeport McMoRan and exploration across Canada
Board of DirectorsTony Lesiak, BSc, MBA, MAG Executive Chairman• 20+ years of investment banking and equity research experience in the
metals and mining sector
• Senior Advisor, Investment Banking Canaccord Genuity, previously a
Managing Director and Global Head of Mining Research
• Senior metals and mining equity research roles at Macquarie Capital
Markets, Genuity Capital Markets, UBS and HSBC
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Kylie Dickson, BBA, CPA, CA Director• 14+ years of mining industry experience as a CPA, CA across
exploration, mine development and operations
• Currently Director and Audit Committee Chair of Fortuna Silver Mines
• Previously VP Business Development at Equinox Gold and VP Business
Development at Trek Mining
• Previously CFO of several publicly-listed mining companies and
Corporate Controller of Minefinders Corporation
Jinhee Magie, BCom, CPA, CA Director• 25+ years of finance experience, with the last 15 years being in the
mining industry
• Currently SVP and CFO of Lundin Mining Corporation
• Previous roles include progressively more senior positions at Lundin
Mining, LionOre Mining International and E&Y
• Experience in acquisitions and divestitures, public and private equity
fundraising and public company reporting
Beatriz Orrantia, LLB, BCL Director• 15+ years of mining industry experience in both legal and operational
capacities, including operations, sustainability, and license-to-operate
• Barrick Gold VP Special Projects across projects in Latin America and
responsible for oversight on corporate initiatives globally
• M&A, securities and mining lawyer at leading law firms in Toronto,
including Heenan Blaikie, McCarthy Tétrault, and Gowlings
Aneel Waraich, MBA Director• 15+ years of progressive experience in capital markets, having worked
on over $1B in transactions
• EVP of Steppe Gold, a precious metals producer in Mongolia
• Founder of ATMA Capital Markets, focused on advising public and
private companies in the natural resources sector
Multiple Types of Opportunities
Underwriting new and operator-friendly royalties and streams
• Creating royalties and streams to best fit an operator’s requirements for improved alignment and to directly benefit
the counterparty’s financial health
• This allows us to craft our deal structure and economics for improved precious metals leverage for our shareholders
Purchasing existing royalties and streams
• Priority is on cash and near-cash flowing opportunities
• High sensitivity to geopolitical exposure – focused on lower-risk jurisdictions
Funding existing royalty buyback opportunities
• When a producer/developer has a buy-back opportunity – we provide capital for the buy-back, then restructure
• Reduce an asset’s encumbrance and promote the project’s development likelihood
Royalty generator model
• Working with First Nations and other groups to develop new royalties
• Potential to “unlock” idled assets, but we are not considering a project or land bank structure
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Portfolio: Key Assets
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LSFN Forest Carbon
Sequestration
16% GR Royalty
Development
Copperstone
Gold Stream
Construction (Restart)
Keysbrook
2.0% Minerals Royalty
Production
Copperstone: Gold Stream
Operator Kerr Mines Inc. (TSX: KER)
Location Arizona, USA
Stage Construction (Restart)
Commodity Gold
Terms
Gold Stream of 9.9% of gold produced until a cumulative 21,000 ounces are delivered, then 3.3% of gold produced until a cumulative 27,200 ounces are delivered, then
1.2% of gold produced thereafter, all at a cash payment per ounce of gold delivered equal to 25% of the average LBMA gold spot price for the five consecutive trading days
prior to delivery
Description
• Gold restart project located in western Arizona, USA, within the Walker Lane gold trend (a mineral belt hosting a gold endowment of >40 million ounces)
• Project is fully permitted with significant mining and processing infrastructure on site
• Historically produced over 500,000 ounces from 1987-1993 through open pit mining, and was acquired by Kerr Mines Inc. in 2014
• Mine restart plan envisions a 550 tonne-per-day underground operation and whole ore leach process to produce gold doré on site
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Copperstone: Surface Infrastructure Copperstone: Underground Drilling
Keysbrook: Minerals Royalty
Operator Keysbrook Leucoxene Pty Ltd
Location Western Australia, Australia
Stage Production
Commodity Mineral Sands (Titanium, Zircon)
Terms 2.0% Minerals Royalty
Description
• Open pit mineral sands mine located 70 km south of Perth, WA, Australia
• Mine is owned and operated by Keysbrook Leucoxene Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation of Japan
• Keysbrook produces leucoxene (a naturally altered titanium mineral) and zircon, and commenced operations in late 2015
• Heavy mineral concentrate produced at Keysbrook is transported via road to Doral’s nearby Mineral Separation Plant for processing
• Final products of leucoxene and zircon are exported to global customers through the Ports of Bunbury and Fremantle, WA, Australia
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Keysbrook: Mining Operations Keysbrook: Processing Facilities
LSFN Forest: Carbon Offset Credits
Operator Lac Seul First Nation, AurCrest Gold Inc., Blue Source Canada ULC
Location Ontario, Canada
Stage Development
Commodity Federal Output-Based Performance Standards (OBPS) Carbon Offset Credit
Terms16% Gross Revenue Royalty on AurCrest Gold’s forest carbon sequestration revenue share from the Forest Pilot Project (with a Right of First Refusal on any forest carbon
sequestration within the overall Lac Seul Forest Management Unit)
Description
• The Government of Canada has mandated minimum standards for carbon pricing across Canada and implemented a federal program applied to greenhouse gas (GHG)-
emitting industrial facilities in several provinces, including Ontario
• Reforestation and the conservation of the boreal forest are creating carbon offsets as trees absorb atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis and sequester the CO2 into
their biomass
• AurCrest Gold and Bluesource (one of the largest developers and marketers of carbon offsets in North America) are assisting Lac Seul First Nation in developing forest
carbon sequestration opportunities on the Nation’s Reserve lands and Traditional Territory that the parties expect to result in carbon offset credits that can be sold to
federally regulated industrial emitters
• The Lac Seul First Nation Forest Pilot Project covers a forested area of 22,063 hectares of the Nation’s Reserve lands (representing ~3% of the overall 800,000-hectare
Lac Seul Forest Management Unit)
• The future benefits derived from the monetization of the carbon offset credits, net of expenses, will be split with the significant majority going to the Lac Seul First Nation
and the remainder to AurCrest Gold and Bluesource
• Star Royalties, AurCrest Gold and Bluesource are working together to identify other carbon sequestration, renewable energy and mining opportunities to pursue
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Lac Seul First Nation Forest Carbon Pilot Project
Growing pipeline of precious metals opportunities currently totaling over US$100M
Pipeline of Opportunities
Size (US$M) Opportunity Location Stage Commodity Vendor
<10
Underwriting royalty Canada Development Au Developer
Underwriting royalty Canada Development Carbon offset credits First Nations
10-50
Underwriting stream Turkey Production Au/Ag Conglomerate
Underwriting stream USA Production Au/Ag Inter. producer
Underwriting stream Mexico Development Ag Inter. producer
Underwriting stream Canada Development Au Developer
Existing portfolio Canada/USA Development Au Developer
Underwriting stream Australia Production Au/Ag Multiple
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16.1%
39.4%20.6%
23.9%
Ownership Breakdown (%)
Insiders
Institutional
Retail
Other
RoundShares
Issued (M)
Broker
Warrants
Issued (M)
Share
Price
(C$/share)
Proceeds
(C$000)
Founder Raise1 12.5 0.02 250
Family & Friends Raise2,3 29.7 0.075 2,155
September 2020 Raise2,3,4 120.9 3.3 0.125 14,489
Shares for Services1 1.9 0.125 240
Total 165.0 3.3 17,134
Share Structure and Listing Strategy
Listing strategy• Current valuation of ~C$21M with a precious-metals
focused and cash flowing portfolio, ~C$11.5M in cash and
a minimal burn rate
• Intent to go public via IPO (TSX-V listing in Q1 2021)
• Planned share consolidation in conjunction with the IPO
for a tighter capital structure on listing
Note: no options in our capital structure
1. Complete lock-up period of three years on commencement of trading
2. Gradual lock-up period of six months on commencement of trading
3. Net of commission fees
4. Broker warrants are exercisable for a common share at C$0.125 for a period of 18
months (until March 2022)
Use of Proceeds (July 2019 – Present) C$000
Royalty Acquisitions 4,584
Due Diligence Expenses 395
G&A 608
Cash on Hand 11,547
Total 17,134
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400-90 Adelaide St W
Toronto ON M5H 3V9
Canada
APPENDIX
Royalties
In exchange for an initial payment, Star Royalties is given the
right to receive a percentage of revenue, profit or value of
metal produced from a mining operation
Royalties vs. Streams
Streams
In exchange for an initial payment, Star Royalties is given the
right to purchase all or a predetermined percentage of future
metal production generated from a mining operation, at a
predetermined below-market price
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Royalty and Streaming Model
Star Royalties Producers Bullion/ETFs
Commodity price leverage ✓ ✓
Counterparty and shareholder alignment ✓
Expansion and optimization upside ✓ ✓
Reserve and resource growth ✓ ✓
Exploration potential ✓ ✓
Diverse portfolio ✓
No operating costs ✓ ✓
No capital expenditures ✓ ✓
No exploration expenses ✓ ✓
No environmental and closure liabilities ✓ ✓
No operations management ✓ ✓
Our differentiated and uniquely aligned royalty and streaming business model provides:
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Royalty Companies: Metrics
Royalty and streaming companies also trade at
a premium on nearly every metric relative to
peers, regardless of commodity exposure or
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Exploration Portfolio
Operator Aranjin Resources Ltd.
Location Mongolia
Stage Advanced Exploration
Commodity Cu, Ag
Terms2% Net Smelter Return Royalty (with a Right of First Refusal on any
future Ag stream)
Description
• The Bayan Undur project covers a total land package of 2,774
hectares and consists of four mining licenses with 30-year terms
• Historic exploration included over 57,000 m of diamond and RC
drilling, 2,000 m3 of trenching, detailed geological mapping and
geochemical sampling
• Past exploration efforts are being reviewed with the aim of
identifying new drill targets for 2020
Operator Ion Energy Ltd.
Location Mongolia
Stage Early Exploration
Commodity Li (brine)
Terms 1.5% Gross Revenue Royalty
Description
• The Baavhai Uul project represents one of Mongolia’s largest
exploration licenses (over 80,000 hectares) and most prospective
for lithium brine (average grade results of 426 ppm Li with
maximum grade results of 811 ppm Li)
• The project is located 30 km from the Chinese border where five
Gigafactories are either planned or under construction
• Favourable geochemistry (low potassium and magnesium ratios
for large crystal formation) and production characteristics (high
evaporation and low precipitation endorheic basin)
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Bayan Undur Baavhai Uul
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Notes
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Alex Pernin, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer & Director
T. +1 647 360 4793
M. +1 647 801 3549
Peter Bures
Chief Business Development Officer
T. +1 647 951 6511
M. +1 437 997 8088
902-18 King St. E.
Toronto ON M5C 1C4
Canada