Lumina Metals has filed for a C$343.7 million IPO that would value the copper‑silver developer at roughly C$1.3–C$1.4 billion. The Toronto offering is marketing 27.5 million shares at C$12.50 each — 22 million new shares and a 5.5 million‑share secondary from the Sitka Foundation — and is structured to fund development of its Polish deposits. The company intends to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange and has an application planned for Warsaw.

Deal details - Offer: 27.5 million shares at C$12.50 each, per the company's regulatory filing. - Primary proceeds: 22 million newly issued shares to raise cash for development. - Secondary sale: 5.5 million shares sold by the Sitka Foundation to provide liquidity to earlier investors. - Implied valuation: roughly C$1.3 billion on a basic basis and about C$1.4 billion on a fully diluted basis at the offering price. - Listing plans: the company intends to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange and has an application planned for Warsaw. - Expected pricing: the filing said the offering was expected to price in the week of April 20. Assets and operating history Lumina's asset base is built on three copper‑silver deposits discovered after it began operating in Poland in 2011. Those deposits form the core of its exploration and development pipeline and are the stated reason for seeking public equity to accelerate work. The filing links the company to Executive Chairman Ross J. Beaty and his Lumina Group, noting prior involvement in building other resource companies — a track record the filing highlights for investor consideration. Financial picture Lumina remains in a development phase and reported net losses while advancing its projects: a net loss of C$11.98 million in 2025, up from C$7.75 million in 2024. Those results reflect typical pre‑production spending on exploration, permitting, studies and site preparation. The primary share sale is intended to fund studies and on‑the‑ground development, while the Sitka sale converts earlier investments into publicly tradeable shares. Shareholder moves and ownership The filing outlines a planned transfer in which Kestrel Holdings Ltd., an affiliate tied to Ross J. Beaty, will donate roughly 5.5 million shares to the Sitka Foundation ahead of the offering. After that transfer and the IPO, Kestrel is expected to hold about 41.3% of the company's outstanding common shares. That concentrated, founder‑linked holding can signal alignment with management but may also limit the free float and trading liquidity. The filing records the planned donation and resulting ownership percentage without attaching new restrictions. Underwriting and listing plan The filing lists a syndicate of Canadian and international banks leading the deal and confirms the company's intention to pursue a TSX listing with an application also planned for Warsaw.

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The offering is expected to price in the week of April 20. The IPO is being led by a syndicate including BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial, Morgan Stanley Canada, RBC Capital Markets and CIBC World Markets.

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