Mar. 3, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, March 3 /CNW/ - Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (TSX: LIF.UN) announced the results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2010.

To the Holders of Stapled Units of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation 

Since inception in 1995, we have reported to our unitholders as an income trust. With the 2010 annual report, we are reporting to the holders of stapled units (the "Unitholders") as Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation ("LIORC" or the "Corporation"). The conversion from a trust to a corporation took place with effect on July 1, 2010. Stapled units consist of subordinated notes and common shares of LIORC. Unitholders will notice differences in the financial statements, in that previously the reported income of the trust was also the net income to its unitholders. Under the stapled unit arrangement, the income of the Unitholders will be the total of the net income of LIORC plus the interest from the $248 million LIORC subordinated notes. Thus all net income, adjusted cash flow and per unit figures referred to in this report use the totals according to the financial statements plus (where applicable) the $14,878,000 ($0.468 per stapled unit) interest on the subordinated notes for the period July 1 to December 31, 2010.

Financial Performance

The Unitholders' adjusted cash flow (see Management's Discussion & Analysis for definition and calculation) for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $170.6 million or $5.33 per stapled unit as compared to $58.3 million or $1.82 per unit for 2009. 

Iron ore sales of IOC amounted to 15.1 million tonnes compared to 14.2 million tonnes in 2009.  Iron ore markets which had been very weak in 2009 as a result of the world wide recession, started to firm up in late 2009 due to continuing strength in China and by early 2010 had returned to the pre-recession levels of 2008. Due to the resulting higher prices and volumes, 2010 royalty revenue was 215% of the 2009 level and marginally higher than the record year of 2008. A major change in the method of pricing iron ore contracts took place in 2010. The majority of seaborne traded iron ore contract volumes is reported to have moved from being priced on an annual to a quarterly basis (generally quarterly prices are based on spot prices for the three months preceding the month before the start of the quarter) to better reflect the significantly increased volatility in iron demand and contract servicing of customers in recent years. After reviewing industry pricing trends and extensive discussions with a range of customers, IOC has, for most of its customers, moved to use quarterly pricing for term contract shipments, together with spot pricing for non-term contract sales. Prices for 2010 varied slightly from quarter to quarter but generally increased by more than 100% as compared to 2009. IOC sees 2010 as a period of transition for iron ore pricing mechanisms and it is not yet clear how these may further evolve in the future. The Canadian dollar which had strengthened against its U.S. counterpart in 2009 continued to strengthen averaging about 10% higher in 2010. Had this not occurred, royalty revenue would have been even higher. The Unitholders' adjusted cash flow includes a dividend from IOC of $74.0 million (2009 - $8.2 million). 

The Unitholders' consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $211.7 million or $6.61 per unit compared to $75.1 million or $2.35 per unit in 2009.  Equity earnings from IOC amounted to $126.7 million compared to $31.7 million in 2009. 

IOC Developments

In May, 2010 IOC announced that it was resuming phase 1 of its three phase expansion program which was originally approved in May 2008 but halted later in the year because of the market downturn. This phase will increase production of concentrates by 4 million tonnes to an annual rate of 22 million tonnes. It will cost a further $435 million and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. On February 8, 2011, IOC also announced that it was restarting phase two of its expansion program which was also halted in 2008. This will further increase production to 23.3 million tonnes of concentrate and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 at a cost of $289 million.  The third phase to increase production to 26 million tonnes is still in the planning stage.

The re-evaluation of reserves during the year (after mining 39 million tonnes) resulted in a increase of 121 million tonnes to 1,489 million tonnes at year-end.  Resources totalled 2,373 million tonnes after transfers to reserves and some reduction in inferred resources. Details of IOC's reserves and resources are provided in the LIORC Annual Information Form.

Outlook

The iron ore markets remain very firm especially in Asia with firming continuing in the rest of the world. Under current market conditions IOC expects to sell all the pellets and concentrates it can produce in 2011. Pricing remains firm with prices for the first quarter of 2011 increasing from the fourth quarter of 2010 and a further increase indicated for the second quarter. The Canadian dollar remains firm and if it continues to trade around par or above against its U.S. counterpart it will negatively affect our results but should only marginally offset the gains from the higher prices and increased volume expected.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Unitholders for their interest and loyalty and my fellow Directors for their wisdom and support.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the
Directors of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation,

Bruce C. Bone
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 3, 2011

Corporate Structure

On July 1, 2010 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund (the "Fund") completed its conversion to a corporation named Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation ("LIORC" or the "Corporation") pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement"). Effective on the closing of the Arrangement and related transactions, the Corporation now directly owns and operates, along with its subsidiary, the businesses which were held and operated by the Fund prior to the closing of the Arrangement.  The Corporation is also the successor by amalgamation under the Arrangement of Labrador Mining Company Limited, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund.

After giving effect to the Arrangement, there are 32,000,000 common shares and $248,000,000 12.08% subordinated notes issued and outstanding and held by the holders of stapled units of the Corporation. The Corporation directly holds a 7% gross overriding royalty on IOC's sales revenue, a 9.56% equity interest in IOC and 100% of Hollinger-Hanna Limited.  Hollinger-Hanna holds a 5.54% equity interest in IOC.  It also receives a commission of 10 cents per tonne on all iron ore products sold by IOC. Net income earned from these investments is used by the Corporation to service interest payments on the $248 million of notes held by the Unitholders, with any excess after expenses and working capital requirements being distributed in the form of dividends.

Seven Directors are responsible for the governance of the Corporation and also serve as directors of Hollinger-Hanna. The Directors, in addition to managing the affairs of the Corporation and Hollinger-Hanna, oversee the Corporation's interests in IOC. Two of the seven Directors sit on the board of IOC and the four independent Directors serve as members of the Audit, Nominating and Compensation Committees. Scotia Managed Companies Administration Inc. pursuant to an administration agreement acts as the administrator of the Corporation and Hollinger-Hanna.

Taxation

The Corporation is a taxable corporation. Dividend income received from IOC and Hollinger-Hanna is received tax free while royalty income is subject to income tax and Newfoundland royalty tax.  Expenses of the Corporation include $30 million a year in interest payments relating to the $248 million notes held by the Corporation plus interest on any bank loans. Hollinger-Hanna is a taxable corporation.

Income Taxes

Distributions to a Unitholder that are paid within a particular year are to be included in the calculation of the Unitholder's taxable income for that year. Quarterly distributions are normally comprised of both an interest and a dividend component. The dividend component will be eligible for the dividend tax credit and, accordingly, will be subject to a lower effective tax rate than that applicable to the interest component.  The dividends paid in 2010 were "eligible dividends" under the Income Tax Act.

Quarterly Distributions

Distributions of $4.50 per unit including special distributions of $2.50 per unit were declared in 2010 (2009 - $2.00 per unit). These distributions were allocated as follows:

			Dividend	Interest		Total
Period Ended		Payment Date	Income per Unit	Income Per Unit	Distribution Per Unit	Distribution ($ Million)
	Mar. 31, 2010	Apr. 25, 2010	$ 0.250	$ 0.250	$ 0.500	$ 16.0
	Special Distribution	Apr. 25, 2010	0.250	-	0.250	8.0
	Jun.  30, 2010	Jul. 25, 2010	0.301	0.199	0.500	16.0
	Special Distribution	Jul. 25, 2010	0.250	-	0.25	8.0
	Sep. 30, 2010	Oct. 25, 2010	0.266	0.234	0.500	16.0
	Special Distribution	Oct. 25, 2010	0.500	-	0.500	16.0
	Dec. 30, 2010	Oct. 25, 2010	0.266	0.234	0.500	16.0
Special Distribution		Oct. 25, 2010	1.500	-	1.500	48.0
Distribution to Unitholders -2010			$ 3.583	$ 0.917	$ 4.50	$ 144.0
	Mar. 31, 2009	Apr. 24, 2009	$ 0.250	$ 0.250	$ 0.500	$ 16.0
	Jun. 30, 2009	Jul. 25, 2009	0.250	0.250	0.500	16.0
	Sep. 30, 2009	Oct. 25, 2009	0.250	0.250	0.500	16.0
	Dec. 30, 2009	Jan. 25, 2010	0.348	0.152	0.500	16.0
Distribution to Unitholders -2009			$ 1.098	$ 0.902	$ 2.00	$ 64.0

The quarterly distributions are payable to all Unitholders of record on the last day of each calendar quarter and are paid on the 25th day of the following month. 

Review of Operations

Iron Ore Company of Canada

The income of the Corporation is entirely dependent on IOC as the only assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries are related to IOC and its operations. IOC is Canada's largest iron ore producer, operating a mine, concentrator and pellet plant at Labrador City, Newfoundland, and is among the top five producers of iron ore pellets in the world.  It has been producing and processing iron ore concentrate and pellets since 1954.  IOC is strategically situated to serve the markets of the Great Lakes and the balance of the world from its year-round port facilities at Sept-Îles, Quebec.

IOC has ore reserves sufficient for at least 30 years at current production rates with additional resources of a greater magnitude.  It currently has the nominal capacity to extract around 43 million tonnes of crude ore annually. The crude ore is processed into iron ore concentrate and then either sold or converted into many different qualities of iron ore pellets to meet its customers' needs.  The iron ore concentrate and pellets are transported to IOC's port facilities at Sept-Îles, Quebec via its wholly-owned Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, a 418 kilometer rail line which links the mine and the port.  From there, the products are shipped to markets throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

IOC's 2010 sales totaled 15.1 million tonnes comprised of 3.0 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate and 12.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets. Production in 2010 was 11.9 million tonnes of pellets and 2.8 million tonnes of concentrates.  This was lower than budget due to some mine equipment problems, severe weather conditions and shortages of supplies due to the shut down of the railway as a result of a track washout during a severe December storm. IOC generated revenues of $2,522 million in 2010 (2009 -$1,144 million). IOC sales traditionally are approximately 35% in Europe, 35% in North America and 25% in Asia with minor amounts to other areas. The strong market in Asia with some weakness in North America resulted in more sales to Asia in 2010.  Under optimum production conditions IOC currently has the capacity to produce 13 million tonnes of pellets leaving about 4 million tonnes of concentrates for sale.

Selected IOC Financial Information

	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
			($ in thousands)
Revenue	2,521,935	1,144,2041	2,199,908	1,014,843	1,197,378
Cash flow from operating activities	911,637	42,450	1,195,472	218,315	274,690
Net income2	845,164	215,254	567,122	206,2673	261,115
Capital expenditures	237,977	190,467	262,861	175,874	169,252

¹ Revenue in 2009 was reduced by idling of pellet machines and a shut down of Carol Lake operations from July 7 to August 10.
² Net income includes unrealized foreign exchange gains before tax on U.S. debt translation of $10,033 in 2010, $11,494 in 2009, $8,643 in 2008, $31,639 in 2007, and $473 in 2006.
³  Revenue in 2007 was negatively affected by the strike by IOC's unionized work force which closed down all production facilities from March 9 until April 27.

IOC Royalty

The Corporation holds certain leases and licenses covering approximately 18,200 hectares of land near Labrador City. IOC has leased certain portions of these lands from which it currently mines iron ore. In return, IOC pays the Corporation a 7% gross overriding royalty on all sales of iron ore products produced from these lands. A 20% tax on the royalty is payable to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. For the five years prior to 2010, the average royalty (net of the 20% tax) had been approximately $74.0 million per year and in 2010 the net royalty was $130.1 million (2009 - $60.4 million).

Because the royalty is "off-the-top", it is not dependent on the profitability of IOC. However, it is affected by changes in sales volumes, iron ore prices and, because iron ore prices are denominated in US dollars, the United States - Canadian dollar exchange rate.

IOC Equity

In addition to the royalty interest, the Corporation directly and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hollinger-Hanna, owns a 15.10% equity interest in IOC.  The other shareholders of IOC are Rio Tinto Limited with 58.72% and Mitsubishi Corporation with 26.18%.  

IOC Commissions

Hollinger-Hanna has the right to receive a payment of 10 cents per tonne on the products produced and sold by IOC. Pursuant to an agreement, IOC is obligated to make the payment to Hollinger-Hanna so long as Hollinger-Hanna is in existence and solvent.  In 2010, Hollinger-Hanna received a total of $1.5 million in commissions from IOC (2009 - $1.4 million).

Management's Discussion and Analysis

The following is a discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.  This information is prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") and all amounts are shown in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund ("Fund") was converted into a Canada corporation named Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation on July 1, 2010. The Corporation is also the successor by amalgamation of Labrador Mining Company Limited ("Labmin"), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. Under the arrangement, the Fund distributed $248 million of subordinated notes of Labmin to its unitholders and the unitholders exchanged their trust units of the Fund for common shares of the Corporation. From July1, 2010, the common shares and the subordinated notes have traded together as stapled units on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LIF.UN. For financial reporting purposes, this reorganization has been accounted for on a continuity of interest basis which recognizes the Corporation as the successor entity to the Fund. Income, expense and cash flow results shown for the year include the results of the Fund for the first six months and the Corporation for the last six months. Comparative 2009 numbers are those of the Fund.

General

The Corporation is dependent on the operations of IOC. IOC's earnings and cash flows are affected by the volume and mix of iron ore products sold and the prices received. Iron ore demand and prices fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors which include demand for steel and steel products, the relative exchange rate of the US dollar, global and regional demand and production, political and economic conditions and production costs in major producing areas.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating cash flow of the Corporation is sourced entirely from IOC through the Corporation's 7% royalty, 10 cents commission per tonne and dividends from its 15.10% equity interest in IOC. The Corporation intends to make cash distributions of the net income derived from IOC to the maximum extent possible, subject to the maintenance of appropriate levels of working capital and debt.

The Corporation has a $50 million revolving credit facility with a term ending September 18, 2013 with provision for annual one-year extensions.  No amount is currently drawn under this facility leaving $50.0 million available to provide for any capital required by IOC or requirements of the Corporation.

Since inception in 1995, we have reported to our unitholders as an income trust. With the 2010 annual report, we are reporting to the holders of stapled units (the "Unitholders") as Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation. Thus all net income, adjusted cash flow and per unit figures referred to in this report use the totals according to the financial statements plus (where applicable) the $14,978,000 ($0.468 per stapled unit) interest on the subordinated notes for the period July 1 to December 31, 2010.

Operating Results

The following table summarizes the Corporation's 2010 operating results as compared to 2009 results.

Revenue			2010		2009
IOC royalties (net of 20% Newfoundland royalty tax)			$130,140,944		$60,391,033
IOC commissions			1,481,702		1,401,277
Other			239,625		138,857
			131,862,271		61,931,167
Expenses
Administrative expenses			3,045,583		1,813,279
Interest expense:
Credit facility			374,997		374,998
Subordinated notes			14,976,000		-
Income taxes expense - current			31,819,348		9,641,122
			50,215,928		11,829,399
Net Income before undernoted items			81,646,343		50,101,768
Non cash revenue (expense)
Equity earnings in IOC			126,661,281		31,698,054
Future income taxes			(5,920,000)		(1,940,000)
Amortization			(5,687,449)		(4,790,822)
			115,053,832		24,967,232
Net income and comprehensive income			$196,700,175		$75,069,000

Iron ore markets which had been very weak in 2009 as a result of the world wide recession, started to firm up in late 2009 due to continuing strength in China and by early 2010 had returned to the pre-recession levels of 2008. Due to the resulting higher prices and volumes, 2010 royalty revenue was 215% of the 2009 level and marginally higher than the record year of 2008. A major change in the method of pricing iron ore contracts took place in 2010. The majority of seaborne traded iron ore contract volumes is reported to have moved from being priced on an annual to a quarterly basis (generally quarterly prices are based on spot prices for the three months preceding the month before the start of the quarter) to better reflect the significantly increased volatility in iron demand and contract servicing of customers in recent years. After reviewing industry pricing trends and extensive discussions with a range of customers, IOC has, for most of its customers, moved to use quarterly pricing for term contract shipments, together with spot pricing for non-term contract sales. Prices for 2010 varied slightly from quarter to quarter but generally increased by more than 100% as compared to 2009. IOC sees 2010 as a period of transition for iron ore pricing mechanisms and it is not yet clear how these may further evolve in the future. The Canadian dollar which had strengthened against its U.S. counterpart in 2009 continued to strengthen averaging about 10% higher in 2010. Had this not occurred, royalty revenue would have been even higher.

The increase in administrative expenses of $1.2 million was due to legal and other costs incurred in relation to the reorganization. Current income taxes represent federal and provincial income taxes payable by the Corporation on IOC royalties, net of interest, royalty taxes and administrative expenses.  The Corporation's share of IOC's earnings amounted to $126.7 million as compared to $31.7 million in 2009. The substantial increase in earnings resulted mainly from the substantial price increase from last year's level.   

The operating cash flow of the Corporation is dependent on the royalty, commission and dividend payments from IOC. Royalty payments to the Corporation vary considerably from quarter to quarter. This is because sales revenue of IOC is not constant throughout the year, being lower during the winter months when the St. Lawrence Seaway is closed, and can vary because of the timing of ship loadings and market conditions.

It is IOC's policy to declare annual dividends, the amounts of which vary according to the estimated profits and cash flows for the year. The Corporation's share of IOC's dividends amounted to $74.0 million ($2.31 per unit) in 2010 as compared to $8.2 million ($0.26 per unit) in 2009.

Fourth quarter sales at 4.8 million tonnes were slightly above 2009 levels. The increased volume and much higher prices, partially offset by the higher value of the Canadian dollar against its US counterpart, produced royalty income of $53.7 million (2009 - $24.5 million) or more than double last year's fourth quarter. Adjusted cash flow from operations was $31.9 million ($1.00 per unit) compared to 2009 of $15.8 million ($0.49 per unit). Production in the fourth quarter was adversely affected by extreme weather conditions and the availability of mine equipment (mainly trucks) which caused a shortage of feed in the concentrator affecting both concentrate and pellet production, which were below last year's fourth quarter production during which some production records were established.

Selected Consolidated Financial Information

The following table sets out financial data from a Unitholder's perspective for the three years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

		Years Ended December 31
Description		2010		2009		2008
		(in millions except per Unit information)
Revenue		$164.4		$77.0		$163.4
Net Income(1)		$211.7		$75.1		$176.5
Net Income per Unit(1)		$6.61		$2.35		$5.52
Adjusted Cash Flow(1) (2)		$170.6		$58.3		$174.9
Adjusted Cash Flow per Unit(1) (2)		$5.33		$1.82		$5.46
Total Assets		$680.8		$539.9		$554.3
Cash Distribution per Unit		$4.50		$2.00		$4.85
Number of  Units outstanding (millions)		32.0		32.0		32.0
Notes:	(1)	Includes interest income for the six months ended December 31, 2010 of $14,878,000 ($0.468 per stapled unit) on the subordinated notes of the Corporation
	(2)	"Adjusted cash flow" ( see below)

The following table sets out quarterly revenue, net income and cash flow data for 2010 and 2009.

		Revenue	Net Income	Net Income per Unit	Adjusted Cash Flow(1)	Adjusted Cash Flow per Unit(1)	Distributions Declared per Unit
		(in millions except per Unit information)
2010
First Quarter		$16.7	$15.4	$0.48	$22.3 (3)	$0.70	$0.75
Second Quarter		$52.5	$69.1	$2.16	$30.5	$0.95	$0.75
Third Quarter (2)		$40.9	$64.4	$2.01	$85.9 (4)	$2.68	$1.00
Fourth Quarter(2)		$54.3	$62.8	$1.96	$31.9	$1.00	$2.00
2009
First Quarter		$16.6	$16.5	$0.52	$11.1	$0.35	$0.50
Second Quarter		$19.7	$17.8	$0.55	$12.6	$0.39	$0.50
Third Quarter		$15.8	$13.6	$0.43	$18.8 (5)	$0.59	$0.50
Fourth Quarter		$24.9	$27.2	$0.85	$15.8	$0.49	$0.50
Notes:	(1)	"Adjusted cash flow" (see below)
	(2)	Commencing with third quarter 2010, net income, adjusted cash flow, distributions and per unit figures referred to in this table use the totals according to the financial statements plus (where applicable) the $7,488,000 ($0.234 per unit) interest on the subordinated notes
	(3)	Includes a $11.5 million IOC dividend
	(4)	Includes a $62.5 million IOC dividend
	(5)	Includes an $8.2 million IOC dividend

Standardized Cash Flow and Adjusted Cash Flow

For the Corporation, standardized cash flow is the same as cash flow from operating activities as recorded in the Corporation's cash flow statements as the Corporation does not incur capital expenditures or have any restrictions on distributions.  Standardized cash flow per unit was $4.87 for 2010 (2009 - $1.33).  Cumulative standardized cash flow from inception of the Corporation is $28.44 per unit and total cash distributions since inception are $27.43 per unit, for a payout ratio of 96%.

"Adjusted cash flow" is defined as cash flow from operating activities after adjustments for changes in amounts receivable, accounts and interest payable and income taxes payable. It is not a recognized measure under Canadian GAAP.  The Directors believe that adjusted cash flow is a useful analytical measure as it better reflects cash available for distributions to Unitholders.

The following reconciles standardized cash flow from operating activities to adjusted cash flow.

	2010		2009
Standardized cash flow from operating activities	$155,920,875		$42,407,443
Changes in amounts receivable, accounts and interest payable and income taxes payable	(309,816)		15,894,421
Adjusted cash flow	$155,611,059		$58,301,864
Adjusted cash flow per unit	$4.86		$1.82

Disclosure Controls and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The President and CEO and the CFO are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the Corporation.  Two officers serve as directors of IOC and IOC provides monthly reports on its operations to them.  The Corporation also relies on financial information provided by IOC, including its audited financial statements, and other material information provided to the President and CEO, the Executive Vice President and Secretary and the CFO by officers of IOC.  IOC is a private corporation, and its financial statements are not publicly available.

The Directors are informed of all material information relating to the Corporation and its subsidiaries by the officers of the Corporation on a timely basis and approve all core disclosure documents including the Management Information Circular, the annual and interim financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis, the Annual Information Form, any prospectuses and all press releases.  An evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures was conducted under the supervision of the CEO and CFO.  Based on their evaluation, they concluded that the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information relating to the Corporation was accumulated and communicated for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The President and CEO and the CFO have designed internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Canadian GAAP.  An evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting was conducted under the supervision of the CEO and CFO.  Based on their evaluation, they concluded that the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting was effective and that there were no material weaknesses therein for the year ended December 31, 2010. 

No material change in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting occurred during the year ended December 31, 2010.

Transition to International financial reporting standards ("IFRS")

The CICA Accounting Standards Board requires all Canadian publicly accountable enterprises to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards for the years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The Corporation is adopting IFRS commencing January 1, 2011 with its interim financial statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.  These financial statements will also include comparative IFRS results for the three month period ended March 31, 2010.

The following discussion has been organized on a basis consistent with the presentation and classification under Canadian GAAP. Additionally, as we continue to assess the impact of our transition to IFRS, additional differences may be identified which could impact the amounts.

IFRS are premised on a conceptual framework similar to Canadian GAAP. However, significant differences exist in certain matters of recognition, measurement and disclosure.  While we believe that the adoption of IFRS will not have an impact on our reported cash flows, it will have an impact on our consolidated balance sheets and statements of income.

IFRS Conversion Plan

The Corporation is continuing to execute its IFRS conversion plan which addresses changes in accounting policies including for IOC, the restatement of comparative periods, various education and training sessions on the adoption of IFRS, as well as required changes to business processes and internal controls. 

A reconciliation of the Corporation's 2010 historical cost Canadian GAAP financial statements to IFRS has not been finalized. Accordingly, the impact of adopting IFRS on the Corporation's financial position and results of operations as at and for the year ended December 31, 2010 cannot be fully quantified at this time. However, the Corporation generally expects the nature of the adjustments to be consistent with those described herein, and has provided a description and, where possible, the approximate annual impact for the more significant recurring IFRS differences affecting net income.

IFRS 1: First-Time Adoption of IFRS

The Corporation's adoption of IFRS requires the application of IFRS 1, "First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards" ("IFRS 1"), which provides guidance for an entity's initial adoption of IFRS. IFRS 1 generally requires that an entity apply all IFRS effective at the end of its first IFRS reporting period retrospectively. However, IFRS 1 does require certain mandatory exceptions and permits limited optional exemptions.  The following is the optional exemption available under IFRS 1 which is most significant to the Corporation and which the Corporation will apply in preparation of its first financial statements under IFRS: 

Business combinations
IFRS 1 states that a first-time adopter may elect not to apply IFRS 3, "Business Combinations" ("IFRS 3") retrospectively to business combinations that occurred before the date of transition to IFRS. The exemption for past business combinations also applies to past acquisitions of investments in associates.  The Corporation intends to make this election in order to only apply IAS 28 to investment in associates prospectively (i.e., to those that occur on or after January 1, 2010) and not restate its investment in IOC. 

Impact of IFRS on Balance Sheet

The following quantifies and describes the expected impact of significant differences between the balance sheet under Canadian GAAP and the balance sheet under IFRS for both the January 1, 2010 opening balance sheet and the December 31, 2010 balance sheet.

Investment in IOC
We expect the Investment in IOC at January 1, 2010 to decrease by approximately $12-15 million and as at December 31, 2010 to be lower by approximately $10-13 million under IFRS rather than under Canadian GAAP.  The decrease at January 1, 2010 primarily relates to an adjustment to IOC's employee benefits in accordance with IFRS which will see vested actuarial gains/losses and past service costs recognized with an offsetting reduction to opening retained earnings.   Other items previously noted including deferred stripping costs and asset retirement obligations will change somewhat but are not expected to have a material impact.

Our estimate of the impact to the Shareholders' Equity as at January 1, 2010, after related changes to tax liabilities of $2 million, is a net decrease in Shareholders' Equity of $10-13 million.

Impact of IFRS on the Statement of Income

Equity earnings in IOC
Under IFRS, IOC's earnings will be impacted by the following:

1. Whereas unamortized actuarial gain/loss and past service costs are currently recognized in income on a straight-line basis over their vesting periods, IOC intends to recognize these costs immediately and with such election, no amounts will be subsequently recorded in the statement of income.  This will result in decreased pension and post-retirement costs of approximately $11-13 million in 2010.
2. Under IFRS, asset retirement obligations will be re-measured annually including the effect of changes of the discount rate used.  The calculation of a new accretion expense will result in a decreased cost of approximately $0.5 - 1 million in 2010.

Based on the Corporation's 15.1% ownership interest in IOC, for the year ended December 31, 2010 we expect the Corporation's after tax earnings to increase approximately $1-2 million under IFRS.

Outlook

The iron ore markets remain very firm especially in Asia with firming continuing in the rest of the world. Under current market conditions, IOC expects to sell all the pellets and concentrates it can produce in 2011. Pricing remains firm with prices for the first quarter of 2011 increasing from the fourth quarter of 2010 and a further increase indicated for the second quarter. The Canadian dollar remains firm and if it continues to trade around par or above against its U.S. counterpart, it will negatively affect our results but should only marginally offset the gains from the higher prices and increased volume expected.

Additional information

Additional information relating to the Corporation, including the Annual Information Form, is on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Additional information is also available on the Corporation's website at www.labradorironore.com.

Bruce C. Bone
President and Chief Executive Officer
Toronto, Ontario
March 3, 2011

LABRADOR IRON ORE ROYALTY CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As at December 31
			2010			2009
Assets
Current
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	73,611,888		$	6,203,013
	Amounts receivable		51,420,285			24,987,043
			125,032,173			31,190,056
Deferred charges			227,333			310,000
Iron Ore Company of Canada ("IOC"), royalty and commission interests			291,885,160			297,489,943
Investment in IOC			263,646,657			210,950,091
		$	680,791,323		$	539,940,090
Liabilities and Shareholders'/Unitholders' Equity
Current
	Accounts payable	$	10,482,603		$	5,233,229
	Income taxes payable		14,515,246			509,562
	Interest payable on subordinated notes		7,488,000			-
	Distributions payable to shareholders/unitholders		56,512,000			16,000,000
			88,997,849			21,742,791
Subordinated notes			248,000,000			-
Future income tax liability			110,970,000			105,050,000
			447,967,849			126,792,791
Equity
	Share capital / Trust units		69,708,147			317,708,147
	Retained earnings		163,115,327			95,439,152
			232,823,474			413,147,299
		$	680,791,323		$	539,940,090

 

LABRADOR IRON ORE ROYALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
For the years ended December 31
				2010			2009
Revenue
	IOC royalties		$	162,723,775		$	75,488,791
	IOC commissions			1,481,702			1,401,277
	Interest and other income			239,625			138,857
				164,445,102			77,028,925
Expenses
	Newfoundland royalty taxes			32,582,831			15,097,758
	Amortization of royalty and commission interests			5,604,783			4,708,156
	Administrative expenses			3,045,583			1,813,279
	Interest expense:
		Credit facility		457,663			457,664
		Subordinated notes		14,976,000			-
				56,666,860			22,076,857
Income before equity earnings and income taxes				107,778,242			54,952,068
Equity earnings in IOC				126,661,281			31,698,054
Income before income taxes				234,439,523			86,650,122
Provision for income taxes
	Current			31,819,348			9,641,122
	Future			5,920,000			1,940,000
				37,739,348			11,581,122
Net income and comprehensive income for the year				196,700,175			75,069,000
Retained earnings, beginning of year				95,439,152			84,370,152
Dividends/distributions to shareholders/unitholders				(129,024,000)			(64,000,000)
Retained earnings, end of year			$	163,115,327		$	95,439,152
Net income per common share / unit			$	6.15		$	2.35

LABRADOR IRON ORE ROYALTY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31
				2010			2009
Net inflow (outflow) of cash related to the following activities
Operating
	Net income for the year		$	196,700,175		$	75,069,000
	Items not affecting cash:
		Equity earnings in IOC		(126,661,281)			(31,698,054)
		Future income taxes		5,920,000			1,940,000
		Amortization of royalty and commission interests		5,604,783			4,708,156
		Amortization of deferred charges		82,667			82,666
	Common share dividend from IOC			73,964,715			8,200,096
	Change in amounts receivable, accounts and income taxes payable and interest payable on subordinated notes			309,816			(15,894,421)
	Cash flow from operating activities			155,920,875			42,407,443
Financing
	Distributions paid to unitholders			(88,512,000)			(64,000,000)
	Cash flow used in financing activities			(88,512,000)			(64,000,000)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year				67,408,875			(21,592,557)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year				6,203,013			27,795,570
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year			$	73,611,888		$	6,203,013
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of:
	Cash in bank		$	73,611,888		$	4,364,062
	Term deposits			-			1,838,951
			$	73,611,888		$	6,203,013
Cash income taxes paid			$	17,813,664		$	34,773,452
Cash interest paid			$	7,863,000		$	375,000

Bruce C. Bone
President & Chief Executive Officer
(416) 863-7133