(All amounts expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited Reports Investment in Forum Uranium Corp. and Concurrent Option Agreement
Toronto (March 3, 2008) - Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM / NYSE: AEM) ("Agnico" or the "Company") today reported that it had acquired 6,122,449 units ("Units") of Forum Uranium Corp. ("Forum") by way of a private placement at a price of $0.49 per Unit for a total consideration of $3,000,000 in cash. Each Unit consisted of one common share ("Common Shares"), resulting in the acquisition of a total of 6,122,449 Common Shares of Forum by the Company, and one-half of one share purchase warrant ("Warrants"), each full Warrant entitling the Offeror to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.66 per share for a period of two years.
The acquisition represented and Agnico now owns and controls approximately 12.75% of the outstanding Common Shares of Forum assuming the exercise of the Warrants acquired by Agnico.
The Common Shares and Warrants were acquired for investment purposes. Agnico may acquire additional Common Shares or Warrants or dispose of some or all of the Common Shares or Warrants currently held.
Concurrent with this investment, Forum has optioned the right to earn a 51% interest in the uranium properties that Agnico acquired as part of the Cumberland Resources acquisition in 2007 by incurring a total of $3,000,000 of exploration expenditures on these properties over a four year period. Forum may also acquire a further 14% interest by completing a bankable feasibility study in relation to these properties within five years of earning its 51% joint venture interest.
Agnico purchased the securities pursuant to the "accredited investor" prospectus exemption provided in National Instrument 45-106.
About Agnico-Eagle
Agnico-Eagle is a long established Canadian gold producer with operations located in Quebec and exploration and development activities in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States. Agnico-Eagle's LaRonde Mine is Canada's largest gold deposit in terms of reserves. The Company has full exposure to higher gold prices consistent with its policy of no forward gold sales. It has paid a cash dividend for 26 consecutive years.
Further information:
David Smith; VP, Investor Relations
(416) 947-1212
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CODE : AEM.TO |
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Agnico-Eagle est une société de production minière d'or basée au Canada. Agnico-Eagle est productrice d'or, d'argent, de cuivre, de plomb et de zinc au Canada, au Mexique et en Finlande, en développement de projets d'argent, de cuivre, d'or, de plomb et de zinc au Canada, et détient divers projets d'exploration au Canada. Ses principaux projets en production sont LARONDE, LARONDE (EL COCO) MINE, MEADOWBANK et LARONDE EXTENSION au Canada, PINOS ALTOS au Mexique et KITTILA en Finlande, ses principaux projets en développement sont LAPA, GOLDEX et LARONDE au Canada et ses principaux projets en exploration sont BOUSQUET MINE, JOUTEL, NIGHTHAWK, GERMAN PROPERTY, MOUNTJOY PROPERTY, THORNLOE, REID, NW DELORO, CARR - WILKIE, WHITNEY TISDALE, WARK, EASTER DOME, MELIADINE, ELLISON, BOUSQUET AND ELLISON, COLOMAC MINE, CABALLO BLANCO PROPERTY et VICTORY LAKE au Canada et MORELOS SUR au Mexique. Agnico-Eagle est cotée au Canada, aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique et en Allemagne. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 19,7 milliards CA$ (14,4 milliards US$, 13,5 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 29 octobre 1999 à 10,10 CA$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 13 novembre 2020 à 99,66 CA$. Agnico-Eagle possède 230 990 000 actions en circulation. |