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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results February 2012

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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results February 2012

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Forward Looking Statements

The information in this document has been prepared as at February 15, 2012. Certain statements contained in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward looking information under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. When used in this document, the words “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “will”, “planned”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or information.

Such statements include without limitation: statements regarding timing and amounts of capital expenditures and other assumptions; estimates of future reserves, resources, mineral production, optimization efforts and sales; estimates of mine life; estimates of future internal rates of return, mining costs, cash costs, minesite costs and other expenses; estimates of future capital expenditures and other cash needs, and expectations as to the funding thereof; statements and information as to the projected development of certain ore deposits, including estimates of exploration, development and production and other capital costs, and estimates of the timing of such exploration, development and production or decisions with respect to such exploration, development and production; estimates of reserves and resources, and statements and information regarding anticipated future exploration; the anticipated timing of events with respect to the Company's minesites and statements and information regarding the sufficiency of the Company's cash resources. Such statements and information reflect the Company's views as at the date of this document and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Many factors, known and unknown could cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements and information. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the volatility of prices of gold and other metals; uncertainty of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and mineral recovery estimates; uncertainty of future production, capital expenditures, and other costs; currency fluctuations; financing of additional capital requirements; cost of exploration and development programs; mining risks; community protests; risks associated with foreign operations; governmental and environmental regulation; the volatility of the Company's stock price; and risks associated with the Company's byproduct metal derivative strategies. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that may affect the Company’s ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this document, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements and information. Marc Legault, a Qualified Person and the Company’s Vice-President, Project Development, reviewed the technical information disclosed herein. For a detailed breakdown of the Company’s reserve and resource position see the February 15, 2012 press release on the Company’s website. That press release also lists the Qualified Persons for each project.

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Notes To Investors

Note Regarding The Use Of Non-GAAP Financial Measures This document presents estimates of future "total cash cost per ounce" and "minesite cost per tonne" that are not recognized measures under United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP"). This data may not be comparable to data presented by other gold producers. These future estimates are based upon the total cash costs per ounce and minesite costs per tonne that the Company expects to incur to mine gold at the applicable projects and do not include production costs attributable to accretion expense and other asset retirement costs, which will vary over time as each project is developed and mined. It is therefore not practicable to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure. A reconciliation of the Company's total cash cost per ounce and minesite cost per tonne to the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with US GAAP for the Company's historical results of operations is set forth in the notes to the financial statements included in the Company's Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2010, as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the SEC Note Regarding Production Guidance The gold production guidance is based on the Company’s mineral reserves but includes contingencies, assumes metal prices and foreign exchange rates that are different from those used in the reserve estimates. These factors and others mean that the gold production guidance presented in this disclosure does not reconcile exactly with the production models used to support these mineral reserves.

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All amounts are in US$, unless otherwise indicated

Q4 2011

Q4 2010

Full Year 2011

Full Year 2010

Revenues (millions) $455.5 $439.0 $1,821.8 $1,422.5

Earnings (millions) ($601.4) $88.0 ($568.9) $332.1

Earnings per share (basic) ($3.53) $0.53 ($3.36) $2.05

Cash provided by operating activities (millions) $132.0 $90.6 $663.5 $483.5

Payable Production

Gold (ounces) 227,792 256,471 985,460 987,609

Silver (ounces in thousands) 1,311 1,207 5,080 4,812

Zinc (tonnes) 12,591 14,939 54,894 62,544

Copper (tonnes) 1,002 935 3,216 4,224

Total cash costs ($/oz) $671 $462 $580 $451

Record Revenues and Cash Flows in 2011 Earnings impacted by Goldex & Meadowbank writedowns

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All amounts are in US$, unless otherwise indicated

Dec. 31 2011

Cash and cash equivalents (millions) $221

Long term debt (millions) $920

Available credit facilities ($US millions) $880

Common shares outstanding (Weighted average, millions) 170.3

Common shares, fully diluted (Weighted average, millions) 170.3

Financial Position

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Laronde 20% Goldex

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Lapa 10%

Kittila 12%

Pinos Altos 25%

Meadowbank 16%

2011 Operating Results

Total Cash

Costs ($/oz)

Payable Production

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Total Gross Mine Profit

($, 000’s)

LaRonde $77 124,173 $188,662

Kittila $739 143,560 $115,135

Lapa $650 107,068 $98,937

Pinos Altos1 $299 204,380 $232,715

Meadowbank $1,000 270,801 $149,549

Goldex 2 $401 135,478 $160,723

Total $580 985,460 $945,721

2011 Total Gross Mine Profit (Total $946M)

1. Pinos Altos figures include Creston Mascota 2. Goldex operations suspended Oct. 19, 2011

Operating Results 2012 Focus Remains on Optimization

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2012 through 2014 Forecasts

2012 Production

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2014 Production

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LaRonde 150 – 165 570 2.3 91 C$90 220 280

Kittila 150 – 160 650 5.5 84 €71 155 170

Lapa 95 – 105 750 6.4 81 C$124 100 105

Pinos Altos1 200 – 210 415 1.9 82 $44 210 190

Meadowbank 280 – 310 1,040 3.2 92 C$97 305 310

Total 875 – 950 720 990 1,055

2012 Byproduct Forecast

Ag Production 000’s oz

Zn Production (tonnes)

Cu Production (tonnes)

LaRonde 2,100 33,000 4,800

Pinos Altos1 2,000 - -

Meadowbank 50 - -

Total 4,150 33,000 4,800

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Expected To Generate Net Free Cash Flow

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Production Growth Continues Payable Gold Production Estimates

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Focus Remains On Production Per Share Growth

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Long Track Record of Increasing Reserves Decrease in 2011 due to Goldex and Meadowbank reclassifications

• Increased reserves at projects with strong exploration upside - Kittila and Meliadine • Current proven and probable gold reserves of 18.6 million ounces. Deposits also

contain 8.7 million ounces of indicated gold resources and 10.3 million ounces of inferred resource*

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Four Cornerstones AEM produced nearly $1B of gross mine profit in 2011 Production, reserves, free cash flow expected to grow from current mines

LaRonde Kittila Mexico Meliadine

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LaRonde - Production & Cash Flow Expected to Increase in 2012

• Gold production expected to increase each year through 2017 due to higher expected grade

• Byproduct grades expected to decline significantly starting in 2012

• Exploration Focus • Additional potential at depth, to the East

and to the West • Expand and convert resource on Bousquet

P&P Gold reserves (million oz) 4.7

Average gold reserve grade (g/t) 4.4

Indicated resource (million oz) 0.4

Inferred resource (million oz) 1.3

Estimated LOM (years) 12

2012 exploration budget (LaRonde & regional) $1M

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Kittila - Optimization Initiatives Expected To Deliver Cost Improvement, Higher Cash Flows

• Higher grade in 2012 expected to result in 8% higher gold production at lower costs

• Anticipated mine life to 2044, not including resources

• Initial 25% expansion study expected in 2012

• Good exploration results at Rimpi suggest potential for larger expansion

• Exploration focus continues to be at depth and to the north

P&P Gold reserves (million oz) 5.2

Average reserve grade (g/t) 4.7

Indicated resource (million oz) 1.0

Inferred resource (million oz) 1.2

Estimated LOM (years) 32

2012 exploration budget $16M

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Mexico - Highest Cash Flow Generator

• 2012 production at Creston Mascota expected to increase due to full-year contribution

• Underground expansion underway. Expected to offset lower grades in outer years

• Anticipated mine life to 2029

• La India may add to production profile in 2014

• Exploration potential at Tarachi and satellite zones

P&P Gold reserves (m oz) 3.3

Average gold reserve grade (g/t) 2.3

Indicated resource (m oz) 0.8

Inferred resource (m oz) 0.9

Est. LOM (years) 18

2012 exploration budget $15M

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Meliadine – Quickly Growing Gold Reserve And Resource Permitting Underway

• Examining production scenarios from open pits and underground

• Updated feasibility study expected in 2013

• Drilling has expanded gold contained in reserves and resources by approximately 40% in 1.5 years

• Potential to accelerate underground development to test deposit at depth

P&P Gold reserves (million oz) 2.9

Average reserve grade (g/t) 7.2

Indicated resource (million oz) 1.7

Inferred resource (million oz) 2.4

2012 exploration budget $30M

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Other Operations

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Goldex - Action Plan Focused on Monitoring, Investigation and Remediation

• Mine operations suspended October 2011

• Grouting program reoriented to protect surface area infrastructure

• Increased rock and soil monitoring

• Evaluate possibility of recovering gold resources

• Reserves have been reclassified to resources

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Meadowbank – New Optimized Mine Plan Partial writedown of $645 million after tax

• Mill consistently exceeding design throughput • New plan results in similar net asset value • New mine plan expected to be lower risk due to:

• 36% fewer tonnes moved over life of mine

• More conservative estimates for dilution

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P&P Gold reserves (m oz) 2.2

Average reserve grade (g/t) 2.8

Indicated resource (m oz) 1.3

Inferred resource (m oz) 0.5

Est. LOM (years) 6

2012 exploration budget $7M

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Lapa - Steady State with Good Tonnage and Cost Control

• 2012 production and costs expected to be similar to 2011

• Anticipated life of mine extended through 2015

• Exploration Focus

• Extension of underground exploration drift to provide access to drill targets to extend mine life

P&P Gold reserves (m oz) 0.5

Average reserve grade (g/t) 6.5

Indicated resource (m oz) 0.3

Inferred resource (m oz) 0.1

Est. LOM (years) 4

2012 exploration budget $3M

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Exploration Upside

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Meliadine Project - Local Geology Map Mineralization identified over 80 kilometer trend

Indicated resources – 33 koz Au Inferred resources – 197 koz Au

Proven & Probable reserves – 2,781 koz Au Indicated resources – 649 koz Au Inferred resources – 1,329 koz Au

Indicated resources – 343 koz Au Inferred resources – 411 koz Au

Inferred resources – 133koz Au

Proven & Probable reserves – 97 koz Au Indicated resources – 254 koz Au Inferred resources – 179 koz Au

Meliadine (Total) Proven & Probable reserves – 2,877 koz Au Indicated resources – 1,658 koz Au Inferred resources – 2,438 koz Au

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Meliadine – Tiriganiaq Composite Longitudinal Section

2012 Exploration Focus

M11-1236 9.4 g/t Au / 3.2 m

M11-1161 13.4 g/t Au / 6.4 m 35.5 g/t Au / 3.0 m

M11-1171 6.2 g/t Au / 5.1 m

M11-1349 22.6 g/t Au / 5.8 m

M11-1173 16.8 g/t Au / 5.5 m

M11-1201 21.9 g/t Au / 6.6 m

M11-1211 11.6 g/t Au / 3.6 m

M11-1251 23.3 g/t Au / 3.3 m

M11-1119 14.5 g/t Au / 2.9 m

M11-1092 7.4 g/t Au / 11.2 m

M11-1108A 6.2 g/t Au / 9.6 m

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Kittila – Composite Longitudinal Section

7.67g/t Au/17.9m

8.27g/t Au/3.5m

6.00g/t Au / 14.7 m 6.58 g/t Au / 7.5 m

8.46 g/t Au / 4.5 m

14.94 g/t Au/3.5m 6.03 g/t Au/11.8m

6.98g/t Au/10.1m 4.22g/t Au /8.5m

5.34 g/t Au/14.9m 4.68 g/t Au/12.4m

2012 Focus Area

• 2011 Exploration expanded reserves and resources in Roura and Rimpi trends • Further focus on exploration at depth and to the North in 2012

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Creston Mascota – New Reserves Lead to Larger Open Pit

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Previous Pit Design

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Moving Forward

• Changes have been made at executive and mine management levels • Changes have been made in budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes • Historically, AEM’s trading multiple has rarely been this low

Average P/NAV 1.72x

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Notes: 1) Source: TD Securities Research 2) Pricing data up to Feb 17, 2012

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Appendix

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Operating Metrics

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Operating Metrics

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Gold and Silver Reserves and Resources December 31, 2011

Gold Tonnes (000’s)

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Gold (ounces)

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Proven 11,029 2.80 994

Probable 146,057 3.78 17,757

Total Reserves 157,086 3.71 18,750

Measured & Indicated 168,336 1.78 9,633

Inferred 131,216 2.30 9,712

Silver Tonnes (000’s)

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Silver (ounces)

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Proven 7,318 45.35 10,670

Probable 72,693 45.06 105,319

Total Reserves 80,011 45.09 115,989

Measured & Indicated 27,801 27.24 24,344

Inferred 34,513 19.00 21,082

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Copper, Zinc and Lead Reserves and Resources December 31, 2011

Copper Tonnes (000’s)

Copper (%)

Copper (tonnes)

Proven 5,331 0.28 15,025

Probable 27,901 0.27 76,160

Total Reserves 33,232 0.27 91,184

Indicated 7,225 0.12 8,629

Inferred 11,400 0.26 29,664

Zinc Tonnes (000’s)

Zinc (%)

Zinc (tonnes)

Proven 5,331 2.04 108,626

Probable 27,901 0.77 215,522

Total Reserves 33,232 0.98 324,149

Indicated 7,225 1.49 107,338

Inferred 11,400 0.44 49,745

Lead Tonnes (000’s)

Lead (%)

Lead (tonnes)

Proven 5,331 0.23 12,391

Probable 27,901 0.05 13,441

Total Reserves 33,232 0.08 25,832

Indicated 7,225 0.15 11,127

Inferred 11,400 0.05 5,138

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Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Resources

Cautionary Note to Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured and Indicated Resources This document uses the terms "measured resources" and "indicated resources". We advise investors that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the SEC does not recognize them. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. Cautionary Note to Investors Concerning Estimates of Inferred Resources This document also uses the term "inferred resources". We advise investors that while this term is recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the SEC does not recognize it. "Inferred resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. Scientific and Technical Data Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited is reporting mineral resource and reserve estimates in accordance with the CIM guidelines for the estimation, classification and reporting of resources and reserves. Cautionary Note To U.S. Investors - The SEC permits U.S. mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. Agnico-Eagle uses certain terms in this press release, such as “measured”, “indicated”, and “inferred”, and “resources” that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit U.S. registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, which may be obtained from us, or from the SEC’s website at: http://sec.gov/edgar.shtml. A “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to meet the requirements to designate reserves under Industry Guide 7. Estimates for all properties were calculated using historic three-year average metals prices and foreign exchange rates in accordance with the SEC Industry Guide 7. Industry Guide 7 requires the use of prices that reflect current economic conditions at the time of reserve determination, which the Staff of the SEC has interpreted to mean historic three-year average prices. The assumptions used for the mineral reserves and resources estimates reported by the Company on February 16, 2011 were based on three-year average prices for the period ending December 31, 2011 of $1,255 per ounce gold, $23.00 per ounce silver, $0.91 per pound zinc, $3.25 per pound copper, $0.95 per pound lead and C$/US$, US$/Euro and MXP/US$ exchange rates of 1.05, 1.37 and 12.86, respectively. The Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) requires mining companies to disclose reserves and resources using the subcategories of “proven” reserves, “probable” reserves, “measured” resources, “indicated” resources and “inferred” resources. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

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Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Resources

A mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a measured or indicated mineral resource demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified. A mineral reserve includes diluting materials and allows for losses that may occur when the material is mined. A proven mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a measured mineral resource demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study. A probable mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of an indicated, and in some circumstances, a measured mineral resource demonstrated by at least a preliminary feasibility study. A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic material, or natural solid fossilized organic material including base and precious metals in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a mineral resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge. A measured mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both geological and grade continuity. An indicated mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed. An inferred mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. A Feasibility Study is a comprehensive technical and economic study of the selected development option for a mineral project that includes appropriately detailed assessments of realistically assumed mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, social and governmental considerations together with any other relevant operational factors and detailed financial analysis, that are necessary to demonstrate at the time of reporting that extraction is reasonably justified (economically mineable). The results of the study may reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision by a proponent or financial institution to proceed with, or finance, the development of the project. The confidence level of the study will be higher than that of a Pre-Feasibility Study. The effective date for all of the Company’s mineral resource and reserve estimates in this document is December 31, 2011. Additional information about each of the mineral projects that is required by NI 43-101, sections 3.2 and 3.3 and paragraphs 3.4 (a), (c) and (d) can be found in the Technical Reports referred to above, which may be found at www.sedar.com. Other important operating information can be found in the Company’s Form 20-F and its news release dated February 15, 2012. The contents of this document have been prepared under the supervision of, and reviewed by, Marc Legault P.Eng., Vice-President Project Development and a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of NI 43-101.

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A solid financial position, low-cost structure, well-funded growth projects in regions of low political risk, and a focused, consistent strategy put Agnico-Eagle in a strong position to continue creating exceptional per share value.

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