20 May 2026
TORONTO, May 20, 2026 /CNW/ - Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSX: AEM) ("Agnico Eagle" or the "Company") announced today that it entered into a subscription agreement with Wallbridge Mining Company Limited ("Wallbridge"), pursuant to which Agnico Eagle agreed to purchase 243,927,966 common shares of Wallbridge ("Common Shares") at a price of C$0.092 per Common Share for total consideration of C$22,441,373 (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement is subject to certain closing conditions, including approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is expected to close on or about May 22, 2026.
Prior to entering into the Subscription Agreement, Agnico Eagle owned 115,358,013 Common Shares and 6,275,897 common share purchase warrants (the "Warrants"), entitling Agnico Eagle to acquire one Common Share per Warrant, representing approximately 9.44% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis and 9.90% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a partially-diluted basis (assuming the exercise of the Warrants held by Agnico Eagle at such time). On closing of the Private Placement, Agnico Eagle is expected to own 359,285,979 Common Shares and 6,275,897 Warrants, representing approximately 19.62% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis and 19.90% of the Common Shares on a partially-diluted basis (assuming exercise of the Warrants held by Agnico Eagle at such time).
On closing of the Private Placement, Agnico Eagle and Wallbridge will enter into an investor rights agreement, pursuant to which Agnico Eagle will be entitled to certain rights, provided it maintains certain ownership thresholds in Wallbridge, including: (a) the right to participate in equity financings or top-up its holdings in relation to dilutive issuances in order to maintain its pro rata ownership in Wallbridge at the time of such financing or dilutive issuance; and (b) the right (which Agnico Eagle has no present intention of exercising) to nominate one person (and in the case of an increase in the size of the board of directors of Wallbridge to nine or more directors, two persons) to the board of directors of Wallbridge.