AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle” or the “Company”) is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on Form 40-F pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system of the Exchange Act (the “MJDS”). The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Equity securities of the Company are accordingly exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3.

The Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (the “HFIA Act”), enacted on December 18, 2025, amended Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to require directors and officers of foreign private issuers to comply with the insider reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act effective from March 18, 2026, subject to any exemptions issued by United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Section 16(a)(5) of the Exchange Act (as added by the HFIA Act). By order of the SEC dated March 5, 2026, directors and officers of the Company are exempt from the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules related to that provision because (i) the Company is incorporated or organized in Ontario, Canada, which is a “qualifying jurisdiction” under such order, (ii) directors and officers of the Company (A) are subject to the insider reporting requirements of Canada’s National Instrument 55-104 – Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions (supported by National Instrument 55-102 – System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) and companion policies) (“NI 55-104”), which is a “qualifying regulation” under such order, and (B) are required to report their transactions in the Company’s securities as set forth under NI 55-104, and (iii) any report filed pursuant to NI 55-104 is made available in English to the general public within no more than two business days of its public posting.