Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico-Eagle”) announced today that it has acquired the remaining 5,032,139 common shares (the “Shares”) of Grayd Resource Corporation (“Grayd”) not already owned by Agnico-Eagle, representing approximately 5.23% of the outstanding Shares on a fully-diluted basis, pursuant to a previously announced compulsory acquisition carried out under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Compulsory Acquisition”). Following completion of the Compulsory Acquisition, Agnico-Eagle now owns 96,261,039 Shares, representing 100% of the outstanding Shares on a fully-diluted basis.