Agnico-Eagle Mines Raises Qtr. Dividend from $0.20 to $0.22/Share

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a 10% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.22 per common share.  The next quarterly dividend will be paid on March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2013.  Agnico-Eagle has now declared a cash dividend to its shareholders for 31 consecutive years