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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION  
Stock option activity

 

   
  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 
   
  Number of
Stock
Options
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Number of
Stock
Options
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
 

Outstanding, beginning of period

    11,283,535   C$ 56.02     10,587,126   C$ 56.60  
 

Granted

    3,180,000     28.04     2,803,000     52.13  
 

Exercised

    (78,475 )   28.03     (212,500 )   37.06  
 

Forfeited

    (146,500 )   50.80     (156,500 )   61.88  
 

Expired

    (1,702,650 )   62.77     (1,294,635 )   54.44  
                     
 

Outstanding, end of period

    12,535,910   C$ 48.24     11,726,491   C$ 56.05  
                     
 

Options exercisable, end of period

    8,102,660   C$ 54.52     7,505,295   C$ 59.41  
                     
Schedule of weighted average assumptions under the Black-Scholes option pricing model

 

   
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
  2014   2013  
 

Risk-free interest rate

    1.56%     1.49%  
 

Expected life of stock options (in years)

    2.6     2.7  
 

Expected volatility of Agnico Eagle's share price

    42.5%     35.0%  
 

Expected dividend yield

    3.83%     1.73%