Agnico-Eagle's David Garofalo Named Canadian CFO Of The Year

The CFO of the Year award has been won by David Garofalo, CFO of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. Details are in the news release announcing Mr. Garofalo's award.

This item was disseminated before trading opened yesterday. At market's close, when gold stocks in general sunk, Agnico reached $61.88 for a loss of $2.36.

The company's Google Finance web page is here.

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Aginco-Eagle Invests $2.15 Million In AuEx Ventures

Aginco-Eagle has acquired 1 million units of AuEx Ventures in a private placement, at $2.15 per unit. Each unit contains one common share and half a purchase warrant. This warrant has an expiry date of two years, but the exercise price is $2.75 in the first year and $3.25 in the second. There's also an unspecified expiry-acceleration option attached to the warrants. As the news release specifies, these units will bump up Aginco's holdings in AuEx to 3,202,100 shares: 12.4% on a partially-diluted basis.

This item was released after the close of trading yesterday. Aginco was up $4.34 to close at $63.50, on heavy trading, while AuEx was down a nickel to close at $2.20 on light trading.

Aginco's Google Finance web page is here, and AuEx's is here.

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NOTE: This blog is confined to aggregating news relating to Canadian gold stocks, as well as to commenting on past and present price movements, and is intended as an informational resource. It is not intended to make recommendations, nor is it a tool for forecasting future price movements. Its author is not a qualified investment advisor, and as such cannot make any investment recommendations. Should you be interested in any stock that appears here, please consider carefully if it is suitable for you and your portfolio. Please also consider seeking advice from a professional investment advisor if you have not already done so.