GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Considering the fact that Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited has acquired in aggregate more than 96 per cent of the shares representing more than 96 per cent of the votes of Riddarhyttan Resources AB (the "Company") the Company, on November 1, 2005, applied for de-listing of the Riddarhyttan shares from Stockholmsborsen's O-list.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange has approved the application and the last day of trading for the Riddarhyttan shares will be Friday, November 25, 2005. The trading will now take place on the O-list under observation.
Riddarhyttan has also decided to postpone the date for publishing the third quarter report to November 30, 2005.