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200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2100

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Dear Stockholders,

I am pleased to inform you that Coeur Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Coeur”), SilverCrest Metals Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (“SilverCrest”), 1504648 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an unlimited liability company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur (“Canadian Sub”), Coeur Rochester, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Compañía Minera La Llamarada, S.A. de C.V., a company existing under the laws of Mexico, have agreed to a strategic business combination transaction (the “Arrangement”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Coeur (through the Canadian Sub) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SilverCrest (each, a “SilverCrest Common Share”) pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (as defined below) with SilverCrest becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur. Upon completion of the Arrangement, each holder of a SilverCrest Common Share will receive 1.6022 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Coeur (“Coeur Common Stock”), in exchange for each SilverCrest Common Share held (other than SilverCrest Common Shares held by dissenting SilverCrest shareholders), subject to the terms of an arrangement agreement entered into by Coeur, SilverCrest, Canadian Sub, Coeur Rochester, Inc. and Compañía Minera La Llamarada, S.A. de C.V. on October 3, 2024 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Arrangement Agreement”).

The arrangement will be implemented by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) in accordance with the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and is subject to the approval by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”), approval by the Coeur stockholders and by SilverCrest securityholders, regulatory approvals in Mexico and certain other customary conditions precedent. Upon completion of the Arrangement, existing Coeur stockholders will own approximately 63% of outstanding Coeur Common Stock and existing SilverCrest shareholders will own approximately 37% of outstanding Coeur Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (based on the number of SilverCrest and Coeur securities outstanding as of the date of the Arrangement Agreement).

We are sending you the accompanying proxy statement, dated    , 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), to cordially invite you to attend a special meeting of the stockholders of Coeur (the “special meeting”), which will be held entirely online at the following website: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CDE2025SM, at    , Central Time, on    , or such other date, time and place to which the special meeting may be adjourned or postponed, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals in connection with the Arrangement:

The Coeur Board evaluated the Arrangement in consultation with Coeur’s senior management and legal and financial advisors and, after careful consideration of the various factors described under the section of the Proxy Statement captioned “The Arrangement—Coeur’s Reasons for the Arrangement,” the Coeur board of directors has unanimously determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of Coeur and its stockholders to consummate the Arrangement with SilverCrest as contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and adopt the Charter Amendment, conditioned upon the closing of the Arrangement under the Arrangement Agreement (the “Closing”). The Coeur board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals described above.

Contemporaneously and in connection with the execution of the Arrangement Agreement, Coeur has entered into a voting and support agreement (each, a “SilverCrest Voting Agreement”) with each of the directors and certain officers of SilverCrest, who collectively held approximately 2.2% of the outstanding SilverCrest Common Shares as of the date of the Arrangement Agreement, and SilverCrest has entered into a voting and support agreement (each, a “Coeur Voting Agreement” and together with the SilverCrest Voting Agreements, the “Voting Agreements”) with each of the directors and certain officers of Coeur, who collectively held approximately 1.1% of the outstanding shares of Coeur Common Stock as of the date of the Arrangement Agreement. The Voting Agreements provide that the signatories thereto will, subject to limited exceptions, vote their shares in favor of approving the Arrangement (in the case of SilverCrest signatories) or adopting the Stock Issuance Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal (in the case of Coeur signatories), and against certain matters inconsistent with the Arrangement. The signatories to the Voting Agreements have also agreed not to exercise any rights of appraisal or rights of dissent provided under any applicable laws, among other things. Each Voting Agreement terminates upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement), (b) the date the Arrangement Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (c) the date on which the board of directors of Coeur or SilverCrest, as applicable, changes its recommendation with respect to the Arrangement and (d) the completion of Coeur’s special meeting or SilverCrest’s securityholders meeting in connection with the Arrangement, as applicable.

The accompanying Proxy Statement provides you with information about the Arrangement, the Charter Amendment and the special meeting. Coeur encourages you to read the Proxy Statement carefully and in its entirety, including the Arrangement Agreement and the Charter Amendment, which are attached hereto as Annex A and Annex B, respectively. Before deciding how to vote, you should consider the risk factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Proxy Statement. You may also obtain more information about Coeur and SilverCrest from the documents each of them has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as described under the “Where You Can Find More Information” section of the Proxy Statement.

Your vote is important. The Arrangement cannot be completed unless the Stock Issuance Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal are approved. Approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast in person (online) or represented by proxy at the special meeting. Approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires the votes cast FOR the amendment exceed the votes cast AGAINST the Charter Amendment Proposal. Abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting. Except with respect to determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting, abstentions or the failure of a Coeur stockholder to submit a proxy or vote at the special meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the Stock Issuance Proposal or the Charter Amendment Proposal. Please read the Proxy Statement before exercising your vote. Brokers are not permitted to vote on any proposal hereof and may not vote on any proposal hereof unless you provide voting instructions. Voting your shares will help to ensure that your interests are represented at the special meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person (online), please vote as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the special meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person (online), you are requested to promptly vote your shares by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form and returning it in the postage-paid envelope provided, or by voting over the telephone or via the internet as instructed in these materials. If you sign, date and mail your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your vote will be counted as a vote “FOR” each of the proposals described above. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, please follow the instructions provided by that institution to vote your shares.

I strongly support the proposed Arrangement of Coeur with SilverCrest and the Charter Amendment and join with our board of directors in unanimously recommending that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement.

Thank you for your continued support of Coeur.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE ARRANGEMENT, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE ARRANGEMENT, OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The accompanying Proxy Statement is dated    , 2024 and, together with the enclosed form of proxy card, is first being mailed or otherwise distributed to stockholders of Coeur on or about    , 2024.

 

200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2100

Chicago, Illinois 60606

A special meeting (“special meeting”) of stockholders of Coeur Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Coeur”), will be held entirely online at the following website: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CDE2025SM, at    , Central Time, on     , or such other date, time and place to which the special meeting may be adjourned or postponed, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals in connection with a strategic business combination transaction (the “Arrangement”) pursuant to an arrangement agreement entered into by Coeur, SilverCrest Metals Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (“SilverCrest”), 1504648 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an unlimited liability company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur (“Canadian Sub”), Coeur Rochester, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Compañía Minera La Llamarada, S.A. de C.V., a company existing under the laws of Mexico, on October 3, 2024 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Arrangement Agreement”), whereby Coeur (through Canadian Sub) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding SilverCrest Common Shares with SilverCrest becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur:

The Coeur board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals described above.

The accompanying proxy statement provides you with information about the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement, the Arrangement, the Charter Amendment and the special meeting. Coeur encourages you to read the Proxy Statement carefully and in its entirety, including the Arrangement Agreement and the Charter Amendment, which are attached hereto as Annex A and Annex B, respectively.

Record Date:     , 2024. Only stockholders of record as of the record date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote in person (online) or by proxy at the special meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting.

The proxy statement is dated     , 2024, and is first being mailed to our stockholders on or about     , 2024.

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the special meeting in person (online) or by proxy. It is important that your shares be represented at the special meeting whether or not you are personally able to attend. If you are unable to attend, please promptly vote your shares by telephone or internet or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card at your earliest convenience. Voting by the internet or telephone is fast, convenient, and enables your vote to be immediately confirmed and tabulated, which helps Coeur reduce postage and proxy tabulation costs.

Your vote is important. The Arrangement cannot be completed unless the Stock Issuance Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal are approved. Approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast in person (online) or represented by proxy at the special meeting. Approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires the votes cast FOR the Charter Amendment Proposal exceed the votes cast AGAINST the Charter Amendment Proposal. Abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting. Except with respect to determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting, abstentions or the failure of a Coeur stockholder to submit a proxy or vote at the special meeting will have no effect on the outcome of the Stock Issuance Proposal or the Charter

Amendment Proposal. Please read the Proxy Statement before exercising your vote. Brokers are not permitted to vote on any proposal hereof and may not vote on any proposal hereof unless you provide voting instructions. Voting your shares will help to ensure that your interests are represented at the special meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person (online), please vote as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the special meeting.

On behalf of Coeur’s board of directors, the management team and employees, we thank you for your continued support of Coeur and look forward to hosting you at the special meeting.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING IN PERSON (ONLINE), COEUR URGES YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE (1) BY TELEPHONE, (2) VIA THE INTERNET OR (3) BY SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO VOTE BEGIN ON PAGE 57. You may revoke your proxy or change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the special meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, please follow the instructions provided by that institution to vote your shares.

Coeur urges you to read the Proxy Statement, including all documents incorporated by reference into the Proxy Statement, and its annexes carefully and in their entirety.

If you are a Coeur stockholder and have any questions concerning the Arrangement or the Proxy Statement, would like additional copies of the Proxy Statement, need to obtain proxy cards or need help voting, please contact Coeur’s proxy solicitor:

MacKenzie Partners, Inc.

1407 Broadway, 27th Floor

New York, NY 10018

(800) 322-2885 (toll free)

Email: proxy@mackenziepartners.com

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the special meeting to be held on    , 2025. This Proxy Statement is available at www.proxyvote.com.

For additional information about documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying proxy statement, please see the “Where You Can Find More Information” section of this Proxy Statement.

Unless otherwise stated or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Coeur,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Coeur Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation. References to “$” refer to the lawful currency of the United States of America; and “C$,” to the lawful currency of Canada.

In this Proxy Statement, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires:

“Arrangement” means the arrangement of SilverCrest under the provisions of Part 9, Division 5 of the BCBCA on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan of Arrangement, subject to any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement or the Plan of Arrangement, or made at the direction of the Court in the Final Order (with the prior written consent of both SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably);

“Arrangement Agreement” means the arrangement agreement entered into by and among Coeur, SilverCrest, Canadian Sub, Coeur Rochester, Inc. and Compañía Minera La Llamarada, S.A. de C.V. on October 3, 2024;

“BCBCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the regulations made thereunder, as now in effect and as they may be promulgated or amended from time to time;

“Canadian Sub” means 1504648 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an unlimited liability company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur;

“Charter Amendment” means the amendment to the Coeur Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Coeur Common Stock from 600,000,000 shares to 900,000,000 shares, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex B;

“Charter Amendment Proposal” means the proposal to Coeur stockholders to approve the Charter Amendment;

“Closing” means the closing of the Arrangement under the Arrangement Agreement;

“Coeur” means Coeur Mining, Inc., a Delaware corporation;

“Coeur Board” means the board of directors of Coeur;

“Coeur Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Coeur, dated September 23, 2024, as amended from time to time;

“Coeur Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of Coeur, dated May 15, 2013, as amended from time to time;

“Coeur Common Stock” means the common stock of Coeur, par value $0.01 per share;

“Coeur Replacement Options” means the options to acquire Coeur Common Stock to be issued in exchange for SilverCrest Options pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement;

“combined company” means Coeur, after the consummation of the Arrangement;

“Consideration Shares” means the shares of Coeur Common Stock to be issued to SilverCrest shareholders, pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement;

“Court” means the Supreme Court of British Columbia;

“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law;

“Effective Date” means the date on which the Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with

Section 2.11(a) of the Arrangement Agreement;

“Effective Time” means 9:00 a.m. Toronto time on the Effective Date, or such other time as Coeur and SilverCrest agree to in writing before the Effective Date;

“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder;

“Exchange Ratio” means 1.6022 shares of Coeur Common Stock for each SilverCrest Common Share, subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement;

“Final Order” means the final order of the Court contemplated by Section 2.7 of the Arrangement Agreement, in a form and substance acceptable to SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably, approving the Arrangement, as such order may be amended, supplemented, modified or varied by the Court (with the consent of both SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably) at any time prior to the Effective Date or, if appealed, then, unless such appeal is withdrawn or denied, as affirmed or as amended (provided that any such amendment is acceptable to SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably) on appeal;

“including” means including without limitation, and “include” and “includes” have a corresponding meaning;

“Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court to be issued following the application therefor submitted to the Court after being informed of the intention to rely upon the exemption from registration under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act with respect to the Consideration Shares issued pursuant to the Arrangement as contemplated by Section 2.3 of the Arrangement Agreement and the Coeur Replacement Options granted pursuant to section 2.3(g) of the Plan of Arrangement, in a form and substance acceptable to the SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably, providing for, among other things, the calling and holding of the meeting of SilverCrest securityholders, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified or varied by the Court with the consent of SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably;

“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange;

“Plan of Arrangement” means that certain plan of arrangement implementing the Arrangement, substantially in the form of Schedule A to the Arrangement Agreement, and any amendments or variations thereto made in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement or upon the direction of the Court in the Final Order with the consent of SilverCrest and Coeur, each acting reasonably;

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

“SEDAR+” means the System for Electronic Document Analysis Retrieval of the Canadian Securities Administrators, accessible at www.sedarplus.ca;

“SilverCrest” means SilverCrest Metals Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada;

“SilverCrest Common Shares” means the common shares of SilverCrest;

“SilverCrest Options” means the outstanding options to purchase SilverCrest Common Shares granted under the stock option plan of SilverCrest effective June 15, 2022, as amended, or the legacy stock option plan of SilverCrest effective August 24, 2015, as amended, as applicable;

“Stock Issuance Proposal” means the proposal to Coeur stockholders to approve the issuance of shares of Coeur Common Stock to SilverCrest shareholders and SilverCrest option-holders in connection with the Arrangement;

“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange; and

“U.S. GAAP” means the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

This proxy statement and the documents incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement, include or may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Proxy Statement, including those that address activities, events, or developments that Coeur expects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Arrangement, including any statements regarding the expected timetable for completing the Arrangement, Coeur’s or SilverCrest’s plans and expectations with respect to the Arrangement, the results, effects, benefits and synergies of the Arrangement, anticipated impact of the Arrangement on the combined company’s results of operations, financial position, growth opportunities, competitive position, including maintaining current Coeur and SilverCrest management, strategies and plans and integration, future opportunities for the combined company, future financial performance and condition, guidance and any other statements regarding Coeur’s or SilverCrest’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts are “forward-looking” statements based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “ensure,” “expect,” “if,” “intend,” “estimate,” “probable,” “project,” “forecasts,” “predict,” “outlook,” “aim,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” “may,” “might,” “anticipate,” “likely” “plan,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions or other words of similar meaning, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside Coeur’s control, and which may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in forward-looking statements include the following:

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Expectations regarding business outlook, including changes in revenue, pricing, capital expenditures, cash flow generation, strategies for the combined company’s operations, gold and silver market conditions, legal, economic and regulatory conditions, and environmental matters are only forecasts regarding these matters. For further discussion of these and other risks, contingencies, and uncertainties applicable to Coeur, please see “Risk Factors” in this Proxy Statement as well as Coeur’s other filings with the SEC incorporated herein by reference. Please see “Where You Can Find More Information” for more information about the SEC filings incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement.

Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Coeur’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC and available from Coeur’s website at www.coeur.com under the “Investors” tab, and in other documents Coeur files with the SEC, and in SilverCrest’s most recent annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its most recent management’s discussion and analysis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, which are on file with the SEC and SEDAR+ and available from SilverCrest’s website at www.silvercrestmetals.com under the “Investors” tab, and in other documents SilverCrest files with the SEC or on SEDAR+.

All forward-looking statements attributable to Coeur or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained in this section. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on information available at that time. Neither Coeur nor SilverCrest assumes any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by applicable securities laws. As forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance on such statements.

The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Arrangement and other matters being considered at the special meeting. They may not include all the information that is important to our stockholders. Coeur stockholders should carefully read this entire proxy statement, including the annexes and the other documents referred to herein and incorporated by reference.

You are receiving this Proxy Statement because you have been identified as a holder of a share of Coeur Common Stock as of the record date. This proxy statement is being used to solicit proxies on behalf of the Coeur Board for the special meeting to obtain the required approval of Coeur stockholders. This proxy statement contains important information about the Arrangement and related transactions, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Stock Issuance Proposal, and the special meeting, and you should read it carefully.

In order to complete the Arrangement, Coeur stockholders must approve the issuance of shares of Coeur Common Stock as consideration in connection with the Arrangement and the Charter Amendment. SilverCrest securityholders must approve the Arrangement, SilverCrest must obtain the Final Order from the Court approving the Arrangement, and all other conditions to the Arrangement, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals, must be satisfied or waived. SilverCrest will hold a separate meeting to obtain the required approval of its securityholders.

Abstentions are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting.

If a quorum is not present at the special meeting, then the person presiding as chairman of the special meeting or the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock entitled to vote at the special meeting, present in person (online) or by proxy, may adjourn the special meeting to continue to solicit proxies.

of securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock. The number of shares of Coeur Common Stock to be issued to SilverCrest shareholders as consideration for the Arrangement and the number of shares of Coeur Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Coeur Replacement Options to be issued to SilverCrest option-holders will exceed 20% of the number of shares of Coeur Common Stock outstanding before the issuance. The shares of Coeur Common Stock to be issued or issuable under the Arrangement will have, upon issuance, voting power in excess of 20% of the voting power outstanding before the issuance of such shares of Coeur Common Stock. Therefore, under Section 312.03(c) and Section 312.07 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, stockholder approval of the Stock Issuance Proposal is required.

For a more detailed discussion of the reasoning of the Coeur Board, see “The Arrangement—Coeur’s Reasons for the Arrangement” and “The Arrangement—Recommendation of the Coeur Board of Directors” sections of this Proxy Statement.

The Coeur Board recommends that you vote by internet, telephone or mail. Even if you plan to attend the virtual special meeting, please complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy or voting instruction card or vote over the telephone or the Internet as instructed in these materials as promptly as possible to ensure that your shares will be represented at the special meeting if you are unable to attend. You may still attend the virtual special meeting and vote online by ballot even if you have already voted by proxy.

In addition, each of the directors and certain officers of Coeur, who collectively hold approximately 1.1% of the outstanding shares of Coeur Common Stock as of the date of the Arrangement Agreement have entered into Coeur Voting Agreements with SilverCrest. Each such Coeur Voting Agreement provides that the signatories thereto will, subject to limited exceptions, vote their shares in favor of adopting the Stock Issuance Proposal and the Charter Amendment Proposal and against any alternative business combination transaction. See “The Arrangement—Voting Agreements.”

If you are a beneficial owner of shares of Coeur Common Stock, you are also invited to attend the special meeting (online). However, because you are not a Coeur stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares of Coeur Common Stock in person (online) at the special meeting unless you request and obtain a “legal proxy” issued in your own name from your bank, broker or other nominee. If you appoint a non-management proxy holder, please make sure he or she is aware and ensure he or she will attend (online) and submit a vote on your behalf at the special meeting, with the proper authority from you, for your vote to count.

Even if you plan to attend the virtual special meeting, we encourage you to please complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy or voting instruction card or vote over the telephone or the Internet as instructed in these materials as promptly as possible to ensure that your shares will be represented at the special meeting if you are unable to attend. You may still attend the virtual special meeting and vote online by ballot even if you have already voted by proxy.

If your shares of Coeur Common Stock are held in street name by a bank, broker or other nominee, and you vote by proxy, you may later revoke your proxy by informing the holder of record in accordance with that entity’s procedures.

The Arrangement Agreement further provides that, upon termination of the Arrangement Agreement under certain circumstances, SilverCrest will be required to pay to Coeur a termination fee of $60 million in connection with such termination, or Coeur will be required to pay to SilverCrest a termination fee of $100 million in connection with such termination. In addition, in certain circumstances, the terminating party shall reimburse the other party in respect of the reasonable and documented expenses of such party’s third party representatives incurred in respect of the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement up to a maximum amount of $17 million. See the “The Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement—Termination of the Arrangement Agreement” section of this Proxy Statement for a more complete summary of the termination provisions under the Arrangement Agreement.

In addition, Coeur will continue to be a reporting issuer in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. Subject to certain exceptions, Coeur will continue to be generally exempt from Canadian statutory financial and other continuous and timely reporting requirements, including the requirement for insiders of Coeur to file reports with respect to trades of Coeur securities, provided Coeur complies with the requirements of applicable U.S. securities laws and U.S. market requirements in respect of all financial and other continuous and timely reporting matters, and Coeur files with the relevant Canadian securities regulatory authorities copies of its documents filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.

MacKenzie Partners, Inc.

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You may also wish to consult your legal, tax and/or financial advisors with respect to any aspect of the Arrangement, the Arrangement Agreement or other matters discussed in this Proxy Statement. You may also obtain additional information about Coeur from the documents we file with the SEC, or by following the instructions in the “Where You Can Find More Information” section of this Proxy Statement.

The financial information of SilverCrest included in this proxy statement has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and condensed interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. Certain differences exist between IFRS and U.S. GAAP, which might be material to the financial information included in this proxy statement.

The principal differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP which might be material in the preparation of SilverCrest’s consolidated financial statements are described below. The following summary does not include all differences that exist between IFRS and U.S. GAAP and is not intended to provide a comprehensive listing of all such differences specifically related to Coeur, SilverCrest or the industry in which Coeur and SilverCrest operate.

The differences described below reflect only those differences in accounting principles and policies in force at the time of the preparation of the historical financial information of SilverCrest included in this proxy statement. There has been no attempt to identify future differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP as the result of prescribed changes in accounting standards, transactions or events that may occur in the future.

Under U.S. GAAP, Coeur’s accounting policy amortizes certain mine development costs using the units-of- production method over the estimated life of the ore body, generally based on recoverable ounces to be mined from proven and probable reserves.

Under IFRS, SilverCrest includes estimated recoverable ounces using the mineable tonnes extracted from the mine in the period as a percentage of the total mineable tonnes to be extracted in current and future periods based on mineral reserves.

Under U.S. GAAP, the initial recognition of the reclamation and remediation liability is recognized at fair value, generally utilizing a present value technique to estimate the liability discounted at a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate, and further adjusted for inflation and market risk premium. Subsequently, period-to-period revisions to either the timing or amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows are treated as separate layers of the obligation.

Under IFRS, reclamation and remediation liabilities are generally measured as the best estimate of the expenditure to settle the obligation, utilizing a present value technique to estimate the liability, adjusted for inflation, associated with reclamation as a liability, at a risk-free rate, when the liability is incurred. Subsequently, period-to-period revisions for changes in the estimate of expected undiscounted cash flows or discount rate are re-measured for the entire obligation by using an updated discount rate that reflects current market conditions as of the balance sheet date.

Under U.S. GAAP, an entity uses the service period approach to account for termination benefits when certain conditions are met. Benefits accumulate over time based on length of service. Under this approach, the benefit cost is accrued over an employee’s service period.

Under IFRS, an entity recognizes termination benefits as a liability and an expense only when an entity is demonstrably committed to the redundancies by having (i) a detailed plan for the terminations and (ii) when it can no longer withdraw the offer made in relation to termination benefits. This generally results in termination benefits being recognized when the closure date for a mine site has been announced and other recognition criteria have been met.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information (“Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information”) has been prepared based on the historical audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of Coeur and SilverCrest, as indicated below, and is intended to provide information about how the Arrangement might have affected Coeur’s historical financial statements.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations (“Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2024, combines the historical audited and unaudited consolidated statements of operations of Coeur for the corresponding periods, with the respective historical audited and unaudited consolidated income statements of SilverCrest, as if the Arrangement had occurred on January 1, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet (“Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) as of September 30, 2024, combines the historical unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Coeur and the historical unaudited consolidated statement of financial position of SilverCrest each as of September 30, 2024, as if the Arrangement had occurred on September 30, 2024.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information has been developed from and should be read in conjunction with:

The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information is presented using the acquisition method of accounting, with Coeur as the acquirer of SilverCrest. See section entitled “The Arrangement—Accounting Treatment” beginning on page 84 of this Proxy Statement. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed of SilverCrest based on their respective fair market values with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information is presented for informational purposes only. The information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the SEC as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses,” using the assumptions set forth in the notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information. The information has been adjusted to include estimated Arrangement accounting adjustments, which reflect the application of the accounting required by U.S. GAAP.

The information is not necessarily indicative of the financial position and results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the Arrangement occurred as of the dates indicated herein, nor do they purport to project the future financial position and operating results of the combined company. The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information also does not reflect the costs of any integration activities or cost savings or synergies expected to be achieved as a result of the Arrangement, which are described in the section entitled “The Arrangement—Coeur’s Reasons for the Arrangement” beginning on page 65 of this proxy statement, and, accordingly, do not attempt to predict or suggest future results.