Cumberland Resources (CLG)

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CBD to trade on AMEX effective 1/26/04

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form 8-A is being filed by Cumberland Resources Ltd. (the "Registrant") in connection with the registration of the Registrant's Common Shares, no par value per share (the "Common Shares"), under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the listing of the Common Shares on the American Stock Exchange. The Common Shares were approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange on January 26, 2004.