Summary Financial Data of Goldcorp Inc. and Summary Pro Forma Financia

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    TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2005--(All amounts in thousands of US$ except shares outstanding, per share amounts, and Gold prices)

    GOLDCORP INC. (NYSE:GG)(TSX:G) presents, in connection with the offer by Goldcorp Inc. and Goldcorp Acquisition ULC to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (on the basis of 0.25 Goldcorp common shares for each Wheaton common share (the "Offer")), the following Summary Financial Data of Goldcorp Inc. and Summary Pro Forma Financial Data(1):

    The following tables present our summary historical consolidated financial information as at and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and our consolidated financial information as at and for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, which financial statements are incorporated by reference in the Take Over Bid Circular, dated December 29,2004, filed with respect to the Offer. The tables also present our summary pro forma consolidated financial information as at and for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and for the year ended December 31, 2003 after giving effect to our acquisition of all of the Wheaton common shares pursuant to the Offer. This information is derived from and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes to those financial statements incorporated by reference or included in the Take Over Bid Circular. Copies of the financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference in the Take Over Bid Circular can be found at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.

    The selected pro forma consolidated financial information set forth below should be read in conjunction with our unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes thereto and the compilation report of KPMG LLP thereon included in the Take Over Bid Circular. The pro forma consolidated balance sheet has been prepared from the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of each of Goldcorp and Wheaton as at September 30, 2004 and gives pro forma effect to the acquisition of Wheaton by Goldcorp as if the transaction occurred on September 30, 2004. The pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004 and for the year ended December 31, 2003 has been prepared from the unaudited statements of operations of each of Goldcorp and Wheaton for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and from the audited statements of operations of each of Goldcorp and Wheaton for the year ended December 31, 2003 and gives pro forma effect to the acquisition of Wheaton as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2003. Please refer to Appendix A of the Take Over Bid Circular for details of the pro forma adjustments and a reconciliation of the figures to US GAAP.

Goldcorp Actual -------------------------------- Pro Forma Pro Forma as as at As at As at As at at September December September December December 30, 2004 31, 2003(2) 30, 2004 31, 2003 31, 2002 ------------ ---------- -------------------------------- Current assets $ 629,578 - $ 400,642 $ 423,290 $ 327,377 Non-current assets $ 2,718,230 - $ 248,272 $ 215,233 $ 130,372 Current liabilities $ 89,427 - $ 22,200 $ 61,070 $ 53,050 Long-term liabilities $ 342,714 - $ 86,647 $ 69,711 $ 55,778 Minority interest $ 18,000 - - - - Shareholders' equity $ 2,897,667 - $ 540,067 $ 507,742 $ 348,921 Common shares outstanding (in 000's) 332,981 - 189,961 189,274 182,390

Pro Forma for the Pro Forma For the Nine for the Nine For the For the Months year Months Year Year ended ended Ended Ended Ended September December September December December 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 2004 2003 2004 2003 2002 --------------------------------------------------------- Revenue $ 444,867 $ 475,275 $ 139,144 $ 262,642 $ 185,194 Net earnings $ 105,597 $ 122,413 $ 36,380 $ 98,804 $ 68,235 Basic earnings per share $ 0.32 $ 0.37 $ 0.19 $ 0.54 $ 0.39 Ounces of gold produced 831,251 985,045 461,751 602,845 607,919 Ounces of gold sold 687,219 1,047,236 313,819 677,936 547,098 Ounces of silver sold 5,059,400 6,054,200 - - - Pounds of copper sold 111,783,700 113,718,700 - - - Average gold price realized per ounce $ 401 $ 366 $ 402 $ 367 $ 312

    (1) These figures are presented on a Canadian GAAP basis. For a reconciliation of the pro forma information to US GAAP, refer to Note 6 of Appendix A of the Take Over Bid Circular dated December 29, 2004.

    (2) In accordance with the US and Canadian regulatory pronouncements, a Canadian GAAP pro forma balance sheet was not required


    The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the basic earnings, book value and cash dividends declared per common share separately for Goldcorp and Wheaton on an historical basis and for Goldcorp on a pro forma consolidated basis.

For the Nine For the Year Months Ended Ended December September 30, 2004 31, 2003 -------------------- ---------------

Pro Forma Consolidated Basic earnings per share $ 0.32 $ 0.37 Book value per share $ 8.70 $ -(1) Cash dividends per share $ 0.08 $ 0.15

Goldcorp Historical Basic earnings per share $ 0.19 $ 0.54 Book value per share $ 2.84 $ 2.68 Cash dividends per share $ 0.13 $ 0.27

Wheaton Historical Basic earnings per share $ 0.15 $ 0.14 Book value per share $ 1.29 $ 1.04 Cash dividends per share $ - $ -

    (1) In accordance with the US and Canadian regulatory pronouncements, a Canadian GAAP pro forma balance sheet was not required to be prepared as at December 31, 2003.

    This press release is neither an offer to purchase securities nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. Goldcorp has filed a take-over bid circular with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and a registration statement and prospectus and tender offer statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Wheaton River has filed a directors' circular with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and a solicitation/recommendation statement with United States Securities and Exchange Commission with the respect to the offer. Investors and shareholders are strongly advised to read the take-over bid circular and the registration statement and prospectus and tender offer statement (including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related documents) and the related directors' circular and solicitation/recommendation statement, as well as any amendments and supplements to those documents, because they contain important information. Investors and shareholders may obtain a free copy of the take-over bid circular, the related letter of transmittal and the registration statement and prospectus and tender offer statement and certain other offer documents, as well as the directors' circular, at www.sedar.com or from the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Free copies of these documents can also be obtained by directing a request to Goldcorp at the address referred to below. YOU SHOULD READ THE TAKE-OVER BID CIRCULAR AND DIRECTORS' CIRCULAR CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE OFFER.

    Goldcorp's Red Lake Mine is the richest gold mine in the world. The Company is in excellent financial condition: has NO DEBT, a Large Treasury, positive Cash Flow and Earnings and pays a Dividend twelve times a year! GOLDCORP is UNHEDGED and currently withholds one-third of annual gold production in anticipation of higher gold prices. Goldcorp's shares are listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the trading symbols of GG and G, respectively and its options trade on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Pacific Stock Exchange (PCX) in the United States and on the Montreal Exchange (MX) in Canada.

Corporate Office: 145 King Street West Suite 2700 Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J8

    Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG)

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CONTACT: Goldcorp Inc. Ian J. Ball Investor Relations (416) 865-0326 or Toll Free: (800) 813-1412 Fax: (416) 361-5741 info@goldcorp.com www.goldcorp.com

KEYWORD: NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MINING/METALS MERGERS/ACQ SOURCE: Goldcorp Inc.

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