Strong Shareholder Support for Barrick at Annual Meeting

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) – A significant majority of shares voted at Barrick’s annual meeting today supported the three resolutions put to shareholders.

Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and the advisory resolution on executive compensation are set out below.

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
D. Mark Bristow	1,074,974,151	99.48%	5,585,510	0.52%
Helen Cai	1,049,777,730	97.15%	30,781,931	2.85%
Gustavo A. Cisneros	936,611,369	86.68%	143,948,292	13.32%
Christopher L. Coleman	1,002,380,939	92.76%	78,178,722	7.24%
Isela Costantini	1,068,790,363	98.91%	11,769,298	1.09%
J. Michael Evans	970,278,802	89.79%	110,280,859	10.21%
Brian L. Greenspun	1,050,476,724	97.22%	30,082,937	2.78%
J. Brett Harvey	925,858,600	85.68%	154,701,061	14.32%
Anne Kabagambe	1,067,501,291	98.79%	13,058,370	1.21%
Andrew J. Quinn	1,067,847,103	98.82%	12,712,558	1.18%
Loreto Silva	1,069,069,773	98.94%	11,489,888	1.06%
John L. Thornton	885,026,948	81.90%	195,532,713	18.10%

Voting results for the resolution approving the appointment of the auditor are as follows:

Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
1,030,143,796	85.65%	172,551,419	14.35%

Voting results for the advisory resolution on executive compensation are as follows:

Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
837,461,295	77.53%	242,706,958	22.47%

Enquiries:

President and CEOMark Bristow+1 647 205 7694+44 788 071 1386

Senior EVP and CFOGraham Shuttleworth+1 647 262 2095+44 779 771 1338        

Investor and Media RelationsKathy du Plessis+44 20 7557 7738Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.barrick.com