Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS Number:3681U
Barrick Gold Corporation
19 January 2004


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:     BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION



2. NAME OF SCHEME:      AMENDED & RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN (2002)



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 07.01.03       TO: 12.31.03



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:       @ JUNE 30, 2003     4,616,609



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:         07.01.03 TO 12.31.03
                                  GRANTED              (4,192,500)
                                  CANCELLED & EXPIRED     759,875


6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:              DECEMBER 31, 2003     1,183,984



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:  COMMON SHARES LISTED AUGUST 14, 
                                                 1996

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS. 

AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2003, THERE WERE 534,432,138 COMMON SHARES ISSUED AND 
OUTSTANDING

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          SYBIL E. VEENMAN
TELEPHONE:     [phone]



                          BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION 
                                COMMON SHARES
                                  AMENDMENT

                          STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY AND 
                    CONFIRMATION OF ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING 
                            AS AT December 31, 2003


Total Issued and Outstanding as at
November 2003:                                          533,667,524
Total shares issued from 
December 1, 2003-December 31, 2003:

1. Employee Stock Option (U.S.A)                            103,875 

2. Employee Stock Option (CDN)                              449,250
   (Barrick Gold Corp. Common- Treasury)

3. Sutton Resources Stock Option (CDN)                          NIL

4. Silver Summit Conversion                                      50

5. Homestake Exchangeable                                       881

6. Homestake Employee Stock Options                         210,176

7. Homestake Officers Bonus Shares                              382

Total Issued and Outstanding 
as at December 31, 2003                                 534,432,138 


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