Barrick Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/24/13 -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) (Barrick) announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Barrick. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting earlier today in Toronto are set out below.

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Nominee                                                      Votes        % 
                                    Votes For  % For      Withheld Withheld 
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Howard L. Beck                    512,167,511   90.9%   51,573,519      9.1%
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William Birchall                  432,313,707   76.7%  131,428,323     23.3%
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Donald J. Carty                   507,081,262   89.9%   56,660,768     10.1%
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Gustavo Cisneros                  412,063,954   73.1%  151,677,663     26.9%
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Robert M. Franklin                522,094,986   92.6%   41,647,044      7.4%
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J. Brett Harvey                   406,443,301   72.1%  157,298,739     27.9%
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Dambisa Moyo                      517,747,503   91.8%   45,994,951      8.2%
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The Right Honourable Brian                                                  
 Mulroney                         429,585,456   76.2%  134,157,411     23.8%
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Anthony Munk                      428,354,282   76.0%  135,388,585     24.0%
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Peter Munk                        465,015,479   82.5%   98,727,388     17.5%
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Steven J. Shapiro                 408,774,800   72.5%  154,968,177     27.5%
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Jamie C. Sokalsky                 497,790,926   88.3%   65,951,963     11.7%
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John L. Thornton                  471,620,507   83.7%   92,122,470     16.3%
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