TORONTO, March 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said today
that Newmont’s Nevada joint venture proposal reinforced the frustration Barrick has experienced in its efforts to unlock the value
in the two companies’ assets in Nevada.
“Newmont’s latest proposal is essentially based on the stale and convoluted process that foundered previously.
As usual, it comes with unrealistic preconditions including swapping the chairmanship and the leadership of the JV. Experience has
shown us that JVs only work well when the majority owner is also the operator,” he said.
“Nevada, with a combined 76 million ounces, will be worth a whole lot more if it is run by one operator. We know
we can do that more efficiently than Newmont, and that it will be worth a lot more to both Newmont and Barrick shareholders under
that scenario. By the way, based on analyst consensus NAV, the Nevada JV ownership breakdown should be 63/37%, without the full
potential of the Goldrush-Fourmile project taken into account. If you factor that in, it’s materially more than 2/3-1/3 in favor of
Barrick.”
Enquiries:
Kathy du Plessis
Telephone: +44 20 7557 7738
Email: barrick@dpapr.com
Andy Lloyd
Telephone: +1 416 307-7414
Email: alloyd@barrick.com
Website: www.barrick.com
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Barrick may file a registration statement on Form F-4 containing a prospectus of Barrick with the SEC in
connection with the proposed transaction or a proxy statement (the “Barrick Proxy”) in connection with Newmont’s special meeting of
stockholders. Any definitive proxy statement or final prospectus will be sent to the stockholders of Newmont. Investors
and security holders are urged to read the Barrick Proxy, the prospectus and any other relevant document filed with the SEC if and
when they become available, because they will contain important information about Barrick, Newmont and the proposed
transaction. The Barrick Proxy, the prospectus and other documents relating to the proposed transaction (if and when they
become available) can be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents (if and when they
become available) can also be obtained free of charge from Barrick by directing a request to: Barrick Investor Relations: +1 416
861-9911, toll free (North America) at 1-800-720-7415 and 161 Bay Street, Suite 3700, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada.
Participants in Solicitation
This communication is a not a solicitation of a proxy from any investor or securityholder. However,
Barrick and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
Newmont stockholders in connection with Newmont’s special meeting of stockholders under the rules of the SEC. Certain information
about the directors and executive officers of Barrick may be found in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on
March 26, 2018. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants will also be included in the proxy statement
and the prospectus regarding the proposed transaction if and when they become available. These documents can be obtained free
of charge from the sources indicated above.
Non-Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
