Barrick Announces Election of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 28, 2015) - Barrick Gold Corporation ABXABX (Barrick) announced that the nominees listed in the information circular for the 2015 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 For      % For  Votes Withheld % Withheld
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William Birchall           450,209,081      92.5%      36,268,133       7.5%
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Gustavo Cisneros           364,874,066      75.0%     121,603,148      25.0%
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J. Michael Evans           456,628,771      93.9%      29,848,443       6.1%
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Ned Goodman                448,580,792      92.2%      37,896,422       7.8%
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Brian L. Greenspun         456,257,196      93.8%      30,220,018       6.2%
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J. Brett Harvey            360,610,962      74.1%     125,866,252      25.9%
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Nancy H.O. Lockhart        441,978,265      90.9%      44,498,949       9.1%
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Dambisa Moyo               451,490,023      92.8%      34,987,191       7.2%
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Anthony Munk               446,197,206      91.7%      40,280,008       8.3%
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C. David Naylor            452,608,803      93.0%      33,868,411       7.0%
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Steven J. Shapiro          367,555,460      75.6%     118,921,754      24.4%
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John L. Thornton           424,608,900      87.3%      61,868,314      12.7%
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Ernie L. Thrasher          369,690,734      76.0%     116,786,480      24.0%
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
INVESTOR CONTACT: Amy Schwalm
Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 307-7422
aschwalm@barrick.com


MEDIA CONTACT: Andy Lloyd
Vice President, Communications
(416) 307-7414
alloyd@barrick.com