Barrick Gold Announces Dividend

PRESS RELEASE – July 25, 2012 All figures in US dollars

Barrick Gold Announces Dividend

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) (TSX: ABX) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US20 cents per share, payable on September 17, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2012.

Barrick’s vision is to be the world’s best gold company by finding, acquiring, developing and producing quality reserves in a safe, profitable and socially responsible manner.

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Greg Panagos Andy Lloyd Senior Vice President, Senior Manager, Investor Relations & Communications Communications Tel: (416) 309-2943 Tel: (416) 307-7414 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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