Barrick Gold Announces Dividend

PRESS RELEASE – April 28, 2010 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 dividend of US20 cents per share, payable on June 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2010.

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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Deni Nicoski Vincent Borg Vice President, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations Corporate Communications Tel: (416) 307-7410 Tel: (416) 307-7477 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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