Barrick Announces Dividend for Q1 2019

PRESS RELEASE

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Barrick Announces Dividend for Q1 2019

All amounts expressed in US dollars

Toronto, May 8, 2019 — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) today announced that its

Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the first quarter of 2019 of $0.04 per share, payable on June

17, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2019.1

Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Graham Shuttleworth said the dividend

reflected Barrick’s profitability and financial strength and was in line with the commitment to shareholder

returns made when the merger with Randgold Resources Limited was announced on September 24, 2018.

Enquiries:

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Bristow

+1 647 205 7694

+44 788 071 1386

Senior Executive Vice-President

and Chief Financial Officer

Graham Shuttleworth

+44 1534 735 333

+44 779 771 1338

Investor and

Media Relations

Kathy du Plessis

+44 20 7557 7738

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.barrick.com

1 The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and will depend on the Company’s fin ancial

results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.