Barrick's 2015 Annual Information Form, Form 40-F and Updated Technical Reports Now Available

PRESS RELEASE — March 28, 2016

Barrick's 2015 Annual Information Form, Form 40-F and Updated Technical Reports Now Available

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) ("Barrick") today announced that its 2015 Annual Information Form and Form 40-F are now available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov), respectively.

In addition, a new National Instrument 43-101 technical report has been filed on SEDAR and EDGAR for each of Barrick's Cortez and Lagunas Norte mines.

To access the above-mentioned documents, please visit barrick.com/investors/regulatoryfilings.

Shareholders may also receive a copy of Barrick’s audited financial statements without charge upon request to Barrick’s Investor Relations Department, Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, 161 Bay St., Suite 3700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2S1 or to [email protected].

INVESTOR CONTACTS MEDIA CONTACT

Angela Parr Susan Muir Andy Lloyd Vice President Vice President Senior Vice President Investor Relations Investor Communications Communications Telephone: +1 416 307-7426 Telephone: +1 416 307-5107 Telephone: +1 416 307-7414 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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