African Barrick Gold Regulatory News (ABG)

African Barrick Gold
Annual Information Update 2012
African Barrick Gold plc (the "Company")
Registered office:
6 St James's Place
London
SW1A 1NP
United Kingdom
Registered number: 7123187
18 May 2012

In accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information and documents were published, or made available to the public, over the 12 months from 18 May 2011 to and including 18 May 2012 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.

This annual information update ("AIU") is required by, and is being made pursuant to, Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the UK by Prospectus Rule 5.2 and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains.

The information contained herein is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this AIU and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Further, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction.

This AIU and the information contained herein are for information purposes only. Neither this AIU, nor the information referred to in it, constitutes, by virtue of this communication or otherwise, an invitation or offer to any person to subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction and it should not be relied on or used by any person for such purposes.

Announcements Made Via a Regulatory Information Service

The Company made the following UK regulatory announcements via a Regulatory Information Service on or around the dates indicated:

Date Announcement

16/05/12 Royalty Agreement with Tanzanian Government

10/05/12 Bulyanhulu Process Plant Expansion

09/05/12 Conversion Rate for 2011 Final Dividend

01/05/12 Total Voting Rights

01/05/2012 Granting of Waste Rock Permit at North Mara

20/04/2012 NSM filing of Annual Report and Accounts 2011

20/04/2012 Results of voting at 2012 annual general meeting

19/04/2012 1st Quarter Results

03/04/2012 Nyanzaga Resource Update

02/04/2012 Total Voting Rights

19/03/2012 Notice of AGM

09/03/2012 Resignation of Non-Executive Director

01/03/2012 Total Voting Rights

27/02/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

27/02/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

16/02/2012 Preliminary Results 2011

01/02/2012 Total Voting Rights

27/01/2012 Significant Resource Expansion at Nyanzaga

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

18/01/2012 ABG Q4 Production Report

05/01/2012 Total Voting Rights

14/12/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

09/12/2011 Power Update

07/12/2011 First day of trading on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

01/12/2011 Total Voting Rights

30/11/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

28/11/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

28/11/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

18/11/2011 Approval of DSE Listing

01/11/2011 Total Voting Rights

24/10/2011 New Contract Awards

20/10/2011 Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

20/10/2011 ABG Third Quarter Results

03/10/2011 Total Voting Rights

08/09/2011 2011 Interim Dividend Conversion Rate

07/09/2011 ABG Launch of Community Investment Fund

31/08/2011 Total Voting Rights

22/08/2011 Appointment of Corporate Broker

15/08/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

12/08/2011 Directorate Change

04/08/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

03/08/2011 2011 Interim Results Clarification

03/08/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

01/08/2011 Total Voting Rights

26/07/2011 ABG Half Year Report 2011

15/07/2011 Appointment of Non-Executive Director

01/07/2011 Total Voting Rights

24/06/2011 Infill Drilling at Nyanzaga

09/06/2011 Update on 2011/12 Tanzanian Budget

08/06/2011 Comment on Potential Tanzanian Super Profits Tax

02/06/2011 Total Voting Rights

19/05/2011 Annual Information Update

Copies of the above announcements published in the last 3 months can be downloaded from the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) website at www.londonstockexchange.co.uk under code ABG or the Company's website: www.africanbarrickgold.com.

Announcements notified to the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

The Company filed the following UK regulatory announcements with the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange for the period commencing from 7 December 2011, this being the date on which dealings in the Company's securities commenced as a result of its secondary listing, to and including 18 May 2012:

Date Announcement

16/05/12 Royalty Agreement with Tanzanian Government

10/05/12 Bulyanhulu Process Plant Expansion

09/05/12 Conversion Rate for 2011 Final Dividend

01/05/12 Total Voting Rights

01/05/2012 Granting of Waste Rock Permit at North Mara

20/04/2012 NSM filing of Annual Report and Accounts 2011

20/04/2012 Results of voting at 2012 annual general meeting

19/04/2012 1st Quarter Results

03/04/2012 Nyanzaga Resource Update

02/04/2012 Total Voting Rights

19/03/2012 Notice of AGM

09/03/2012 Resignation of Non-Executive Director

01/03/2012 Total Voting Rights

27/02/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

27/02/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

16/02/2012 Preliminary Results 2011

01/02/2012 Total Voting Rights

27/01/2012 Significant Resource Expansion at Nyanzaga

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

23/01/2012 Director/PDMR Shareholding

18/01/2012 ABG Q4 Production Report

05/01/2012 Total Voting Rights

14/12/2011 Director/PDMR Shareholding

09/12/2011 Power Update

07/12/2011 First day of trading on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

Information Filed at Companies House

The Company filed the following documents at Companies House on or around the dates indicated:

Date Document

09/05/12 Group Companies Accounts to 31 December 2011

30/04/12 AGM 2012 ordinary business resolutions

14/03/12 Director Appointment Terminated

24/01/12 Statement of Capital/Annual Return

02/12/11 Particulars of a Mortgage or Charge

25/10/11 Appointment of Director

18/08/11 Director Appointment Terminated

20/07/11 Appointment of Director

Copies of documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

Information Sent to the UK Listing Authority/National Storage Mechanism

The Company submitted copies of the following documents to the UK Listing Authority/National Storage Mechanism on or around the dates indicated:

Date Document

20 April 2012 Annual Reports and Accounts 2011

The above documents may be viewed via the National Storage Mechanism at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Information Provided to Shareholders

The Company provided the following information to shareholders on or around the
dates indicated:
Date Document

19 March 2012 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2012

19 March 2012 Annual Report and Accounts 2011

19 March 2012 Proxy card, deemed consent invitation
for electronic communications,
personalised currency election form.

Copies of the above documents may be obtained from the registered office at 6 St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NP or the Company's Business address at 1 Cavendish Place, London, W1G 0QF, United Kingdom. Copies of the annual report and accounts 2011 and notice of general meeting 2012 can be obtained from the Company's website: www.africanbarrickgold.com.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:
Katrina White
Company Secretary
African Barrick Gold plc
1 Cavendish Place
London
W1G 0QF
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 129 7150.