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African Barrick Gold plc ("ABG" or the "Company") Registration number 7123187 Results of voting at 2013 annual general meeting 19 April 2013

The Annual General Meeting of ABG was held on 18 April 2013. As at the date ofthe annual general meeting, the total number of issued Ordinary Shares was410,085,499. Therefore, the total number of votes exercisable at the meetingwas 410,085,499. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the annualgeneral meeting was set out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 18March 2013.

All resolutions at the meeting were put to ABG's shareholders on a poll. Thetotal number of votes validly cast at the meeting was 369,292,745.

The final voting figures of the poll as certified by the scrutineers,Computershare Investor Services PLC, were as follows:

Total votes For (*) % Against(*) % Vote cast withheld(* *) Ordinary Resolutions Approval of the 369,292,745 369,224,715 99.98 68,030 0.02 685audited annualaccounts for theCompany for thefinancial year ended31 December 2012,together with theDirectors' Report andthe Auditors' Reports. Approval of the 369,244,491 306,288,212 82.95 62,956,279 17.05 48,939Directors'Remuneration Reportfor the financial yearended 31 December2012. Declaration and 369,293,145 369,293,145 100.00 0 0.00 285approval of a finaldividend of US12.3cents per OrdinaryShare, for the yearended 31 December2012. Election of Kelvin 369,293,045 367,338,085 99.47 1,954,960 0.53 385Dushnisky as aDirector(non-executive) of theCompany.

Election of Gregory 369,292,045 368,900,217 99.89 391,828 0.11 1,385("Greg") Hawkins as a

Director (executive)of the Company.

Election of Ambassador 369,292,045 369,144,358 99.96 147,687 0.04 1,385Mwapachu as a Director

(non-executive) of theCompany.

Election of Andre 369,292,045 366,495,142 99.24 2,796,903 0.76 1,385Falzon as a Director

(non-executive) of theCompany. Election of Stephen 369,292,045 368,800,223 99.87 491,822 0.13 1,385Galbraith as aDirector(non-executive) of theCompany.

Election of David 369,292,045 366,580,636 99.27 2,711,409 0.73 1,385Hodgson as a Director

(non-executive) of theCompany.

Election of Michael 369,241,847 362,739,692 98.24 6,502,155 1.76 51,583Kenyon as a Director

(non-executive) of theCompany. Election of Richard 369,291,045 368,393,723 99.76 897,322 0.24 2,385("Rick") McCreary as aDirector(non-executive) of theCompany. Re-appointment of 369,247,251 369,209,935 99.99 37,316 0.01 46,179PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP as auditors of theCompany (the"Auditors") to holdoffice until theconclusion of the nextgeneral meeting of theCompany at which theaccounts are laidbefore the Company. Grant of authorisation 369,292,945 369,010,868 99.92 282,077 0.08 485to the audit committeeof the Company toagree the remunerationof the Auditors. Grant of authority to 368,468,770 367,955,188 99.86 513,582 0.14 824,660the Directors,generally andunconditionallypursuant to Section551 of the CompaniesAct 2006 (the "Act")to exercise all powersof the Company toallot shares in theCompany or to grantrights to subscribefor or to convert anysecurity into sharesin the Company up toan aggregate nominalamount of £13,532,821,and up to a furthernominal amount of £13,532,821 inconnection with arights issue, providedthat this authorityshall expire on thedate of the Company'snext annual generalmeeting or 30 June2014, whichever isearlier. Special resolutions Grant of authority to 369,290,145 369,273,209 100.00 16,936 0.00 3,285the Directors of theCompany pursuant toSection 570 of the Actto allot equitysecurities (within themeaning of Section 560of the Act) wholly forcash as if Section 561(1) of the Act did notapply (a) inconnection with apre-emptive offer orrights issue or (b)otherwise up to anaggregate nominalvalue of £2,050,427.This authority shallexpire on the date ofthe Company's nextannual generalmeeting, or 30 June2014, whichever isearlier. Grant of authority to 369,048,404 368,698,118 99.91 350,286 0.09 245,026the Company for thepurpose of Section 701of the Act to makemarket purchases (asdefined in Section 693(4) of that Act) ofOrdinary Shares eachin the capital of theCompany, subject tosatisfying certainconditions andprovided that theauthority shall expireat the conclusion ofthe Company's nextannual generalmeeting, or 30 June2014, whichever isearlier. Grant of authority to 369,291,145 355,514,167 96.27 13,776,978 3.73 2,285the Company to call ageneral meeting otherthan an annual generalmeeting on not lessthan 14 clear days'notice, provided thatfacilities areavailable toshareholders to voteby electronic meansfor meetings called atsuch notice.

(*) Includes discretionary votes(**) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculationof the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

ENQUIRIES

For further information contact:

African Barrick Gold plc +44 (0)207 129 7150 Andrew Wray, Head of Corporate Development & InvestorRelations Giles Blackham, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0)20 7251 3801 RLM Finsbury Faeth Birch Charles Chichester

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute aninvitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire ordispose of any securities of ABG in any jurisdiction.