REPEAT/Important Summary Notice Regarding All Persons Who Purchased Securities of Barrick Gold Corporation

Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation and Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer &
Check, LLP announce Summary Notice:Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class
Action and Settlement Fairness Hearing regarding All Persons Who Purchased the
Securities of Barrick Gold Corporation
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation and Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer &
Check, LLP are issuing the following statement regarding All Persons Who
Purchased the Securities of Barrick Gold Corporation.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

RICHARD WAGNER, Individually And ) 1:03cv4302
On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, )
)
Plaintiff, )
vs. )
)
BARRICK GOLD CORP., RANDALL )
OLIPHANT, JOHN K. CARRINGTON, ) This Document Relates to: All
AND JAMIE C. SOKALSKY, ) Actions
)
Defendants. )

SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION AND
SETTLEMENT FAIRNESS HEARING

TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE SECURITIES OF BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
("BARRICK") ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND/OR THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
BETWEEN FEBRUARY 14, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 26, 2002, INCLUSIVE (THE "CLASS")

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and an Order of the Court, that the above-captioned action has been
certified as a class action and that a settlement for $24,000,000.00 (U.S.) in
cash has been proposed. A hearing will be held before the Honorable Richard M.
Berman in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, Room 21B, 500 Pearl
Street, New York, NY 10007-1312, at 9:00 a.m., on November 5, 2009 to determine
whether: (1) the proposed Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair,
reasonable, and adequate; (2) the Plan of Allocation should be approved; (3)
Co-Lead Counsel`s application for an award of attorneys` fees and reimbursement
of expenses should be approved; and (4) the claims against Defendants should be
dismissed with prejudice.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED
AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE SETTLEMENT.

If you have not yet received the full printed Notice of Proposed Settlement of
Class Action, Settlement Fairness Hearing and Motion for Attorneys` Fees and a
Proof of Claim and Release form, you may obtain copies of these documents by
contacting the Claims Administrator:

Wagner v. Barrick Gold Corp., et al.
c/o The Garden City Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 9353
Dublin, OH 43017-4253
1 (866) 397-6086

Inquiries, other than requests for the forms of Notice and Proof of Claim, may
be made to Plaintiffs` Co-Lead Counsel, either:

David A.P. Brower, Esq. Andrew L. Zivitz, Esq.
Brower Piven Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer
A Professional Corporation & Check, LLP
488 Madison Avenue 280 King of Prussia Road
Eighth Floor Radnor, PA 19087
New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (610) 667-7706
Telephone: (212) 501-9000

To participate in the Settlement, you must submit a Proof of Claim no later
thanOctober 23, 2009. If you are a Class Member and do not submit a proper Proof
of Claim, you will not share in the Settlement but you nevertheless will be
bound by the Final Order and Judgment entered by the Court in this litigation.
As more fully described in the Notice, the deadline for submitting objections
and requests for exclusion is October 15, 2009.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Claims Administrator, The
Garden City Group, Inc., at the address listed above and at its website
www.gardencitygroup.com.

By Order of The Court

Brower Piven
A Professional Corporation
David A.P. Brower, Esq.
212-501-9000
or
Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer
& Check, LLP
Andrew L. Zivitz, Esq.
610-667-7706

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