Ms. Kathy du Plessis reports

BARRICK ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO BARRICK MINING CORPORATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Barrick Gold Corp. has completed its name change to Barrick Mining Corp. and Societe miniere Barrick in French, following receipt of shareholder approval at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today.

The Barrick common shares will commence trading under the company's new name on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange at the start of trading on May 9, 2025. In connection with the name change, the ticker symbol for the Barrick common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange will be changed to B, effective as of the start of trading on May 9, 2025. The Barrick common shares will continue to trade under the ABX ticker symbol on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The new Cusip number for the Barrick common shares, effective at the start of trading on May 9, 2025, will be 06849F108.

The company also today announced that the nominees put forward in the information circular for the 2025 annual and special meeting of shareholders were elected as directors of Barrick. Detailed voting results of the business considered at the 2025 annual and special meeting of shareholders are set out below. Voting results for the election of each of the directors are as follows.

Voting results for the resolution approving the appointment of the auditor are as follows.

Votes for        % for    Votes withheld    % withheld  

1,074,381,424    93.24%       77,936,649          6.76%  

Voting results for the advisory resolution on executive compensation are as follows.

Votes for       % for     Votes against     % against  

945,831,487     91.28%       90,362,970          8.72%  

Voting results for the special resolution approving the name change are as follows.

Votes for        % for     Votes against    % against  

1,131,229,279    98.14%       21,482,618         1.86%  

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