🕐02.06.11 - 05:27 Uhr

BARRICK OFFER FOR EQUINOX SUCCESSFUL - OFFER EXTENDED



Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) (TSX: ABX) ("Barrick" or "the Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Barrick Canada Inc.

(the "Offeror"), announced today that about 729 million common shares (the "Equinox Shares") of Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX: EQN) (ASX: EQN) ("Equinox") representing approximately 83% of the outstanding Equinox Shares on a fully diluted basis have been deposited to the offer (the "Offer") by the Offeror to acquire all of the Equinox Shares at a price of C$8.15 per Equinox Share.

All of the conditions of the Offer have been satisfied and the Offeror has taken up all such deposited shares and will pay for all such shares by June 6, 2011.

Barrick and its affiliates now collectively own about 747 million Equinox Shares, representing approximately 85% of the outstanding Equinox Shares on a fully diluted basis.

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Barrick Gold Corporation
Brookfield Place
TD Canada Trust Tower
161 Bay Street, Suite 3700
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada




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