Employee Fatality at Bulyanhulu

26 March 2014 African Barrick Gold plc (the "Company" or "ABG") Employee Fatality at Bulyanhulu ABG regrets to announce that an underground employee at Bulyanhulu passed awayyesterday having been fatally injured in a fall of ground incident at the mine.Investigations into the incident are underway. Brad Gordon, ABG's Chief Executive Officer, and his management team expresstheir sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased. As asign of respect, the mine has ceased operations for 24 hours. ENQUIRIES For further information contact: African Barrick Gold plc +44 20 7129 7150Andrew Wray, Chief Financial OfficerGiles Blackham, Investor Relations Manager Bell Pottinger +44 207 861 3800Daniel Thöle