Notice of General Meeting for Change of Company Name

10 November 2014 African Barrick Gold plc (the "Company" or "ABG") Notice of General Meeting for Change of Company Name ABG has scheduled a General Meeting for Wednesday 26 November 2014 to be heldat Bell Pottinger, Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7QD at 12.00noon (UK time). The purpose of the General Meeting is to consider and, if thought fit, approvea change of company name by special resolution from African Barrick Gold plc toAcacia Mining plc. Our core objective is to develop a business that isrecognised as a leading independent mining Company in Africa and it istherefore important that our Company name reflects this. Further details asregards the rationale for the change of company name are provided with theNotice of Meeting. The Notice of General Meeting and all other accompanying materials weredispatched to shareholders on 10 November 2014. The meeting materials are also available on ABG's website:www.africanbarrickgold.com. A copy of the Notice of General Meeting has alsobeen submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be availablefor inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. A hard copy of the Notice of General Meeting can be obtained from the Company'sregistered office: African Barrick Gold plc 1 Cavendish Place London W1G 0QF United Kingdom For further information regarding the General Meeting please contact ABG'sRegistrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, via one of the following meansof communication: * Shareholder helpline on +44 (0) 870 707 1895; or * By post, at Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgewater Road, Bristol, BS13 8AE; or * Online at www.investorcentre.co.uk ENQUIRIES For further information contact: African Barrick Gold plc +44 20 7129 7150 Brad Gordon, Chief Executive OfficerAndrew Wray, Chief Financial OfficerGiles Blackham, Investor Relations Manager Bell Pottinger +44 203 775 2500 Daniel Thöle About ABG ABG is Tanzania's largest gold producer and one of the largest gold producersin Africa. We have three producing mines, all located in Northwest Tanzania,and several exploration projects at various stages of development in Tanzaniaand Kenya. We have a high quality asset base, solid growth opportunities and aclear strategy of optimising, expanding and growing our business. Maintaining our licence to operate through acting responsibly in relation toour people, the environment and the communities in which we operate is centralto achieving our objectives. ABG is a UK public company with its headquarters in London. We are listed onthe Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol ABG and have asecondary listing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Barrick Gold Corporationremains our majority shareholder. ABG reports in US dollars in accordance withIFRS as adopted by the European Union, unless otherwise stated in this report.