Results of voting at 2012 annual general meeting

20th Apr 2012 07:00

African Barrick Gold plc ("ABG" or the "Company") Registration number 7123187 Results of voting at 2012 annual general meeting 20 April 2012

The Annual General Meeting of ABG was held on 19 April 2012. As at the date of the annual general meeting, the total number of issued Ordinary Shares was 410,085,499. Therefore, the total number of votes exercisable at the meeting was 410,085,499. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting was set out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 19 March 2012.

All resolutions at the meeting were put to ABG's shareholders on a poll. The total number of votes validly cast at the meeting was 368,879,186.

The final voting figures of the poll as certified by the scrutineers, Computershare Investor Services PLC, were as follows:

VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of VOTES FOR AGAINST TOTAL ISC WITHHELD VOTED Approval of the 368,878,186 100.00 1,000 0.00 368,879,186 89.95% 137,134audited annual accounts for the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2011, together with the Directors' Report and the Auditors' Reports. Approval of the 307,204,484 83.28 61,671,502 16.72 368,875,986 89.95% 137,334Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2011. Declaration and 368,876,186 100.00 0 0.00 368,876,186 89.95% 137,134approval of a final dividend of US13.1 cents per Ordinary Share, for the year ended 31 December 2011. Election of Aaron 363,595,409 98.57 5,280,676 1.43 368,876,085 89.95% 137,234Regent as a Director (non-executive) of the Company.

Election of Gregory 368,161,687 99.81 714,399 0.19 368,876,086 89.95% 137,234 ("Greg") Hawkins as a

Director (executive) of the Company.

Election of Kevin 368,736,180 99.96 139,906 0.04 368,876,086 89.95% 137,234 Jennings as a Director

(executive) of the Company.

Election of Derek 368,453,524 99.89 422,561 0.11 368,876,085 89.95% 137,234 Pannell as a Director

(non-executive) of the Company. Election of Ambassador 368,821,953 99.99 54,233 0.01 368,876,186 89.95% 137,134Juma V. Mwapachu as a Director (non-executive) of the Company.

Election of Andre 364,275,691 98.75 4,600,394 1.25 368,876,085 89.95% 137,234 Falzon as a Director

(non-executive) of the Company. Election of Stephen 367,874,031 99.73 1,002,054 0.27 368,876,085 89.95% 137,234Galbraith as a Director (non-executive) of the Company.

Election of David 368,806,653 99.98 69,433 0.02 368,876,086 89.95% 137,234 Hodgson as a Director

(non-executive) of the Company.

Election of Michael 363,786,953 98.65 4,992,905 1.35 368,779,858 89.93% 233,462 Kenyon as a Director

(non-executive) of the Company. Re-appointment of 368,610,204 99.96 161,326 0.04 368,771,530 89.93% 241,789PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company (the "Auditors") to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which the accounts are laid before the Company. Grant of authorisation 368,751,665 99.97 122,795 0.03 368,874,460 89.95% 138,860to the audit committee of the Company to agree the remuneration of the Auditors. Grant of authority to 368,043,187 99.77 832,999 0.23 368,876,186 89.95% 137,134the Directors, generally and unconditionally pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £13,532,821, provided that this authority shall expire on the date of the Company's next annual general meeting, or 30 June 2013, whichever is earlier. Amendment to the 361,288,615 97.94 7,586,270 2.06 368,874,885 89.95% 138,434Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan .

Adoption of the 362,211,372 98.22 6,567,485 1.78 368,778,857 89.93% 234,462 Non-Executive Deferred

Share Unit Plan. Grant of authority to 368,856,807 100.00 18,379 0.00 368,875,186 89.95% 138,134the Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 570 of the Act to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 560 of the Act) wholly for cash as if Section 561 (1) of the Act did not apply (a) in connection with a pre-emptive offer or rights issue or (b) otherwise up to an aggregate nominal value of £2,050,427. This authority shall expire on the date of the Company's next annual general meeting or 30 June 2013, whichever is earlier. Grant of authority to 368,874,289 100.00 1,897 0.00 368,876,186 89.95% 137,134the Company for the purpose of Section 701 of the Act to make market purchases (as defined in Section 693 (4) of that Act) of Ordinary Shares each in the capital of the Company, subject to satisfying certain conditions and provided that the authority shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or 30 June 2013, whichever is earlier. Grant of authority to 358,887,887 97.29 9,988,299 2.71 368,876,186 89.95% 137,134the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice, provided that facilities are available to shareholders to vote by electronic means for meetings called at such notice.

(*) Includes discretionary votes (**) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution.

ENQUIRIES

For further information contact:

African Barrick Gold plc

Andrew Wray, Head of Corp. Devt. & IR +44 (0)207 129 7155 Finsbury +44 (0)20 7251 3801 Andrew MitchellCharles Chichester

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of ABG in any jurisdiction.

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