25 March 2014

               African Barrick Gold plc (the "Company" or "ABG")

  Notice of Annual General Meeting 2014 and Availability of Annual Report and
                               Accounts for 2013

ABG's Annual General Meeting for 2014 will be held at Shearman & Sterling LLP,
Broadgate West, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP on Thursday 24 April 2014 at
2.00pm (UK time).

The notice for the 2014 AGM, the Annual Report and Accounts 2013 and all other
accompanying materials were dispatched to shareholders on 24 March 2014. These
materials are also available on ABG's website: www.africanbarrickgold.com.

For further information regarding the Annual General Meeting please contact
ABG's Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, via one of the following
means of communication:

  * Shareholder helpline on 0870 707 1895 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
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  * By post, at Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgewater
    Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZZ;

  * Online at www.investorcentre.co.uk
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