BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION COMMON SHARES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • September 9th, 2009 • Barrick Gold Corp • Gold and silver ores • Ontario
Barrick Gold Corporation, an Ontario corporation (“Barrick”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of 94,750,000 common shares (each, a “Common Share”) in the capital of Barrick (the “Firm Shares”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional 14,212,500 Common Shares (the “Additional Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Shares”. RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc and Scotia Capital Inc. shall act as representatives of the several Underwriters (the “Representatives”).
