FOR:  BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION
 
LSE, NYSE, PARIS, Swiss, TSX SYMBOL:  ABX
 
May 16, 2003
 
Barrick Completes TSX Filing for Share Buyback Program
 
TORONTO, ONTARIO--
 
All amounts in United States dollars
 
Barrick Gold Corporation announced today that it has completed the filing necessary to allow purchases of its common
shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange commencing May 22, 2003 and ending no later than May 21,
2004. Barrick has previously finalized the filings required to permit it to commence purchases on the New York Stock
Exchange. The Company announced on May 7, 2003, that it planned a share buyback program of up to 35 million shares
(approximately 7% of its public float) and had allocated up to US$500 million for that purpose. As of April 30, 2003,
Barrick had 541,460,118 common shares outstanding. Shares purchased under the program will be cancelled.
 
Barrick is one of the world's leading gold producers and trades under the ticker symbol ABX on the Toronto, New York,
London and Swiss stock exchanges and the Paris Bourse.
 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 
Barrick Gold Corporation
Vincent Borg
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(416) 307-7477
(416) 861-1509 (fax)
media@barrick.com