Barrick Cash Offer Supported by Cadence

Market Wire, July, 2008

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) -

All amounts expressed in Cdn. dollars unless otherwise indicated

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX) announced today it has entered into a support agreement with Cadence Energy Inc. ("Cadence") for the all cash offer of $6.75 per share submitted to the Board of Cadence on July 17, 2008.

The Board of Directors of Cadence has unanimously determined that Barrick's offer is in the best interests of Cadence and its shareholders, and accordingly, has unanimously approved making a recommendation that Cadence shareholders accept the offer. All of the directors and officers of Cadence have also entered into lock-up agreements with Barrick, agreeing to support the offer and tender their Cadence shares to the offer.

The support agreement with Cadence gives Barrick the right to match any superior proposal and includes customary non-solicitation covenants. In addition, in certain circumstances if Barrick's offer is not successfully completed, Cadence will be required to pay a termination fee of $11.4 million.

Daylight Resources Trust did not exercise its right to match, and as a result Cadence terminated its arrangement agreement with Daylight.

Full details of Barrick's offer will be included in the take-over bid circular that is expected to be mailed to Cadence shareholders no later than August 5, 2008. The offer will be open for acceptance for at least 35 days and will be subject to certain customary conditions including acceptance of the offer by Cadence shareholders owning at least 66 2/3 per cent of the Cadence common shares, calculated on an in the money fully-diluted basis.

Barrick has been developing its overall energy strategy over the course of the last few years and has been advised in this transaction by Mustang Capital Partners, RBC Capital Markets, Sproule Associates, Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP and Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.

Barrick's vision is to be the world's best gold company by finding, acquiring, developing and producing quality reserves in a safe, profitable and socially responsible manner.

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