6th March 2013

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

                    Resignation of Chief Financial Officer                     

ABG today announces that Kevin Jennings, Executive Director and Chief Financial
Officer of ABG has given notice that he intends to leave the Company in order
to take up a similar role at another mining company. Kevin will remain with ABG
as part of the team overseeing the completion of the initial stages of the
Operational Review. Jaco Maritz, currently Vice President, Finance, will assume
Kevin's day to day responsibilities.

Kevin Jennings, said: "It has been a difficult decision to leave ABG, a company
with both great assets and people. I have taken real pleasure over the past
three years in seeing the business develop and believe ABG will continue to
build on the strong platform we have established."

Greg Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, added: "I have thoroughly enjoyed
working with Kevin over the past few years as we have progressed ABG. Whilst we
are naturally disappointed to see Kevin leave us, we understand his wish to
pursue this new opportunity in his native Canada and wish him all of the best
in his new venture."

ENQUIRIES

For further information contact:

African Barrick Gold plc                +44 (0)207 129 7150                    

Andrew Wray, Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Giles Blackham, Investor Relations Manager

RLM Finsbury                            +44 (0)207 251 3801                    

Faeth Birch
Charles Chichester