10:42 AM EST - Barrick Gold Corporation : Today provides the following further update in relation to Acacia Mining plc. Barrick notes the article by Bloomberg dated 18 June and confirms that it is proposing to engage intensively with Acacia's minority shareholders in coming weeks. As referred to in the Article, these discussions will be on the basis of the proposal set out in Barrick's announcement of May 21 and will provide an update on the situation in Tanzania and a review of Acacia's mine plans which together underpin Barrick's view that the Proposal represents fair value (as set out in full in Barrick's announcement of June 18). However, nothing in the Article should be considered to be a no increase statement for the purposes of Rule 32.2 of the Code. Barrick Gold Corporation
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