SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

to

 

FORM 40-F

 

o        Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

or

 

x        Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For Fiscal year ended: December 31, 2010

 

Commission File number: No. 1-9059          

 

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ontario
(Province or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

1041
(Primary standard industrial
classification code number,
if applicable)

 

Not Applicable
(I.R.S. employer
identification number, if applicable)

 

Brookfield Place
TD Canada Trust Tower
Suite 3700
161 Bay Street, P.O. Box 212
Toronto, Canada M5J 2S1
(800) 720-7415
(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
P.O. Box 29, Elko, Nevada 89803
(702) 738-8043
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service in the United States)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Shares

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

 

 

 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

 

None

 

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this form:

 

 

x

Annual Information Form

 

x

Audited Annual Financial Statements

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

 

Common Shares:  998,499,673

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13(d) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the proceeding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements in the past 90 days.

 

Yes         

x

 

No         

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes         

x

 

No         

o

 

 

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTICE TO READER

 

On March 31, 2011, Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) filed its annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Annual Report”). Subsequent to filing the Annual Report, Barrick noted certain typographical errors in Exhibit 101, which includes certain financial information of Barrick in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format.  A corrected version of Exhibit 101, together with certifications under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is filed herewith.  No other portions of the Annual Report are being amended.

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

Amendment no. 1 to Barrick’s annual report on Form 40-F (other than the section entitled “Ratings” in Exhibit 99.1) is incorporated by reference into Barrick’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-121500, 333-131715, 333-135769).

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sybil E. Veenman

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Sybil E. Veenman

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

Dated:

April 5, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibits

 

Description

99.1*

 

Annual Information Form dated as of March 31, 2011

99.2*

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

99.3*

 

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Comparative Audited Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”), including the Notes thereto, as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, together with the Independent Auditors’ report thereon

99.4*

 

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis (US GAAP) for the year ended December 31, 2010

99.5*

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

99.6**

 

Certification of Aaron W. Regent required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.7**

 

Certification of Jamie C. Sokalsky required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.8**

 

Certification of Aaron W. Regent pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.9**

 

Certification of Jamie C. Sokalsky pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.10*

 

Dodd-Frank Act Disclosure of Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data

101**

 

The following financial information from Barrick Gold Corporation’s Comparative Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) and furnished electronically herewith: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Equity; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; and (vi) the Notes to the Comparative Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text

 

*              Previously filed.

**           Filed herewith.

 

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