Transaction
Valuation(1)
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Amount
of Filing Fee(2)
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$1,020,858,842.43
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$109,231.92
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(1)
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Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the fee in accordance with
Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”). The transaction valuation has been estimated on the
basis of the securities to be acquired in the United States only.
The
number of securities to be acquired in the United States has been
estimated on the basis of the aggregate trading volume on the national
securities exchanges in the United States over the 12 calendar month
period prior to August 1, 2006 as a percentage of the total aggregate
volume on the national securities exchanges in both the United States
and
Canada over the same period.
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(2)
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The
amount of the Fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11
of the
Exchange Act and based on (a) 70,404,058, which is the estimated
number of NovaGold common shares to be acquired in the United States
on a
fully diluted basis as of August 3, 2004, and (b) $14.50, which
is the per share tender offer
price.
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x
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and
identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form
or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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Amount
Previously Paid: $109,231.92
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Form
or Registration No.: Schedule
TO
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Filing
Party: Barrick
Gold Corporation
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Date
Filed: August
4, 2006
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o
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
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Check
the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the
statement relates:
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x
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third-party
tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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o
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issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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o
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going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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o
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amendment
to Schedule 13D under Rule
13d-2.
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Exhibit
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Description
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(a)(5)(L)
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Press
release, dated September 14, 2006
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | ||
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Date: September 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ Sybil E. Veenman |
Name:
Sybil E. Veenman
Title:
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit
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Description
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(a)(5)(L)
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Press
release, dated September 14, 2006
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