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Barrick Reports Operating Results For 2001; First Year Reporting Combined Operations - Barrick/Homestake, Part 2 of 3.


Part 2


Consolidated Statements of Income
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(in millions of United States dollars,
 except per share data, US GAAP basis)    Twelve months ended Dec. 31,
 (Unaudited)                                2001                 2000
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  Gold sales                              $1,989               $1,936
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  Costs and expenses
  Operating                                1,080                  950
  Amortization                               501                  493
  Administration                              86                   75
  Exploration and business
   development                               103                  149
  Merger and related costs                   117                    -
  Provision for mining assets
   and other unusual charges                  59                1,627
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                                           1,946                3,294
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  Interest and other income                   32                   14
  Interest on long-term debt                 (25)                 (26)
  Non-hedge derivative gains
  (loss)                                      33                   (5)
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  Income (loss) before income
   taxes and other items                      83               (1,375)
  Income taxes                                14                  209
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Income (loss) before changes
   in accounting principles                   97               (1,166)
  Cumulative effect of changes
   in accounting principles                   (1)                 (23)
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  Net income (loss) for the year             $96              ($1,189)
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  Net income (loss) for the year
   per share
  Basic and fully diluted                  $0.18               ($2.22)
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see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements




Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
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(in millions of United States dollars,     Twelve months ended Dec. 31,
 US GAAP basis) (Unaudited)                  2001                2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash provided by operating activities        $721                $940
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Cash provided by (used in)
 investing activities
  Property, plant and equipment              (607)               (710)
  Short-term investments                     (153)                130
  Restricted cash                             (24)                  2
  Purchase and sale of mining
   properties                                   -                (141)
  Other                                         5                  10
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Cash (used in) investing activities          (779)               (709)
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Cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities
  Capital stock                                 7                   6
  Long-term debt
   Proceeds                                    55                 236
   Repayments                                (152)               (187)
  Dividends                                   (93)                (94)
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Cash (used in) financing activities          (183)                (39)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash and equivalents               (1)                 (6)
Increase (decrease) in cash
 and equivalents                             (242)                186
Cash and equivalents at
 beginning of year                            816                 630
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Cash and equivalents at end of year          $574                $816
----------------------------------------------------------------------
see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements




Consolidated Balance Sheets
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                                           As at               As at
(in millions of United States dollars,    Dec. 31,            Dec. 31,
 US GAAP basis) (Unaudited)                 2001               2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
  Current assets
  Cash and equivalents                      $574                 $816
  Short-term investments                     159                    6
  Accounts receivable                         58                   59
  Inventories and deferred expenses          223                  285
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                                           1,014                1,166
  Property, plant and equipment            3,912                3,994
  Other assets                               276                  233
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                                          $5,202               $5,393
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Liabilities
  Accounts payable and accrued
   liabilities                              $521                 $587
  Current portion of long-term
   debt                                        9                    3
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                                             530                  590
  Long-term debt                             793                  901
  Other long-term obligations                443                  401
  Deferred income taxes                      244                  311
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                                           2,010                2,203
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholders' equity
  Capital stock                            4,062                4,051
  Deficit                                   (763)                (766)
  Accumulated other
   comprehensive loss                       (107)                 (95)
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                                           3,192                3,190
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                                          $5,202               $5,393
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement Consolidated financial statement

A financial statement that shows all the assets, liabilities, and operating accounts of a parent company and its subsidiaries.


1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying ac·com·pa·ny  
v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies

v.tr.
1. To be or go with as a companion.

2.
 unaudited annual financial statements are prepared in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

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 with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
 ("GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
") in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . They do not include all of the information and disclosures required by United States GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included in these financial statements.

2. Business Acquisition

On December December: see month.  14, 2001, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Barrick merged with Homestake Mining Company. Under the terms of the agreement, approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 139.5 million shares of Barrick common stock were issued in exchange for all the outstanding shares of Homestake common shares based upon an exchange ratio of 0.53:1. The merger was accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 give retroactive Having reference to things that happened in the past, prior to the occurrence of the act in question.

A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a
 effect to the merger, with all periods presented as if Barrick and Homestake had always been combined. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the presentation of Barrick and Homestake.

3. Commitments and Contingencies Contingencies (ISSN 1048-9851) is the bimonthly magazine of the American Academy of Actuaries, providing a large and diverse readership with general interest and technical articles on a wide range of issues related to the actuarial profession.

Premium Gold Sales Program

Barrick's Premium Gold Sales Program as at December 31, 2001 is made up as follows and incorporates all positions associated with the Homestake merger on December 14, 2001.

The average price of the spot deferred contracts reflects the expected future value incorporating an average lease rate assumption of 2.00 percent. Lease rates are fixed on 100 percent of the position to 2005. The weighted average lease rate on the total spot deferred position is 1.97 percent.

At December 31, 2001, the mark-to-market Mark-to-market

Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security to reflect current market value.
 gain on Barrick's Premium Gold Sales Program was $356 million calculated at a spot price of $279 per ounce ounce, in zoology
ounce, in zoology: see leopard.
ounce, unit of measurement
ounce: see English units of measurement.
, prevailing market interest rates and volatilities.


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                    2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008+  Totals
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Spot Deferred
  Contracts
 Ounces (000)      2,800 2,600 2,800 1,400 1,500 1,500 5,600   18,200
 Average Price
 ($/oz.)             365   340   340   340   341   343   345      345


Min-Max Contracts
 Ounces (000)      1,600                                        1,600
 Average Floor
  Price ($/oz.)      272                                          272
 Average Cap Price
  ($/oz.)            297                                          297
Short-Term Call
  Options Sold
 Ounces (000)      1,330                                        1,330
 Average Strike
  ($/oz.)            303                                          303
Long-Term Call
  Options Sold
 Ounces (000)              425   570   550   370   190   900    3,005
 Average Strike ($/oz.)    363   328   336   364   377   358      350
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      All dollar amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise
indicated.


Silver Sales Program

Barrick's Silver Sales Program as at December 31, 2001 is made up as follows:

Lease rates are fixed on 100 percent of the hedged hedge  
n.
1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.

2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier: a hedge of spectators along the sidewalk.
 positions to their intended delivery date. At December 31, 2001, the unrealized mark-to-market gain on the Silver Sales Program was $9 million calculated at a spot price of $4.61 per ounce, prevailing market interest rates and volatilities.

Spot Deferred Investments

Barrick's total spot deferred position has a nominal value Nominal Value

The stated value of an issued security that remains fixed, as opposed to its market value, which fluctuates.

Notes:
When referring to fixed-income securities, the nominal value is also the face value.
 of approximately $5.5 billion on which it earns an interest return. The Company achieves an interest return on this asset and the credit rating associated with this return is that of its hedging hedging, in commerce, method by which traders use two counterbalancing investment strategies so as to minimize any losses caused by price fluctuations. It is generally used by traders on the commodities market.  counterparties Counterparties

The parties on either side of an interest rate swap or a currency, equity or commodity swap, or to an options or futures position.
 (average "AA"). The Company has conservatively diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  this investment by exchanging a portion of this return for a return based on a professionally managed diversified basket basket

filled with treats, representative of feast on Easter Sunday. [Folklore: Misc.]

See : Easter
 of bond funds/indices.

At December 31, 2001, 83 percent of the position was invested with "AA" hedging counterparties and the balance of 16 percent was invested in a basket of bond funds/indices with an average credit rating of "A-". The credit quality on the entire hedge position asset of $5.5 billion is "AA-".

Call Options Sold

The sold options can only be exercised by the counterparties on the expiry date expiry date expire ndate f d'expiration;
(on label) → à utiliser avant ...

expiry date expire nAblauftermin m 
 and can be converted, at Barrick's option, into spot deferred contracts and rolled forward for up to 15 years. There is no requirement for Barrick to cash settle these transactions.

Credit Lines

Barrick's Program is not subject to margin requirements at any market price.


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                                  2002   2003   2004   2005+   Totals
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spot Deferred Contracts
Ounces (000)                    11,000  7,000  3,000   3,000   24,000
Average Price ($/oz)              5.00   5.10   5.10    5.10     5.05
Short-Term Call Options Sold
Ounces (000)                    12,000                         12,000
Average Strike ($/oz)             4.88                           4.88
Long-Term Call Options Sold
Ounces (000)                            3,750  2,000   2,000    7,750
Average Strike ($/oz)                    5.25   5.50    5.00     5.26
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Other Items

Barrick's Currency Program as at December 31, 2001 is made up as follows:

At December 31, 2001, the unrealized mark-to-market loss on the Currency Program was $8 million calculated at prevailing spot prices, market interest rates and volatilities.


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                                  2002   2003   2004   2005+   Totals
---------------------------------------------------------------------
CANADIAN DOLLAR
  Forwards
    C$ (millions)                   16                             16
    Average Price (US cents)      0.63                           0.63

  Min-Max Contracts
    C$ (millions)                   80     88                     168
    Average Floor Price
     (US cents)                   0.64   0.64                    0.64
    Average Cap Price (US cents)  0.67   0.67                    0.67
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
  Forwards
    A$ (millions)                   10     10     10      20       50
    Average Price (US cents)      0.52   0.52   0.52    0.52     0.52
  Min-Max Contracts
    A$ (millions)                   20     20     20      40      100
    Average Floor Price
     (US cents)                   0.51   0.51   0.51    0.51     0.51
    Average Cap Price (US cents)  0.52   0.52   0.52    0.52     0.52
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4. Segment Information
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For the twelve months ended Dec. 31,
(in millions of United States dollars,
 US GAAP basis) (Unaudited)                 2001                 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Revenues - gold sales Goldstrike         $  823             $    850
                       Pierina               319                  295
                       Bulyanhulu             60                    -
                       Kalgoorlie            104                  111
                       Eskay Creek            87                   88
                       Hemlo                  83                   80
                       Plutonic               79                   71
                       Round Mountain        103                   63
                       Other                 331                  378
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           1,989                1,936
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Operating costs       Goldstrike            473                  401
                       Pierina                45                   41
                       Bulyanhulu             35                    -
                       Kalgoorlie             80                   76
                       Eskay Creek            16                    7
                       Hemlo                  61                   56
                       Plutonic               49                   54
                       Round Mountain         77                   50
                       Other                 244                  265
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                                           1,080                  950
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Amortization          Goldstrike            138                  128
                       Pierina               175                  176
                       Bulyanhulu             17                    -
                       Kalgoorlie             17                   18
                       Eskay Creek            40                   58
                       Hemlo                  10                   10
                       Plutonic               12                   10
                       Round Mountain         18                   12
                       Other                  74                   81
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             501                  493
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Segment income        Goldstrike            212                  321
 before income taxes   Pierina                99                   78
                       Bulyanhulu              8                    -
                       Kalgoorlie              7                   17
                       Eskay Creek            31                   24
                       Hemlo                  12                   14
                       Plutonic               18                    7
                       Round Mountain          8                    1
                       Other                  13                   31
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             408                  493
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Provision for mining assets & other
 unusual changes
                          Pascua-Lama          -               (1,036)
                          Goldstrike           -                 (300)
                          Pierina              -                 (184)
                          Homestake            -                  (42)
                          Other              (59)                 (65)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             (59)              (1,627)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Exploration and business development       (103)                (149)
 Merger and related costs                   (117)                   -
 Corporate expenses, net                     (46)                 (92)
 Income taxes                                 14                  209
----------------------------------------------------------------------

 Net income (loss) before changes in
  accounting principles                       97               (1,166)
 Cumulative effect of changes in
  accounting principles                       (1)                 (23)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net income (loss)                       $    96             $ (1,189)
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