UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Transaction
Valuation(1)
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Amount
of Filing Fee(2)
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$1,126,464,928
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$120,531.75
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(1) |
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) |
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, 2006, and (b) $16.00, which
is the per share tender offer price.
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x |
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: $120,531.75
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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 |
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: |
x |
third-party
tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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o | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. | ||
o | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. | ||
o | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Exhibit
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Description
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(a)(5)(JJ)
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Transcript
of Conference Call.
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BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | |||
By:
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Name: |
Sybil
E.Veenman
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Title:
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Vice
President, Assistant General
Counsel
and Secretary
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Date:
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November
10, 2006
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Exhibit
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Description
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(a)(5)(JJ)
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Transcript
of Conference Call.
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