Acacia Mining plc. ( Acacia or the Company ) Results of voting at the 2015 Annual General Meeting

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1 23 April 2015 Acacia Mining plc ( Acacia or the Company ) Results of voting at the 2015 Annual General Meeting Acacia s Annual General Meeting was held on 23 April As at the date Annual General Meeting, the total number of issued Ordinary Shares was 410,085,499. Therefore, the total number of votes exercisable at the meeting was 410,085,499. The full text resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting was set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 20 March All resolutions at the meeting were put to Acacia s shareholders on a poll. The final voting figures of the poll as certified by the scrutineers, Computershare Investor Services PLC, were as follows: Total votes cast For (*) % Against(*) % Vote withheld(**) Ordinary Resolutions 1 Approval audited annual accounts for the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, together with the Directors Report and the Auditors Reports. 377,145, ,145, ,704 2 Approval Directors Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December ,879, ,352, ,527, ,879,299 3 Declaration and approval of a final dividend of US 2.8 cents per Ordinary Share, for the year ended 31 December ,759, ,759, Election of Kelvin Dushnisky ( the 377,757, ,475, ,282, ,792 5 Election of Bradley ( Brad ) Gordon as a 377,757, ,728, , ,792

2 Director (executive) of the 6 Election of Ambassador Mwapachu nonexecutive) 377,757, ,630, ,126, ,792 7 Election of Graham Clow nonexecutive) 377,757, ,720, , ,792 8 Election of Rachel English nonexecutive) 9 Election of Andre Falzon nonexecutive) 377,757, ,901, , , ,757, ,552, ,204, , Election of Michael Kenyon nonexecutive) 377,757, ,644, , , Election of Steve Lucas as a Director the 377,757, ,720, , , Election of Peter Tomsett nonexecutive) 377,757, ,893, , , Election of Stephen 377,757, ,344, , ,792

3 Galbraith ( the 14 Re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors Company (the Auditors ) to hold office until the conclusion next general meeting Company at which the accounts are laid before the 377,704, ,471, ,233, , Grant of authorisation to the audit committee Company to agree the remuneration Auditors. 377,738, ,685, ,052, , Grant of authority to the Directors, generally and unconditionally pursuant to Section 551 Companies Act 2006 (the Act ) to exercise all powers Company to allot shares in the Company or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of 13,532,821, and up to a further nominal amount of 13,532,821 in connection with a rights issue, provided that this authority shall expire on the date Company s next annual general meeting or 30 June 2016, whichever is earlier. 377,757, ,789, , ,692 Special resolutions

4 17 Grant of authority to the Directors Company pursuant to Section 570 Act to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 560 Act) wholly for cash as if Section 561 (1) Act did not apply (a) in connection with a pre-emptive offer or rights issue or (b) otherwise up to an aggregate nominal value of 2,050,427. This authority shall expire when the authority to allot referred to above expires. 377,757, ,756, , Grant of authority to the Company for the purpose of Section 701 Act to make market purchases (as defined in Section 693 (4) of that Act) of Ordinary Shares each in the capital of the Company, subject to satisfying certain conditions and provided that the authority shall expire at the conclusion Company s next annual general meeting, or 30 June 2016, whichever is earlier. 377,571, ,366, , , Grant of authority to the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days notice, provided that facilities are available to shareholders to vote by electronic means for meetings called at such notice. 377,657, ,598, ,058, ,692

5 VOTES OF INDEPDNDENT SHAREHOLDERS (EXCLUDING THE VOTING INTERESTS OF BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION AND ITS ASSOCIATES AS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER) ON THE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Ordinary resolutions: Total votes cast For (*) % Against(*) % Vote withheld(**) 6 Election of Ambassador Mwapachu as a Director the 115,510, ,383, ,126, ,792 7 Election of Graham Clow the 115,510, ,473, , ,792 8 Election of Rachel English the 9 Election of Andre Falzon the 115,510, ,654, , , ,510, ,306, ,204, , Election of Michael Kenyon as a Director the 115,510, ,397, , , Election of Steve Lucas 115,510, ,473, , ,792

6 the 12 Election of Peter Tomsett as a Director the 115,510, ,646, , ,792 (*) Includes discretionary votes (**) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation proportion of votes for and against a resolution. ENQUIRIES For further information contact: Acacia Mining plc +44 (0) Giles Blackham, Investor Relations Manager This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of ABG in any jurisdiction.