Oct 1 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO :
* CHAIRMAN PURCHASED 2.3 MILLION ADDITIONAL COMMON SHARES IN CO AT $11.11PER SHARE, NEARLY DOUBLING TOTAL SHAREHOLDING IN BARRICK TO 5 MILLION SHARES
* RANDGOLD ORDINARY SHARES HELD BY MARK BRISTOW EXPECTED TO CONVERT INTO 5 MILLION BARRICK SHARES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MERGER