NEWMONT VS. S&P 500

MANAGEMENT’S REPORTS

Newmont filed with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 24, 2004, the annual certification by its Chief Executive Officer, certifying that, as of the date of the certification, he was not aware of any violation by Newmont of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards, as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Company has also filed the required certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regarding the quality of its public disclosures as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting is included in Item 8 of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. In that report, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2004, Newmont maintained effective internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.