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Randgold Resources Limited: Holding(s) in Company

February 5, 2016 3:51 AM EST

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 02/05/16 -- Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD)

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands Reg. No. 62686 LSE Trading Symbol: RRS NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD ("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")

Jersey, Channel Islands, DRC, 5 February 2016



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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are             Randgold Resources
attached:ii                                               Limited
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                        �
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares          X
already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                ¨
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                   ¨
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Other (please specify):                                            ¨
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii                               BlackRock, Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                         2 February, 2016
reached:v
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         4 February, 2016
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                                                          Financial
                                                          Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                    holding for
reached:vi, vii                                           BlackRock, Inc.
                                                          has gone below 10%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type   Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares if to the triggering     transaction
possible     transaction
using the
ISIN CODE
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             Number     Number     Number Number of voting % of voting
             of         of         of     rights           rights x
             Shares     Voting     shares
                        Rights
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                                          Direct Indirect
                                   Direct xi     xii       Direct  Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 5,797,114  5,797,114  N/A    N/A    6,131,689 N/A     6.57%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of          Expiration     Exercise/      Number of      % of voting
financial        date xiii      Conversion     voting         rights
instrument                      Period         rights that
                                xiv            may be
                                               acquired if
                                               the
                                               instrument is
                                               exercised/
                                               converted.
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Securities
Lending                                        835,930        0.89%
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American
Depository                                     8,464,916      9.08%
Receipt
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of      Exercise    Expiration Exercise/  Number of  % of voting rights
financial    price       date xvii  Conversion voting     xix, xx
instrument                          period     rights
                                    xviii      instrument
                                               refers to
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CFD                                            1,327      Nominal  Delta
                                                          ------------------
                                                          0.00%    0.00%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights
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15,433,862                                     16.55%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
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                                             % of voting
                             % of voting     rights through
                             rights if it    financial       Total of both
                             equals or is    instruments if  if it equals or
Name                         higher than the it equals or is is higher than
                             notifiable      higher than the the notifiable
                             threshold       notifiable      threshold
                                             threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock Institutional
Trust Company, National
Association
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment         0.96%           8.64%           9.61%
Management (UK) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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Trident Merger, LLC
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BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
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BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
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BlackRock Canada Holdings
ULC
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BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco,
LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Cayco Limited
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BlackRock Trident Holding
Company Limited
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BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
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BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock (Singapore)
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Capital Holdings,
Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Australia Holdco
Pty. Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment
Management (Australia)
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock International
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco,
LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
North Asia Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:              BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
                                         Reporting Team
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14. Contact name:                        Gareth Slade
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15. Contact telephone number:            020 7743 3650
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
+44 788 071 1386
+44 779 775 2288

Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
+44 1534 735 333
+44 779 771 1338

Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
+44 20 7557 7738
Email: [email protected]

Website: www.randgoldresources.com

Source: Randgold Resources



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