Randgold Resources: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 03/24/16 -- Randgold Resources Limited (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, 24 March 2016

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting  Randgold Resources Limited
rights are attached: (ii)
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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 already issued to which         X
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 reached:           22 March, 2016
(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                    23 March, 2016
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                                           Financial Instruments holding for
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or       BlackRock, Inc. has gone below
reached: (vi, vii)                                        10%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type of  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
shares if      to the triggering   transaction
possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
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               Number of Number of Number  Number of voting  % of voting
               Shares    Voting    of      rights            rights (x)
                         Rights    shares
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                                           Direct  Indirect
                                   Direct  (xi)    (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32   7,182,962 7,182,962 N/A     N/A     7,564,428 N/A    8.09%
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

Chief Executive          Financial Director        Investor & Media
Mark Bristow             Graham Shuttleworth       Relations
+44 788 071 1386         +44 1534 735 333          Kathy du Plessis
+44 779 775 2288         +44 779 771 1338          +44 20 7557 7738
                                                   Email: [email protected]

Website: www.randgoldresources.com

To view the full announcement, please click on the following link.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1520T_1-2016-3-24.pdf

Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
[email protected]
http://www.rns.com

Source: Randgold Resources

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