Randgold Resources: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 04/26/16 -- 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, 26 April 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 rights are attached:
(ii)                                       Randgold Resources 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                              x
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares 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)                   FMR LLC
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.): (iv)                     See Section 9
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5. Date of the transaction and date
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: (v)                                      21 April 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                 25 April 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or reached: (vi, vii)                                  5%
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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   Situation previous   Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    to the triggering    transaction
if possible  transaction
using the
ISIN CODE
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             Number    Number of  Number     Number of        % of voting
             of        Voting     of shares  voting           rights (x)
             Shares    Rights                rights
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                                             Direct Indirect
                                  Indirect   (xi)   (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 4,636,427 4,636,427  4,703,269         4,703,269        5.03%
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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  rights
instrument                      Period (xiv)   that may be
                                               acquired if
                                               the instrument
                                               is exercised /
                                               converted.
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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       Conversion voting     (xix, xx)
instrument               (xvii)     period     rights
                                    (xviii)    instrument
                                               refers to
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                                                          Nominal  Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights
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4,703,269                                      5.03%
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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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Controlled Undertaking                                    Percentage Holding
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Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC                                  1.49
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FIAM LLC                                                                0.43
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Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust
Company                                                                 0.41
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FMR CO., INC                                                            2.60
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FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                                  0.10
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FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY, INC.                                 0.00
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FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC                                                  0.00
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Grand Total                                                             5.03
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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 acquire/ cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:                        Sally-Ann Hatton
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                                         [email protected],
15. Contact telephone number:            01737 837148
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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

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

Source: Randgold Resources

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