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JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 03/23/16 -- 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, 23 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      Randgold Resources Limited
voting 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 voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                X
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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:(v)              21 March, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                    22 March, 2016
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                                              Financial Instruments holding
                                                for BlackRock Investment
                                               Management (UK) Limited has
                                                     gone below 10%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          Voting rights attached to
reached:(vi, vii)                             shares holding for BlackRock,
                                                 Inc. has gone above 5%

                                              Total holding for BlackRock,
                                                 Inc. remains above 15%
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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           to the triggering  transaction
shares if    transaction
possible
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
                                Direct (xi)  Indirect (xii)  Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 3,332,026 3,332,026 N/A    N/A   7,182,962       N/A    7.68%
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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        Conversion    voting       rights
instrument   (xiii)      Period(xiv)   rights that
                                       may be
                                       acquired if
                                       the
                                       instrument
                                       is exercised/
                                       converted.
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Securities
Lending                                1,267,600     1.35%
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American
Depository                             8,178,493     8.74%
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                                         19,112     Nominal    Delta
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       0.02%      0.02%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights
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16,648,167                                  17.80%
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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       rights
                                            voting     through    Total of
                                            rights if  financial  both if it
                                            it equals instruments equals or
Name                                        or is        if it    is higher
                                            higher     equals or  than the
                                            than the   is higher  notifiable
                                            notifiable than the   threshold
                                            threshold  notifiable
                                                       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 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, 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                                      2.37%      8.36%      10.73%
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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 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 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 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 (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 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 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 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 (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 (Netherlands) B.V.
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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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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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                                            BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
13. Additional information:                 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          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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