Randgold Resources Limited: Holding(s) in Company

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 10/19/16 -- 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, 19 October 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           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                              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   X
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)                       17 October, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         18 October, 2016
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                                                          Total holding for
                                                        BlackRock Investment
                                                           Management (UK)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                    Limited has gone
reached:(vi, vii)                                          above 10% 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 of Number    Number of voting  % of voting
             of        Voting    of shares rights            rights (x)
             Shares    Rights
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                                           Direct  Indirect
                                 Direct    (xi)    (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 8,368,526 8,368,526 N/A       N/A     8,436,688 N/A    9.00%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial    Expiration    Exercise /    Number of     % of voting
instrument           date (xiii)   Conversion    voting rights rights
                                   Period (xiv)  that may be
                                                 acquired if
                                                 the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised /
                                                 converted.
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Securities Lending                               3,565         0.00%
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American Depository
Receipt                                          7,942,687     8.47%
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Please click on the following link to view the full announcement;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9622M_1-2016-10-19.pdf

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