Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 11/17/16 -- 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, 17 November 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 Randgold Resources Ltd
of existing shares to which 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                             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    FMR LLC
notification obligation:(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)              See Section 9
 (if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on      15 November 2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified:           16 November 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or      5%
reached: (vi, vii)
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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 toResulting situation after the triggering
of          the triggering       transaction
shares if   transaction
possible
using the
ISIN CODE
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            Number of  Number of Number     Number of voting % of voting
            Shares     Voting    of shares  rights           rights (x)
                       Rights
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                                 Indirect   Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                            (xi)   (ets>exii
                                                   ii)
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GB00B01C3S32 4,163,806  4,163,806 3,816,124        3,816,124           4.07%
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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 voting % of voting
financial   date(xiii) Conversion           rights that may  rights
instrument             Period(xiv)          be acquired if
                                            the instrument
                                            is exercised /
                                            converted.
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Right of
Recall                                               566,500           0.60%
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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   ExpirationExercise / Number of voting % of voting
financial   price      date      Conversion rights           rights (xix,
instrument             (xvii)    period(xvi instrument       xx)
                                 ii)        refers to
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                                                             NominalDelta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights
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                                  4,382,624                            4.67%
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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                                  1.06
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FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS                                                0.00
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FIAM LLC                                                                0.35
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Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust
Company                                                                 0.33
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FMR CO., INC                                                            2.61
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FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                                  0.31
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FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY                                       0.01
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Grand Total                                                             4.67
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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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                                                   N/A
13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:                                  Sally-Ann Hatton
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15. Contact telephone number:                      [e-mail],
                                                   01737 837148
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
[phone]
[phone]

Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
[phone]
[phone]

Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]