Notification of major interest in shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 --

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD

London, 6 December 2012


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Randgold Resources Limited shares to which voting rights are attached:ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights *

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii FMR LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Section 9
(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date
on which the threshold is crossed 4 December 2012
or reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 December 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or 5 % reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction
if possible Number Number
using of of
the ISIN Shares Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32 4,645,537 4,645,537



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of shares rights
Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
4,548,321 4,548,321 4.94


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion voting rights rights xix,xx
instrument xviii instrument refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
4,548,321 4.94

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi


Sum of Factored Shares Held

Custodian Total Management Company

30,000 SAI

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 1,505,476 FMRC

CIBC MELLON TRUST (C) 110,800 PGALLC

CITIBANK NA (C) 255,423 FMRC

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 471,380 FMRC

MELLON BANK NA (C) 37,659 PGALLC

NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C) 4,000 PGALLC

NORTHERN TRUST CO (C) 72,133 PGATC

ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C) 14,000 PGALLC

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 2,043,350 PGATC

US BANK NA (C) 4,100 FIIS

Grand Total 4,548,321



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 97,216
cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 4 December 2012
hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: None

14. Contact name: Shelley Muller

15. Contact telephone number: fil-regreporting@fil.com /
+44 1737 834 624

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name
FMR LLC
(including legal form of legal
entities)

Contact address 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109 United States
(registered office for legal entities) of America

Phone number & email fil-regreporting@fil.com

+44 1737 834 624

Other useful information
Shelley Muller
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Martin Welsh

Contact address Randgold Resources Limited

3rd Floor, Unity Chambers

28 Halkett Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 4WJ

Phone number & email +44 1534 735 333

martin.welsh@randgoldresources.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)

C: Additional information


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