Randgold Resources: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - November 07, 2014) - RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED RRS 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")

London, 07 November 2014



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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the Randgold Resources Limited
underlying issuer 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) BlackRock, Inc.
subject to the notification
obligation:iii
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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 5th November 2014
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:v
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6. Date on which issuer 6th November 2014
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Holding has gone above 16%
crossed or reached: vi, vii
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares to the triggering transaction
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 Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
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GB00B01C3S 14,791,281 14,791,281 N/A N/A 14,807,590N/A 15.98%
32
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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/Convers Number of voting % of
instrument date xiii ion Period xiv rights that may bevoting
acquired if the rights
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
financial price date xvii Conversion voting rights xix, xx
instrument periodxviii rights
instrument
refers to
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CFD 21,837 Nominal Delta
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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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14,829,427 16%
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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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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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13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory
Threshold Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Gareth Slade
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 2536
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
RANDGOLD ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
+44 788 071 1386
+44 779 775 2288


Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
+44 1534 735 333
+44 779 771 1338


Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
+44 20 7557 7738
Email: randgold@dpapr.com


Website: www.randgoldresources.com