Randgold Resources Limited: Holding(s) in Company

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - October 19, 2016) - 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")


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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 Randgold Resources Limited
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 X
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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
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) 18 October, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 9 October, 2016
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Total holding for BlackRock
Investment Management (UK)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Limited has gone below 10%
reached: (vi, vii)
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
of shares

if possible
using
the ISIN CODE Situation previous
to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction transaction
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Number of Number
Number of Voting of Number of voting % of voting
Shares Rights shares rights rights(x)
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 8,436,688 8,436,688 N/A N/A 8,431,177 N/A 8.99%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of voting
rights
that may be acquired
if the
Exercise / instrument is % of
Type of financial Expiration Conversion exercised / voting
instrument date(xiii) Period(xiv) converted. rights
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Securities Lending 3,565 0.00%
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American Depository
Receipt 7,839,165 8.36%
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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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Number of
Exercise/ voting
Type of Conversion rights
financial Exercise Expiration period instrument % of voting
instrument price date(xvii) (xviii) refers to rights(xix, xx)
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CFD 45,223 Nominal Delta
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0.04% 0.04%
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