JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Dec 27, 2017) - Randgold Resources (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, 27 December 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:		Randgold Resources Limited
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer		X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name		Van Eck Associates Corporation
City and country of registered office (if applicable)		New York, NY USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name		VanEck Vectors Africa ETF Catholic Investment Trust of Washington VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF Global Hard Assets Funds HARD Assets Market Neutral Fund Ltd VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF International Investors Gold JNL/Van Eck International Gold Fund Lockheed Martin Retirement PSP-LMT07 LODH World Gold Expertise Fund Brighthouse Global Natural Resources North Dakota - University Board NY Life Hard Assets VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF VanEck Global Hard Assets UCITS VanEck Vectors Natural Resources UCITS ETF VE VIP Global Gold Fund VE VIP Global Hard Assets Fund
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:		22 December 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		26 December 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
		% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)		% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)		Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached				4,609,678		4.90%		94,073,286
Position of previous notification (if applicable)				4,764,172		5.06%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares		Number of voting rightsix				% of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
SUBTOTAL 8. A

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
ADR (ISIN US7523443098)						4,609,678		4.90%
				SUBTOTAL 8. B 1		4,609,678		4.90%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
						SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

Namexv		% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder	Glass Lewis
The number and % of voting rights held	4,575,378 shares and 4.87% voting rights
The date until which the voting rights will be held	Open
11. Additional informationxvi
Place of completion	Tampa, Florida USA
Date of completion	26 December 2017

RANDGOLD RESOURCES 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