Randgold Resources

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Feb 8, 2016) - (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")

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii						Randgold Resources Limited
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									X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments									X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights									¨
Other (please specify):									¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii					BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v					4 February, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:					8 February, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii					Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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