Randgold Resources

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JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Randgold Resources (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")

Jersey, Channel Islands, 17 November 2016

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 Ltd
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights											X
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)  (if different from 3.):iv						See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v						15 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:						16 November 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii						5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction			Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares		Number of voting rights				% of voting rights x
				Indirect		Direct xi		Indirect ets>exiiii		Direct	Indirect
GB00B01C3S32	4,163,806		4,163,806	3,816,124				3,816,124			4.07%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datexiii		Exercise / Conversion Periodxiv			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted.				% of voting rights
Right of Recall						566,500				0.60%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date xvii	Exercise / Conversion periodxviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
										Nominal	Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
4,382,624						4.67%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Controlled Undertaking								Percentage Holding
Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC								1.06
FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS								0.00
FIAM LLC								0.35
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company								0.33
FMR CO., INC								2.61
FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED								0.31
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY								0.01
Grand Total								4.67
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:								N/A
14. Contact name:								Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:								[e-mail], 01737 837148

RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
[phone]
[phone]

Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
[phone]
[phone]

Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]