Randgold Resources

Acquisition and vesting of shares by directors - Seite 2

The Company also announces that 17 162 ordinary shares in the Company were issued and allotted by the Company to Mark Bristow, a director of the Company, and 4 475 ordinary shares in the Company were issued and allotted by the Company to Graham Shuttleworth, a director of the Company, at their nominal value ($0.05) in satisfaction of the partial vesting of awards granted on 21 March 2014 under the Randgold Resources Limited Co-investment Plan.

The Randgold Resources Limited Co-investment Plan, which has been approved by shareholders, is designed to reward sustained total shareholder return performance relative to global peers over a three year period and align the interests of the executives with the interests of shareholders.

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME

Under the Randgold Resources Restricted Share Scheme, an award over 41 281 ordinary shares was granted to Mark Bristow a director of the Company, and an award over 8 076 ordinary shares was granted to Graham Shuttleworth a director of the Company, on 17 March 2017. The awards granted to both Mark Bristow and Graham Shuttleworth may vest, in full or in part, subject to the achievement of operational and financial performance targets, chosen on the basis they are among the Company's key performance indicators and drive shareholder value, over a four year performance period ending 31 December 2020. A one year post-vesting holding requirement applies to 100 per cent. of the vested shares.

The Company also announces that the third tranche of the awards granted on 16 March 2012 and the second tranche of the awards granted on 18 March 2013 to Mark Bristow and to Graham Shuttleworth, each directors of the Company, under the Randgold Resources Restricted Share Scheme have not vested in respect of any ordinary shares and have lapsed, the applicable performance conditions having not been satisfied at the expiry of the relevant performance periods on 31 December 2016.

The Randgold Resources Restricted Share Scheme, which has been approved by shareholders, is designed to reward sustainable long term performance subject to the achievement of agreed operational and financial targets.

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

Following the vestings and acquisitions of shares by the directors:

(a) Mark Bristow's shareholding in the Company is now 818 642 ordinary shares or 0.87% of the current issued share capital of the Company; and
(b) Graham Shuttleworth's shareholding in the Company is now 92 408 ordinary shares or 0.10% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

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]

Website: www.randgoldresources.com

Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
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http://www.rns.com