Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, May 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Mark D. Bristow, Chief Executive Officer of Randgold Resources Ltd.
 (GOLD), will preside over the Closing Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway -
 Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Lois Wark
 LWark@randgoldresources.com

 Frank du Plessis
 +27 11 728 4701 (office)
 +82 641 0435 (mobile)
 frank@dpapr.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos: To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD):

Randgold Resources is an African-focused gold mining and exploration business with primary listings on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

Major discoveries to date include the 7.5 million ounce Morila deposit in southern Mali, the +7 million ounce Yalea deposit at Loulo in western Mali and the +4 million ounce Tongon deposit in the Cote d'Ivoire. Randgold Resources financed and built the Morila mine which since October 2000 has produced more than 5 million ounces of gold and distributed more than US$1.3 billion to stakeholders. It also financed and built the Loulo project which started as two open pit mines in November 2005. Since then, an underground mine has been developed at the Yalea deposit and a second underground operation is planned for the Gara deposit. First gold production from the company's new Tongon project is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Randgold Resources has an extensive portfolio of organic growth prospects, constantly replenished by intensive exploration programmes in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania. Its advanced targets include the significant new Massawa discovery in Senegal, currently at scoping study stage.

About NASDAQ OMX:

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