RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: ii
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 BlackRock, Inc.
the notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 19 January 2011
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 January 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone over 12%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Resulting situation after the
Class/type Situation previous to triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible
using the Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
ISIN CODE Shares Voting of rights rights x
Rights shares
Direct Direct In Direct Indirect
direct
xi xii
GB00B01C3S32 10,692,980 10,692, N/A N/A 11,242,327 N/A 12.35%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
voting
instrument date xiii Conversion rights that may be rights
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of
voting
financial price date / rights instrument rights xix,
instrument xvii Conversion refers to xx
period
xviii
CFD 10,158 Nominal Delta
0.01% 0.01%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
11,252,485 12.36%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 11,252,485 (12.36%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information: BlackRock International Threshold
Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773;
andrew.manchester@blackrock.com
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities) BlackRock Inc
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities) 33 King William Street,
London EC4R 9AS
Phone number & email 020 7743 5773;
andrew.manchester@blackrock.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons) Andrew Manchester
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name D J Haddon
Contact address 3rd Floor, Unity Chambers,
28 Halkett Street, St.
Helier, Jersey, JE2
4WJ, Channel Islands
Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444;
dhaddon@randgoldresources.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Contact Information: Contacts: RNS Customer Services 0044-207797-4400 http://www.rns.com