Notification of major interest in shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwire - Dec 6, 2012) -

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD

London, 6 December 2012


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the
   underlying issuer of existing           Randgold Resources Limited
   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        *

   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)             Section 9
  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date
   on which the threshold is crossed       4 December 2012
   or reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:          5 December 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
   or  5 % reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering transaction
if possible           Number             Number
using                 of                 of
the ISIN              Shares             Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32          4,645,537          4,645,537



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number      Number of voting           % of voting rights x
of shares   rights
Indirect    Direct     Indirect          Direct      Indirect
4,548,321              4,548,321                     4.94


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting
financial    date xiii    Conversion    rights that may      rights
instrument                Period xiv    be 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      % of voting
financial  price    date xvii  Conversion  voting rights  rights xix,xx
instrument                     xviii       instrument     refers to
                                                          Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights
4,548,321                                4.94

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
   /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
   xxi


Sum of Factored Shares Held

Custodian                              Total     Management Company

                                      30,000     SAI

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO     1,505,476     FMRC

CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)                110,800     PGALLC

CITIBANK NA (C)                      255,423     FMRC

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                  471,380     FMRC

MELLON BANK NA (C)                    37,659     PGALLC

NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)                4,000     PGALLC

NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)                 72,133     PGATC

ROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C)              14,000     PGALLC

STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO        2,043,350     PGATC

US BANK NA (C)                         4,100     FIIS

Grand Total                        4,548,321



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                      FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      97,216
    cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to       4 December 2012
    hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:              None

14. Contact name:                        Shelley Muller

15. Contact telephone number:             fil-regreporting@fil.com  /
                                         +44 1737 834 624

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name
                                         FMR LLC
(including legal form of legal
entities)

Contact address                          82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
                                         Massachusetts 02109 United States
(registered office for legal entities)   of America

Phone number & email                      fil-regreporting@fil.com 

                                        +44 1737 834 624

Other useful information
                                         Shelley Muller
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                Martin Welsh

Contact address                          Randgold Resources Limited

                                         3rd Floor, Unity Chambers

                                         28 Halkett Street

                                         St. Helier

                                         Jersey

                                         JE2 4WJ

Phone number & email                     +44 1534 735 333

                                          martin.welsh@randgoldresources.com 

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)

C: Additional information


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