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
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