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Randgold Resources: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

March 23, 2016

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2016) - Randgold Resources Limited (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD)

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")

Jersey, Channel Islands, 23 March 2016


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ⁱⁱ	Randgold Resources Limited
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			X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:ⁱⁱⁱ		BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:^v		21 March, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 March, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:^{vi, vii}		Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 10% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 15%