Randgold Resources Ld Announces Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of theissuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights areattachedⁱⁱ:

Randgold Resources Limited

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

X

2. Reason for thenotification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:

3. Details of personsubject to the notification obligation^iv

Name

BlackRock, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, USA

4. Full name ofshareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which thethreshold was crossed or reached^vi:

12/09/2018

6. Date on which issuer notified(DD/MM/YYYY):

13/09/2018

7. Total positions ofperson(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

6.24%

10.26%

16.51%

94,417,071

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

6.46%

10.26%

16.72%