JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2018 / In the course of an interview with
theTimes yesterday, the CEO of Randgold Resources Limited ("Randgold") (NASDAQ: GOLD, LSE: RRS),Mark Bristow, was asked to comment
on the possible strategic options availableto Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") in relation to Acacia Mining plc("Acacia"),
which is majority owned by Barrick. In the context of thediscussion, a quotation was subsequently attributed to Mr. Bristow in
anarticle published today under the headline "Barrick 'could buy out Acacia toend Tanzania dispute'" which stated:
"One of the options that Barrick has is toroll up Acacia into Barrick itself, in other words issue Barrick's shares
tothe Acacia minorities, take it back within the company and consolidate it."
Randgold, on behalf of Mr. Bristow,wishes to confirm that the views expressed by Mr. Bristow were his own and
notthose of Barrick and in no way were intended to reflect Barrick's intentions.Randgold also wishes to confirm that Mr. Bristow
has held no specificdiscussions with Barrick or Acacia with regards to the making of a possibleoffer for Acacia. The Panel
Executive has confirmed that there are no TakeoverCode implications for Barrick nor its concert parties as a result of
thisannouncement.
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Randgold
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ChiefExecutive
Mark Bristow
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FinancialDirector
Graham Shuttleworth
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Investor &Media Relations
Kathy duPlessis
+44 207557 7738
randgold@dpapr.com
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