Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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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, 9 February 2016
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: (iii) BlackRock, Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): (iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 4 February, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 February, 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Financial Instruments
(vi, vii) holding for BlackRock,
Inc. has gone above 10%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights rights (x)
Shares Voting shares
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB00B01C3S32 6,131,689 6,131,689 N/A N/A 6,081,207 N/A 6.52%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
instrument date Conversion rights that may be voting
(xiii) Period acquired if the rights
(xiv) instrument is
exercised/
converted.
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Securities Lending 897,214 0.96%
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American Depository
Receipt 8,416,411 9.02%
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date (xvii) Conversion voting rights rights (xix,
instrument period instrument xx)
(xviii) refers to
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Nominal Delta
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CFD 9,112 0.00% 0.00%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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15,403,944 16.52%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
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% of voting
rights through
% of voting financial Total of both
rights if it instruments if if it equals
equals or is it equals or or is higher
higher than is higher than than the
the notifiable the notifiable notifiable
Name threshold threshold threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
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BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
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BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
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BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited 0.96% 8.59% 9.55%
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty.
Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Capital Holdings,
Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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Trident Merger, LLC
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BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Cayco Limited
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BlackRock Trident Holding
Company Limited
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BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
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BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
North Asia Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock International Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder
will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease
to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Gareth Slade
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive Financial Director Investor & Media
Mark Bristow Graham Shuttleworth Relations
+44 788 071 1386 +44 1534 735 333 Kathy du Plessis
+44 779 775 2288 +44 779 771 1338 +44 20 7557 7738
Email: randgold@dpapr.com
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
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