/EINPresswire.com/ -- JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 02/11/16 -- Randgold Resources (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, 11 February 2016

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are          Randgold Resources
attached:(ii)                                               Limited
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
 may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
 rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
 to qualifying financial instruments                                     X
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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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)                                        8 February, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                 10 February, 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     Financial Instruments holding for
reached:(vi, vii)                         BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 10%
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

Chief Executive        Financial Director     Investor & Media Relations
Mark Bristow           Graham Shuttleworth    Kathy du Plessis
+44 788 071 1386       +44 1534 735 333       +44 20 7557 7738
+44 779 775 2288       +44 779 771 1338       Email: randgold@dpapr.com

Website: www.randgoldresources.com

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Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com

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