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Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

November 18, 2016 4:40 AM EST

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 11/18/16 -- 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, 18 November 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   X
rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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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                      16 November, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                      17 November, 2016
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                                                       Total holding for
                                                      BlackRock Investment
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:     Management (UK) Limited
(vi, vii)                                           has gone above 10% Total
                                                     holding for BlackRock,
                                                     Inc. remains above 15%
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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 to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares if     the triggering        transaction
possible      transaction
using
the ISIN CODE
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              Number of  Number of  Number  Number of voting % of voting
              Shares     Voting     of      rights           rights (x)
                         Rights     shares
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                                            Direct Indirect
                                    Direct  (xi)   (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32  8,431,177  8,431,177  N/A     N/A    8,253,485 N/A    8.80%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of        Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting % of voting
financial      date(xiii)     Conversion     rights that may  rights
instrument                    Period(xiv)    be acquired if
                                             the instrument
                                             is
                                             exercised/
                                             converted.
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Securities
Lending                                      54,832           0.05%
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American
Depository                                   7,999,590        8.53%
Receipt
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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 (xix, xx)
instrument                         period      rights
                                   (xviii)     instrument
                                               refers to
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CFD                                               55,392   Nominal  Delta
                                                           -----------------
                                                           0.05%    0.05%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of
voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
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16,363,299     17.45%
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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
                             % of voting     rights through
                             rights if it    financial       Total of both
                             equals or is    instruments if  if it equals or
Name                         higher than the it equals or is is higher than
                             notifiable      higher than the the notifiable
                             threshold       notifiable      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 Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited           2.31%           7.73%           10.05%
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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 (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 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 Australia Holdco
Pty. Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment
Management (Australia)
Limited
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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 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, 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 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 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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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 (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 Capital Holdings,
Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, 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 Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
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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:                                  Marc-Oliver Lesch
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15. Contact telephone number:                      020 7743 3650
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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: [email protected]

Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
[email protected]
http://www.rns.com

Source: Randgold Resources



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