Notification of major interest in shares
TSX-V:IAE
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")
London, 7 December 2012
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares Randgold Resources Limited to which voting rights are attached:ii
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying
financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued
to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments
with similar economic effect to qualifying
financial instruments X
An event changing the breakdown of voting
rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to
the notification obligation:iii BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 4 December 2012
reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 December 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone below 15%
reached:vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous
of shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of
using ISIN Shares Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32 13,762,545 13,762,545
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting %of voting rights
Shares rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A 13,581,998 N/A 14.76%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date xiii Exercise/Conversion
instrument Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be % of voting rights
acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/Conversion
instrument price date xvii period
CFD
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