JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Feb 12, 2016) - Randgold Resources Limited (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, 12 February 2016

 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii		 Randgold Resources Limited
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):  
An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsX
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 ¨
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
reached: v		 10 February, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 February, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii		 Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 10%
Total holdings in BlackRock, Inc. remain above 15%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares if possible using
the ISIN CODE		  Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction		  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares		  Number
of
Voting
Rights		  Number
of shares		  Number of
voting
rights		  % of voting rights x
Direct  Direct xi  Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect
GB00B01C3S32   6,175,169   6,175,169   N/A   N/A   6,912,110   N/A   7.41%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		  Expiration
date xiii		  Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv		  Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.		  % of voting
rights
Securities Lending           892,609   0.95%
American Depository Receipt           8,376,506   8.98%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		  Exercise price  Expiration date xvii  Exercise/
Conversion period xviii		  Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx
CFD               7,422  Nominal  Delta
0.00%   0.00%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
16,188,647   17.36%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Name  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Group Limited            
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited            
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.            
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC            
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited            
BlackRock Cayco Limited            
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited            
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK            
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC            
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC            
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.            
BlackRock Fund Advisors            
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.            
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
Trident Merger, LLC            
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC            
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC            
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.            
BlackRock Fund Advisors            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.            
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC            
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited            
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC            
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP            
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC            
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Group Limited            
BlackRock International Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.            
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Group Limited            
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.            
BlackRock Advisors, LLC            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Group Limited            
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited            
             
BlackRock, Inc.            
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.            
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.            
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.            
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.            
BlackRock Group Limited            
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited   1.79%   8.50%   10.29%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: William Graham
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
   

RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

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

Website: www.randgoldresources.com