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JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 --

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLDLondon, 6 December 2012TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi1. Identity of the issuer or the   underlying issuer of existing           Randgold Resources Limited   shares to which voting rights   are attached:ii2  Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or   boxes):   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights        *   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     FMR LLC4. Full name of shareholder(s)             Section 9  (if different from 3.):iv5. Date of the transaction and date   on which the threshold is crossed       4 December 2012   or reached: v6. Date on which issuer notified:          5 December 20127. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   or  5 % reached: vi, vii8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering transactionif possible           Number             Numberusing                 of                 ofthe ISIN              Shares             Voting RightsCODEGB00B01C3S32          4,645,537          4,645,537Resulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber      Number of voting           % of voting rights xof shares   rightsIndirect    Direct     Indirect          Direct      Indirect4,548,321              4,548,321                     4.94B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of      Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of votingfinancial    date xiii    Conversion    rights that may      rightsinstrument                Period xiv    be acquired if the                                        instrument is                                        exercised/converted.C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to QualifyingFinancial Instruments xv, xviResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of    Exercise Expiration Exercise/   Number of      % of votingfinancial  price    date xvii  Conversion  voting rights  rights xix,xxinstrument                     xviii       instrument     refers to                                                          Nominal DeltaTotal (A+B+C)Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights4,548,321                                4.949. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and   /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   xxiSum of Factored Shares HeldCustodian                              Total     Management Company                                      30,000     SAIBROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO     1,505,476     FMRCCIBC MELLON TRUST (C)                110,800     PGALLCCITIBANK NA (C)                      255,423     FMRCJPMORGAN CHASE BANK                  471,380     FMRCMELLON BANK NA (C)                    37,659     PGALLCNATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)                4,000     PGALLCNORTHERN TRUST CO (C)                 72,133     PGATCROYAL TRUST- TORONTO (C)              14,000     PGALLCSTATE STREET BANK AND TR CO        2,043,350     PGATCUS BANK NA (C)                         4,100     FIISGrand Total                        4,548,321Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:                      FMR LLC11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      97,216    cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to       4 December 2012    hold voting rights:13. Additional information:              None14. Contact name:                        Shelley Muller15. Contact telephone number:            fil-regreporting@fil.com /                                         +44 1737 834 624Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxiiA: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notificationobligationFull name                                         FMR LLC(including legal form of legalentities)Contact address                          82 Devonshire Street, Boston,                                         Massachusetts 02109 United States(registered office for legal entities)   of AmericaPhone number & email                     fil-regreporting@fil.com                                        +44 1737 834 624Other useful information                                         Shelley Muller(at least legal representative forlegal persons)B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name                                Martin WelshContact address                          Randgold Resources Limited                                         3rd Floor, Unity Chambers                                         28 Halkett Street                                         St. Helier                                         Jersey                                         JE2 4WJPhone number & email                     +44 1534 735 333                                         martin.welsh@randgoldresources.comOther useful information(e.g. functional relationship with theperson or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation)C: Additional information                    This information is provided by RNS          The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeEND