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RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD



London, 6 December 2012


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the
   underlying issuer of existing           Randgold Resources Limited
   shares 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        *

   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 LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)             Section 9
  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date
   on which the threshold is crossed       4 December 2012
   or reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:          5 December 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
   or  5 % reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering transaction
if possible           Number             Number
using                 of                 of
the ISIN              Shares             Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32          4,645,537          4,645,537



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number      Number of voting           % of voting rights x
of shares   rights
Indirect    Direct     Indirect          Direct      Indirect
4,548,321              4,548,321                     4.94


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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.



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of    Exercise Expiration Exercise/   Number of      % of voting
financial  price    date xvii  Conversion  voting rights  rights xix,xx
instrument                     xviii       instrument
refers to
                                                          Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights
4,548,321                                4.94


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