Directors' acquisition of shares

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")

DIRECTORS' ACQUISITION OF SHARES

London, 20 March 2013 - Randgold Resources announces the following acquisition of shares in the Company, as required under DTR 3.1:

(a) Dr D M Bristow, a director of the Company, acquired 10,442 ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2012 at a price of US$82.37.

Dr Bristow's shareholding in the Company is now 716,507 ordinary shares or 0.78% of the Company's current issued share capital.

(b) Mr G P Shuttleworth, a director of the Company, acquired 4,452 ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2012 at a price of US$82.37.

Mr Shuttleworth's shareholding in the Company is now 44,390 ordinary shares or 0.05% of the Company's current issued share capital.

The above shares were acquired by Dr Bristow and Mr Shuttleworth in line with the Randgold Resources Annual Bonus Plan which requires them to invest one third of their 2012 annual bonus in shares of the Company for a period of three years.

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