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Randgold Resources Ld06 December 2007 RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: FMR LLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See schedule 'C' below 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 29 November 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggeringIf possible use ISIN transactioncode Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN: 5,197,671 5,197,671 7,038,371 10.15%GB00B01C3S32 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument conversion period/ may be acquired (if the voting rights date instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 7,038,371 10.15% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: See schedule 'C' below Proxy Voting:10. Name of proxy holder: FMR LLC 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 1,840,700to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 29 November 2007voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: 15. Contact telephone name: Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name FMR LLC (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information David Merryweather (at least legal representative for legal persons) [email protected] B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name D J Haddon Contact address La Motte Chambers, La Motte Street, St.Helier, Jersey, JE1 1BJ, Channel Islands Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444 [email protected] useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notificationobligation) C: Additional informationFMR Issuer Name: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Current ownership percentage: 10.15% Total shares held: 7,038,371 Issued voting right capital: 69,312,330 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FMR LLC is the parent holding company of 3,707,171 Brown Brothers FMRCOFidelity Management & Research Company Harriman and Co(FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutualfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust 260,600 Citibank NA FMRCOCompany (FMTC) and Pyramid Global AdvisorsTrust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered 480,966 Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCObank which acts as a trustee or investmentmanager of various pension and trust 2,589,634 State Street Bank FMRCOaccounts and Pyramid Global Advisors LLC and TR CO(PGALLC). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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