Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

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 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (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 attached schedule

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

16 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

14%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ISIN:

GB00B01C3S32

10,690,467

10,690,467

10,715,467

10,715,467

14%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,715,467

14%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

25,000 shares

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

16 December 2008

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 

(including legal form of legal entities)

FMR LLC

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Sophie Hughes

[email protected]

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full 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]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

FMR

Issuer Name: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Current ownership percentage: 14.00%

Total shares held: 10,715,467

Issued voting right capital: 76,500,324