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Randgold Resources Ld25 February 2008 RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares 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 acquisition ofshares 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 notificationobligation: FMR LLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): See attached schedule 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 08 February 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN: 9,110,278 9,110,278 9, 271,478 12.17%GB00B01C3S32 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage offinancial period/date that may be acquired (if voting rightsinstrument the instrument exercised /converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 9,271,478 12.17% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: See schedule 'C' below Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: FMR LLC 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 161,200cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 08 February 2008voting 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 obligationFull 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: 12.17% Total shares held: 9,271,478 Issued voting right capital: 76,140,330 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FMR LLC is the parent holding company 5,869,471 Brown Brothers FMRCOof Fidelity Management & Research Harriman and CoCompany (FMRCO), Investment managerfor US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement Trust Company (FMTC) and 309,000 Citibank NA FMRCOPyramid Global Advisors Trust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bankwhich acts as a trustee or investment 501,266 Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCOmanager of various pension and trustaccounts and Pyramid Global AdvisorsLLC (PGALLC). 2,591,741 State Street Bank FMRCO and TR CO This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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