Notification of major interest in shares

Jersey, Channel Islands, 26 April 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Randgold Resources Limited

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

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)  (if different from 3.):iv

See Section 9

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

21 April 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 April 2016

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

Number ofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B01C3S32

4,636,427

4,636,427

4,703,269

4,703,269

5.03%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted.

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,703,269

5.03%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Sally-Ann Hatton

15. Contact telephone number:

[email protected], 01737 837148

Chief ExecutiveMark Bristow+44 788 071 1386+44 779 775 2288

Financial DirectorGraham Shuttleworth+44 1534 735 333+44 779 771 1338

Investor & Media RelationsKathy du Plessis+44 20 7557 7738Email: [email protected]