Grant of award of 'career shares' to DM Bristow

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Apr 29, 2013) -

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")


GRANT OF AWARD OF "CAREER SHARES" TO D M BRISTOW


London, 29 April 2013- Randgold Resources announce the grant of the
following share award as required under DTR 3.1.4:

A one-off "career shares" award (the "Award") over 50,031 ordinary
shares in the Company was granted to Dr D M Bristow a director of the
Company on 29 April 2013. The Award was approved by the Company's
shareholders on 29 April 2013. The Award will vest after three years
subject to continued office or employment with the Company and the
achievement of certain operational performance targets. It is a
requirement that, once vested, Dr D M Bristow should retain the
ordinary shares until his cessation of office or employment with the
Company. The Award is subject to clawback in the event that any
relevant misstatement is found to be contained in any report any
accounts of the Company on which the vesting of any part of the Award
is based.

Randgold Resources Enquiries:

Chief Executive  Financial Director  Investor & Media Relations
Mark Bristow     Graham Shuttleworth Kathy du Plessis
+44 788 071 1386 +44 779 7711338     +44 20 7557 7738
+44 779 775 2288 +44 1534 735 333    Email:  randgold@dpapr.com 

Website:  www.randgoldresources.com 



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