Grant of awards

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwire - Mar 20, 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 AWARDS TO D M BRISTOW AND G P SHUTTLEWORTH UNDER THE RANDGOLD
RESOURCES LIMITED CO-INVESTMENT PLAN AND THE RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME

London, 20 March 2013 - Randgold Resources announce the following
awards as required under DTR 3.1.4:

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED CO-INVESTMENT PLAN

Following Dr D M Bristow and Mr G P Shuttleworth, both directors of the
Company, each electing to "lock-up" the maximum permissible number of
ordinary shares in the Company for a period of 3 years (being 36,724
ordinary shares and 8,401 ordinary shares respectively) under the
Randgold Resources Co-investment Plan, they become eligible for the
grant of "matching" awards under the plan. Consequently, an award under
the plan of 36,724 ordinary shares in the Company was granted to Dr
Bristow and an award of 8,401 ordinary shares in the Company was
granted to Mr Shuttleworth, on 18 March 2013. The awards granted to
both Dr Bristow and Mr Shuttleworth may vest, in full or in part, after
the expiry of the performance period on 31 December 2015, to the extent
that the performance conditions as specified by the plan are met.

The Randgold Resources Co-investment Plan, which has been approved by
shareholders, is designed to reward sustained total shareholder return
performance relative to global peers over a three year period and align
the interests of the executives with the interests of shareholders.

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME

Under the Randgold Resources Restricted Share Scheme, an award over
36,724 ordinary shares in the Company was granted to Dr Bristow a
director of the Company, and an award over 8,401 ordinary shares in the
Company was granted to Mr Shuttleworth a director of the Company, on 18
March 2013. The awards granted to both Dr Bristow and Mr Shuttleworth
may vest, in full or in part as to one third following the third,
fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the
achievement of operational and financial performance targets, chosen on
the basis they are among the Company's key performance indicators and
drive shareholder value.

The Randgold Resources Restricted Share Scheme, which has been approved
by shareholders, is designed to reward sustainable long term
performance subject to the achievement of agreed operational and
financial targets.

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:  randgoldresources@dpapr.com 

Website:  www.randgoldresources.com 

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