RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
rights are attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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 attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 25 March 2011
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 10 %
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
using of of of shares rights rights x
the ISIN Shares Voting
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
GB00B01C 9,167,673 9,167,673 9,096,173 9,096,173 9.98%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
instrument date xiii Conversion rights that may be voting
Period xiv acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
financial price date Conversion rights instrument voting
instrument xvii period refers to rights
xviii xix,
xx
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
9,096,173 9.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See attached schedule
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: FMR LLC
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease to hold: 71,500
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 25 March 2011
13. Additional information: None
14. Contact name: Philip Alexander
01737 834624;
15. Contact telephone number: fil-regreporting@fil.com
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
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) Beech Gate, Millfield
Lane, Lower Kingswood,
Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6RP
Phone number & email 01737 834624; fil-regreporting@fil.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal Philip Alexander
persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name D J Haddon
Contact address 3rd Floor, Unity Chambers,
28 Halkett Street, St.
Helier, Jersey, JE2 4WJ,
Channel Islands
Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444
dhaddon@randgoldresources.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Issuer Name: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Current ownership percentage: 9.98%
Total shares held: 9,096,173
Issued voting right capital: 91,095,370
SHARES NOMINEE MANAGEMENT
HELD COMPANY
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of 5,672,562 Brown FMRCO
Fidelity Management & Research Company Brothers
(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual Harriman
funds, FIL Management Trust Company and CO
(FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust
Company (PGATC), a US state chartered 107,600 CIBC FCL
bank which acts as a trustee or Mellon
investment manager of various pension and Trust
trust accounts 368,823 Citibank FMRCO
Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) NA
Pyramis Trust Company (PTC). 44,958 JP FMR
Morgan
Chase
Bank
1,131,315 JP FMRCO
Morgan
Chase Bank.
23,600 Northern FMRCO
Trust CO
425,100 State FICL
Street
Bank and
TR CO
578,365 State FMR
Street
Bank and
TR CO
258,650 State FMRCO
Street
Bank and
TR CO
5,000 State FMTC
Street
Bank and
TR CO
480,200 CIBC FCL
Mellon
Trust
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