Randgold Resources: Notification of major interest in shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Dec 4, 2014) - Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD)

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

London, 4 December 2014
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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			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

Van Eck Associates Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Market Vectors Africa ETF Catholic Investment Trust of Washington Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF Guidestone Gold Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF IAM Hard Assets International Investors Gold Fund Jackson National Gold LGT COMM SELECT PRODUCERS FD Lockheed Martin Gold Lockheed Martin HA LODH World Gold Expertise Fund Metlife Natural Resources Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund New York Life Hard Assets Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund UCITS Van Eck VIP Global Gold Fund Wallace Foundation Hard Assets Van Eck VIP Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	5 April 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	3 December 2014
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
	Number of Shares		Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares		Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights x
				Direct		Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
US7523443098	4 623 770		4 623 770	4 634 921		4 634 921		5%
(ADRs in relation to Ordinary Shares with ISIN GB00B01C3S32)

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