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 RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting 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 BARING ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED("BAM")
to the notification obligationiii:OPPENHEIMERFUNDS, INC. ("OFI")
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and 24 MARCH 2010
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 MARCH 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 3% (aggregated basis 3.0150%;
crossed or reached: vi, vii BAM 1.1283% and OFI 1.8867%)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares previous to the transaction
triggering
if possible transaction
using the
ISIN CODE Number Number Number of Number of voting % of voting
of of shares rights rights x
Shares Voting Direct
Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
GB00B01C3S32 Nil Nil 1,017,188 1,017,188 1.1283%
(BAM) (BAM) (BAM)
1,700,819 1,700,819 1.8867%
(OFI) (OFI) (OFI)
2,718,007 2,718,007 3.0150%
(Total) (Total) (Total)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
voting
financial date xiii Conversion rights that may be rights
instrument Period xiv acquired if the
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 voting
instrument xvii period instrument rights
xviii refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
1,017,188 (BAM) 1.1283% (BAM)
1,700,819 (OFI) 1.8867% (OFI)
2,718,007 (Total) 3.0150% (Total)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The percentage of holdings noted above is based on total outstanding
shares of 90,150,067.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of
Baring Asset Management Limited ("BAM") and OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
("OFI").
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Rose Baker, Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company
15. Contact telephone number: 001 (413)744-8258
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
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 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
legal entities) Company
Contact address (registered office 1295 State Street, MIP Code F420,
for legal entities) Springfield, MA 01111
Phone number & email 001 (413) 744-8258
(rbaker@massmutual.com)
Other useful information (at least Rose Baker
legal representative for legal
persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name D J Haddon
Contact address La Motte Chambers, La Motte Street,
St.Helier, Jersey, JE1 1BJ, 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
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