Exhibit 99.1

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 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	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 reached: v	25 March 2011
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}

Situation previous

Class/type of

to the triggering

shares

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

Number

Number

if possible using

of

of Voting

of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rightsx

the ISIN CODE

Shares

Rights

Direct

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B01C3S32

9,167,673

9,167,673

9,096,173

9,096,173

9.98

%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

			Number of voting
			rights that may be
			acquired if the
Type of financial	Expiration	Exercise/	instrument is	% of voting
instrument	datexiii	Conversion Periodxiv	exercised/ converted.	rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

			Exercise/	Number of voting
Type of financial		Expiration date	Conversion period	rights instrument	% of voting rights
instrument	Exercise price	xvii	xviii	refers to	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
15. Contact telephone number:	01737 834624; fil-regreporting@fil.com

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares^xxii

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	Beech Gate, Millfield Lane, Lower
(registered office for legal entities)	Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6RP
Phone number & email	01737 834624; fil-regreporting@fil.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)	Philip Alexander
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 HELD		NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC), Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC) Pyramis Trust Company (PTC).		5,672,562	Brown Brothers Harriman and CO	FMRCO
		107,600	CIBC Mellon Trust	FCL
		368,823	Citibank NA	FMRCO
		44,958	JP Morgan Chase Bank	FMR
		1,131,315	JP Morgan Chase Bank.	FMRCO
		23,600	Northern Trust CO	FMRCO
		425,100	State Street Bank and TR CO	FICL
		578,365	State Street Bank and TR CO	FMR
		258,650	State Street Bank and TR CO	FMRCO
		5,000	State Street Bank and TR CO	FMTC
		480,200	CIBC Mellon Trust (C)	FCL