EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands

Reg. No. 62686

LSE Trading Symbol: RRS

Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD

London, 18 June 2013

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

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

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):^iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v

14^th June 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17^th June 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}

Holding has gone above 15%

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

GB00B01C3S32

12,973,776

N/A

13,861,314

N/A

15.04%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration date ^xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/ Conversion

period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

CFD

8,655

Nominal

Delta

0.01%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,869,969

15.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial

instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 13,869,969 (15.04%)


Proxy Voting:
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:		BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:		Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7743 5773
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)		BlackRock, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055 United States of America
Phone number & email		020 7743 5773 / EMEAdisclsoure@blackrock.com
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)		Andrew Manchester
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name		Martin Welsh
Contact address		Randgold Resources Limited 3^rd Floor, Unity Chambers 28 Halkett Street St. Helier Jersey JE2 4WJ
Phone number & email		+44 1534 735 333 martin.welsh@randgold.com
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information