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

Jersey, Channel Islands, 16 May 2017

DIRECTOR'S DISPOSAL OF SHARES

Randgold Resources announces that Mark Bristow, a director of the Company, notified the Company on 15 May 2017 of the sale of 50 000 ordinary shares in the Company (the "Shares"), which took place on the same day, at a price of £72.437 per Share.

Following the disposal of Shares notified above, Mark Bristow's shareholding in the Company is now 768 642 Shares or 0.82% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

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Website: www.randgoldresources.com