Exhibit 99.1
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
(“Randgold Resources" or the “Company”)
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ACQUISITION OF ORDINARY SHARES
Jersey, Channel Islands, 21 May 2018–In accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, Randgold Resources notifies that:
| (i) | Safiatou Ba-N’Daw, a non-executive director of the Company, purchased 117 ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2018, at a price of £57.57 per share; and |
| (ii) | Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, a non-executive director of the Company, purchased 178 ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2018, at a price of £57.57 per share. |
The above shares were acquired by Mrs Ba-N’Daw and Mrs Mabunda Lioko pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment scheme for directors and senior employees.
Safiatou Ba-N’Daw’s shareholding in the Company is now 6,159 Shares or 0.01% of the current issued share capital of the Company and Jeanine Mabunda Lioko’s shareholding in the Company is now 8,635 Shares or 0.01% of the current issued share capital of the Company.
RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
+44 788 071 1386
+44 779 775 2288 | Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
+44 1534 735 333
+44 779 7711338 | Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
+44 20 7557 7738
Email:randgold@dpapr.com |
Website:www.randgoldresources.com
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them:
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Safiatou F Ba-N’Daw |
| 2. | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification |
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
| a) | Name | Randgold Resources Limited |
| b) | LEI | 2138002TSG2FEQZOYH72 |
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary share of US$0.05 in Randgold Resources Limited ISIN Code: GB00B01C3S32 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment scheme |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | £57.57 | 117 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2018 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Jeanine Mabunda Lioko |
| 2. | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification |
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
| a) | Name | Randgold Resources Limited |
| b) | LEI | 2138002TSG2FEQZOYH72 |
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary share of US$0.05 in Randgold Resources Limited ISIN Code: GB00B01C3S32 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment scheme |
| | | | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | £57.57 | 178 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2018 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
