Quarterly Report 31 December 2008

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2008

  • Adjusted net profit up 33% for the quarter and 26% for the year
  • Net profit up 3% year on year to US$47 million
  • Strong balance sheet with cash at year end of US$257 million
  • Group total cash costs per ounce reduced by 11% quarter on quarter
  • Attributable group production increased by 6% quarter on quarter
  • Tongon EIA approved – construction progressing
  • Massawa drill results confirm significant discovery – scoping study underway
  • Dividend payment increased by 8%

Randgold Resources Limited had 76.5 million shares in issue as at 31 December 2008