JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 06/27/14 -- Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD)
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")
London, 27 June 2014
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Randgold Resources attached:(ii) 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) 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) 23rd June 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25th June 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:(vi, Holding has gone above vii) 16% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class/ type of shares if possible using the Situation previous ISIN to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering CODE transaction transaction --------------------------------------------------------------- Number Number Number of Number of % of of Voting of voting voting Shares Rights shares rights rights(x) ----------------------------------------- Direct Indirect Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB00B01C3S32 14,060,434 14,060,434 N/A N/A 14,811,371 N/A 16.00% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments(xv, xvi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of voting Type Exercise/ rights % of of Expiration Conversion instrument voting financial Exercise date period refers rights instrument price (xvii) (xviii) to (xix, xx) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CFD 6,227 Nominal Delta --------------------- 0.01% 0.01% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (A+B+C) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14,817,598 16.01% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14,817,598 (16.01%) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proxy Voting: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BlackRock Regulatory Threshold 13. Additional information: Reporting Team ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Contact name: Duncan Murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3334 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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