JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 12/04/14 -- 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, 4 December 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights RANDGOLD RESOURCES are 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 Van Eck Associates Corporation obligation: iii ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Vectors Africa ETF Catholic Investment Trust of Washington Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF Guidestone Gold Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF IAM Hard Assets International Investors Gold Fund Jackson National Gold 4. Full name of LGT COMM SELECT PRODUCERS FD shareholder(s) Lockheed Martin Gold (if different from 3.):iv Lockheed Martin HA LODH World Gold Expertise Fund Metlife Natural Resources Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund New York Life Hard Assets Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund UCITS Van Eck VIP Global Gold Fund Wallace Foundation Hard Assets Van Eck VIP Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 5 April 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 December 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering Class/typeto the triggering transaction of transaction shares if possible using the ISIN CODE ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Number Number Number of % of of of of shares voting voting rights Shares Voting rights x Rights ------------------------------------------ Direct Direct Indirect Indirec xi xii Directt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- US75234430 4 623 770 4 623 770 4 634 921 4 634 5% 98 921 (ADRs in relation to Ordinary Shares with ISIN GB00B01C3S 32) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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