JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 04/26/16 -- 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")
Jersey, Channel Islands, 26 April 2016
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
(ii) Randgold Resources Limited
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to
the notification obligation: (iii) FMR LLC
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): (iv) See Section 9
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5. Date of the transaction and date
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: (v) 21 April 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 April 2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or reached: (vi, vii) 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares to the triggering transaction
if possible transaction
using the
ISIN CODE
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Number Number of Number Number of % of voting
of Voting of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Rights rights
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Direct Indirect
Indirect (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 4,636,427 4,636,427 4,703,269 4,703,269 5.03%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial date (xiii) Conversion voting rights rights
instrument Period (xiv) that may be
acquired if
the instrument
is exercised /
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting (xix, xx)
instrument (xvii) period rights
(xviii) instrument
refers to
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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4,703,269 5.03%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
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Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding
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Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC 1.49
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FIAM LLC 0.43
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Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust
Company 0.41
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FMR CO., INC 2.60
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FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 0.10
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FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY, INC. 0.00
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FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC 0.00
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Grand Total 5.03
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Sally-Ann Hatton
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fil-regreporting@fil.com,
15. Contact telephone number: 01737 837148
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive Financial Director Investor & Media
Mark Bristow Graham Shuttleworth Relations
+44 788 071 1386 +44 1534 735 333 Kathy du Plessis
+44 779 775 2288 +44 779 771 1338 +44 20 7557 7738
Email: randgold@dpapr.com
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
