JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 11/15/16 -- 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, 15 November 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 Ltd
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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 onwhich the
threshold is crossed or reached:(v) 10 November 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 November 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 of
shares if
possible Situation previous to
using the the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
ISIN CODE transaction transaction
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Number Number
Number of Number of % of
of Voting of voting voting
Shares Rights shares rights rights(x)
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Direct Indirect
Indirect (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 4,744,952 4,744,952 4,528,465 4,528,465 4.83%
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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
financial date(xiii) Conversion voting voting
instrument Period(xiv) rights rights
that may
be acquired
if the
instrument
is
exercised /
converted.
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Right of Recall 589,500 0.63%
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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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of
of price date Conversion voting voting
financial (xvii) period rights rights
instrument (xviii) instrument (xix, xx)
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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5,117,965 5.46%
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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 1.16
FIAM LLC 0.35
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management
Trust Company 0.33
FMR CO., INC 3.31
FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 0.30
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY 0.01
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Grand Total 5.46
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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: N/A
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14. Contact name: Sally-Ann Hatton
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fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737
15. Contact telephone number: 837148
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive Financial Director Investor & Media Relations Mark Bristow Graham Shuttleworth Kathy du Plessis +44 788 071 1386 +44 1534 735 333 +44 20 7557 7738 +44 779 775 2288 +44 779 771 1338 Email: randgold@dpapr.com
Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
