JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 11/17/16 -- 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, 17 November 2016
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Randgold Resources Ltd of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:(ii) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 FMR LLC notification obligation:(iii) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) See Section 9 (if different from 3.):(iv) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Date of the transaction and date on 15 November 2016 which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 November 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% reached: (vi, vii) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class/type Situation previous toResulting situation after the triggering of the triggering transaction shares if transaction possible using the ISIN CODE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting Shares Voting of shares rights rights (x) Rights ------------------------------------------- Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) (ets>exii ii) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB00B01C3S32 4,163,806 4,163,806 3,816,124 3,816,124 4.07% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: Qualifying Financial Instruments ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting % of voting financial date(xiii) Conversion rights that may rights instrument Period(xiv) be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Right of Recall 566,500 0.60% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of Exercise ExpirationExercise / Number of voting % of voting financial price date Conversion rights rights (xix, instrument (xvii) period(xvi instrument xx) ii) refers to ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NominalDelta ---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total (A+B+C) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,382,624 4.67% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC 1.06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS 0.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIAM LLC 0.35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company 0.33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FMR CO., INC 2.61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 0.31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY 0.01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Total 4.67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proxy Voting: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Name of the proxy holder: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A 13. Additional information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Contact name: Sally-Ann Hatton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone number: fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
+44 788 071 1386
+44 779 775 2288
Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
+44 1534 735 333
+44 779 771 1338
Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
+44 20 7557 7738
Email: randgold@dpapr.com