JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 03/16/17 -- 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, 16 March 2017
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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 Randgold Resources Limited
rights are attached:(ii)
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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
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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 X
rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments X
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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) BlackRock, Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached:(v) 14 March, 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 March, 2017
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Financial Instruments holding
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or for BlackRock, Inc. has gone
reached: (vi, vii) above 10%
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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 Situation previous Resulting situation after the
shares if to the triggering triggering transaction
possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
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Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
Shares Voting of rights rights (x)
Rights shares
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 7,510,459 7,510,459 N/A N/A 5,951,061 N/A 6.33%
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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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Securities
Lending 1,942,866 2.06%
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American
Depository 8,588,268 9.14%
Receipt
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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(xvi rights
ii) instrument
refers to
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CFD 70,389 Nominal Delta
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0.07% 0.07%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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16,552,584 17.62%
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Please click on the following link to view the full announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6449Z_1-2017-3-16.pdf
Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
