JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 09/08/17 -- 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, 8 September 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer of existing shares Randgold Resources Limited
to which voting rights are attached:
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an
"X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer X
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
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Name BlackRock, Inc
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable) Wilmington, DE, USA
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
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Name
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was
crossed or reached: 6 September 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY): 7 September 2017
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of
% of voting
voting rights
rights through Total of Total
attached to financial both in % number of
shares instruments (8.A + 8.B) voting rights
(total of (total of of issuer
8.A) 8.B 1 + 8.B
2)
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Resulting situation on
the date on which
threshold was crossed or 7.24% 10.10% 17.34% 94,073,286
reached
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Position of previous
notification (if 8.53% 9.67% 18.22%
applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares Number of voting
ISIN code (if possible) rights % of voting rights
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GB00B01C3S32 6,811,289 7.24%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A 6,811,289 7.24%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Number of
voting
rights that
may be
Type of financial Exercise/ acquired if % of voting
instrument Expiration Conversion the rights
date Period instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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Securities Lending 294,048 0.31%
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American Depositary
Receipt 9,145,157 9.72%
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SUBTOTAL
8. B 1 9,439,205 10.03%
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Exercise/ Physical Number of
financial Expiration Conversion or cash voting % of voting
instrument date Period settlement rights rights
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CFD Cash 68,839 0.07%
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2 68,839 0.07%
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not
controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or
indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or X
legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
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% of
voting
% of rights
voting through
rights if financial
it equals instruments Total of both if it
Name or is if it equals or is higher than
higher than equals or the notifiable threshold
the is higher
notifiable than the
threshold notifiable
threshold
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See attachment
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights
held
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The date until which the voting
rights will be held
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11. Additional information
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BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team Jana Blumenstein 020 7743
3650
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Place of completion 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N
2DL, U.K.
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Date of completion 7 September 2017
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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
