JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 05/18/17 -- 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, 18 May 2017
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Randgold Resources
attached:(ii) Limited
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which X
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
notification obligation:(iii) BlackRock, Inc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.):(iv)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached:(v) 16 May, 2017
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 May, 2017
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or holding for BlackRock,
reached:(vi, vii) Inc. has gone above 10%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Notified details:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares if transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
----------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
Shares Voting of rights rights (x)
Rights shares
---------------------------------------------
Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
GB00B01C3S327,701,253 7,701,253 N/A N/A 7,899,874 N/A 8.40%
--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
instrument date(xiii) Conversio rights that may voting
n be rights
Period(xi acquired if the
v) instrument is
exercised/
converted.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Securities Lending 26,142 0.02%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Depository
Receipt 9,212,470 9.80%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5751F_1-2017-5-18.pdf
Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
