JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 06/01/17 -- 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
Jersey, Channel Islands, 1 June 2017
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Randgold Resources
attached:(ii) Limited
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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 rights X
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 30 May, 2017
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 May, 2017
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Financial Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or holding for BlackRock,
reached:(vi, vii) Inc. has gone below 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 triggering
shares if to the triggering transaction
possible transaction
using
the ISIN CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights rights (x)
Shares Voting shares
Rights
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 7,899,874 7,899,874 N/A N/A 8,021,513 N/A 8.53%
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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
instrument Period (xiv) rights that may
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
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Securities
Lending 6,485 0.00%
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American
Depository 8,945,883 9.51%
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 rights
(xviii) instrument
refers to
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CFD 150,639 Nominal Delta
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0.16% 0.16%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of
voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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17,124,520 18.22%
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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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See Annex 1
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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 cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Marc-Oliver Lesch
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
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Annex 1
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% of voting
% of voting rights through Total of both
rights if it financial if it equals
equals or is instruments if or is higher
Name higher than it equals or than the
the notifiable is higher than notifiable
threshold the notifiable threshold
threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings
Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Cayco Limited
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BlackRock Trident Holding
Company Limited
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BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
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BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty.
Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management 1.86% 8.67% 10.53%
(UK) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
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BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
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BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
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BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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Trident Merger, LLC
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BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock Capital Holdings,
Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
North Asia Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock International Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
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BlackRock International
Holdings, Inc.
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BR Jersey International
Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
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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
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
