JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Mar 16, 2017) – 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
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | Randgold Resources 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 voting rights are attached | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |
| 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 |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | 14 March, 2017 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 March, 2017 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 10% | |
| 8. Notified details: | ||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights x | ||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||
| GB00B01C3S32 | 7,510,459 | 7,510,459 | N/A | N/A | 5,951,061 | N/A | 6.33% | |||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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| Securities Lending | 1,942,866 | 2.06% | ||||||
| American Depository Receipt | 8,588,268 | 9.14% | ||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||
| CFD | 70,389 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
| 0.07% | 0.07% | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 16,552,584 | 17.62% | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | ||||||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| Trident Merger, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock International Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Cayco Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | ||||||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1.56% | 8.79% | 10.35% | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | ||||||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | ||||||
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | ||||||
| Proxy Voting: | ||||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | ||||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||||||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |||||
| 14. Contact name: | Marc-Oliver Lesch | |||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |||||
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 |
Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com