JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS–(Marketwired – May 18, 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, 18 May 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 sharesviii, 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 | 7,701,253 | 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 instrument |
Expiration datexiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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| Securities Lending | 26,142 | 0.02% | ||||||||||
| American Depository Receipt | 9,212,470 | 9.80% | ||||||||||
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