JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Jun 27, 2014) - 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")
London, 27 June 2014
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 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): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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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. |
| 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 |
23rd June 2014 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
25th June 2014 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii |
Holding has gone above 16% |
| 8. Notified details: |
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| 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
rightsx |
| Direct |
Direct
xi |
Indirect
xii |
|
Direct |
Indirect |
| GB00B01C3S32 |
|
14,060,434 |
|
14,060,434 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
14,811,371 |
|
N/A |
16.00% |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,227 |
|
Nominal |
|
Delta |
| 0.01% |
|
0.01% |
| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
|
Percentage of voting rights |
| 14,817,598 |
|
16.01% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited -14,817,598 (16.01%) |
| Proxy Voting: |
| 13. Additional information: |
|
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
| 14. Contact name: |
|
Duncan Murray |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
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020 7743 3334 |
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