JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Oct 28, 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, 28 October 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 |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v |
24th October 2014 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
27th October 2014 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Holding has gone above 16% |
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| 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
rightsx |
| Direct |
Direct xi |
|
Indirect xii |
Direct |
|
Indirect |
| GB00B01C3S32 |
14,811,371 |
|
14,811,371 |
N/A |
N/A | |
14,791,281 |
N/A |
|
15.96% |
| 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 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Nominal |
Delta |
| CFD |
13,850 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 14,805,131 |
15.98% |
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