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 SHARES
i |
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 |
|
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 |
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% |
|
|
|
Please click on the following link to view the full announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6449Z_1-2017-3-16.pdf