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RNS Number : 8224Y
Randgold Resources Ld
04 December 2014
 



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, 4 December 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



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

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


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

Van Eck Associates Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Market Vectors Africa ETF

Catholic Investment Trust of Washington

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

Guidestone Gold

Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund

Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF

IAM Hard Assets

International Investors Gold Fund

Jackson National Gold

LGT COMM SELECT PRODUCERS FD

Lockheed Martin Gold

Lockheed Martin HA

LODH World Gold Expertise Fund

Metlife Natural Resources

Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

New York Life Hard Assets

Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund UCITS

Van Eck VIP Global Gold Fund

Wallace Foundation Hard Assets

Van Eck VIP Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

5 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 December 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

5%

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

US7523443098

 

4 623 770

4 623 770

4 634 921

4 634 921


5%


(ADRs in relation to Ordinary Shares with ISIN GB00B01C3S32)

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



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4 634 921

5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Market Vectors Africa ETF

Catholic Investment Trust of Washington

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

Guidestone Gold

Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund

Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF

IAM Hard Assets

International Investors Gold Fund

Jackson National Gold

LGT COMM SELECT PRODUCERS FD

Lockheed Martin Gold

Lockheed Martin HA

LODH World Gold Expertise Fund

Metlife Natural Resources

Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

New York Life Hard Assets

Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund UCITS

Van Eck VIP Global Gold Fund

Wallace Foundation Hard Assets

Van Eck VIP Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund

Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Glass Lewis & Co.

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Russell Brennan

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 212 293 2025

 

RANDGOLD 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

Website:  www.randgoldresources.com


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