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Randgold Resources Ld
01 November 2017
 

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, 1 November 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Randgold Resources Limited

 

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

 

Non-UK issuer

X

 

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify)iii:


 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

 

Name

BlackRock, Inc.

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, USA

 

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

 

Name


 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)


 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

31/10/2017

 

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

01/11/2017

 

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through

financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

 

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

7.25%

9.74%

16.99%

94,073,286

 

Position of previous

notification (if applicable)

7.33%

10.02%

17.36%


 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

 

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

 

GB00B01C3S32


6,821,218


7.25%

 






 






 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

6,821,218

7.25%

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
datex

Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

 

Securities Lending



44,259

0.04%

 

American Depository Receipt



9,050,754

9.62%

 






 



SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

9,095,013

9.66%

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
datex

Exercise/
Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

CFD



Cash

71,932

0.07%

 







 







 




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

71,932

0.07%

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

 

 

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)

issuerxiii


 

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal

entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

 

 

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable

threshold

 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Fund Advisors




 

 

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Canada Holdings LP




 

 

BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC




 

 

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

1.88%

8.76%

10.65%

 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

Trident Merger, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




 

 

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Fund Advisors




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.




 

 

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




 

 

BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




 

 

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




 

 

BlackRock Cayco Limited




 

 

BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited




 

 

BlackRock Japan Holdings GK




 

 

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

 

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




 

 

BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




 

 

BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




 

 

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




 

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited




 

 

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

 

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Advisors, LLC




 

 





 

 

BlackRock, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




 

 

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




 

 

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




 

 

BlackRock Group Limited




 

 

BlackRock International Limited




 

 





 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

 

 

Name of the proxy holder


 

 

The number and % of voting rights held


 

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held


 

 

11. Additional informationxvi

 

 

 

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
 
Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650

 

 

 

Place of completion

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.

 

 

Date of completion

1 November, 2017

 

 

RANDGOLD RESOURCES 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

 

 

 


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