RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached: ii
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 X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to BlackRock Inc
the notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 26 August 2010
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 September 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone over 12%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the
triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible
using the Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
ISIN CODE Shares Voting of rights rights x
Rights shares
Direct Direct In Direct Indirect
direct
xi xii
GB00B01C3S32 10,729,659 10,729,659 N/A N/A 10,930,407 N/A 12.07%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
voting
instrument date xiii Conversion rights that may be rights
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of
voting
financial price date / rights instrument rights xix,
instrument xvii Conversion refers to xx
period
xviii
CFD 188,446 Nominal Delta
0.21% 0.21%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
11,118,853 12.28%
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 - 11,118,853 (12.28%)
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: BlackRock Threshold Reporting
Team
14. Contact name: Stuart Watchorn
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5741;
stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares xxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal BlackRock Inc
entities)
Contact address (registered office for 33 King William Street,
London EC4R
legal entities) 9AS
Phone number & email 020 7743 5741;
stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
Other useful information (at least legal Stuart Watchorn
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name D J Haddon
Contact address 3rd Floor, Unity Chambers,
28 Halkett Street, St.
Helier, Jersey,
JE2 4WJ, Channel Islands
Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444
dhaddon@randgoldresources.com
Other useful information (e.g.
functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
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