JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2016) - Randgold Resources Limited (
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, 23 March 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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 | ||||
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 |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | 21 March, 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 March, 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii |
Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 10% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 15% |
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 rights x | |||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||
GB00B01C3S32 | 3,332,026 | 3,332,026 | N/A | N/A | 7,182,962 | N/A | 7.68% | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration datexiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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Securities Lending | 1,267,600 | 1.35% | |||||||
American Depository Receipt | 8,178,493 | 8.74% |
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 periodxviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||
CFD | 19,112 | Nominal | Delta | |||||
0.02% | 0.02% | |||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||
16,648,167 | 17.80% | |||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi | ||||||||
Name | % 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 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 Group Limited | ||||||||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 2.37% | 8.36% | 10.73% | |||||
BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||||
Trident Merger, LLC | ||||||||
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | ||||||||
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 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 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 (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 International Limited | ||||||||
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 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 (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 (Netherlands) B.V. | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
Proxy Voting: | ||||||||
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 Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |||||||
14. Contact name: | Gareth Slade | |||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |||||||
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 |
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
Contact Information:
Contacts:
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