Randgold Resources Limited Notification of Major Interest in Shares
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Dec 1, 2015) - 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")
| 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 | ||
| 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): | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive | X |
| 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 | 26 November, 2015 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 November, 2015 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; BlackRock, Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 15% | |
| 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 | 14,807,590 | 14,807,590 | N/A | N/A | 5,797,114 | N/A | 6.21% | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Depository Receipt | 8,632,257 | 9.26% | ||||||
| Securities Lending | 734,815 | 0.78% | ||||||
| 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 | 15,772 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
| 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||
| 15,179,958 | 16.28% | |||||||||||
| 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 (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 Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1.01% | 8.78% | 9.80% | |||
| 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 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 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 (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 Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | ||||||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | ||||||
| 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 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 (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 International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||
| BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
| 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
