Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - Randgold Resources (
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, 15 November 2016
| 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 Ltd | |
| 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 | FMR LLC | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | See Section 9 | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 10 November 2016 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 November 2016 | |
| 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 | |||
| Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB00B01C3S32 | 4,744,952 | 4,744,952 | 4,528,465 | 4,528,465 | 4.83% | ||
| 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 | ||
| Right of Recall | 589,500 | 0.63% | ||||
| 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 |
| 5,117,965 | 5.46% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
| Controlled Undertaking | Percentage Holding |
| Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC | 1.16 |
| FIAM LLC | 0.35 |
| Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company | 0.33 |
| FMR CO., INC | 3.31 |
| FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | 0.30 |
| FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY | 0.01 |
| Grand Total | 5.46 |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | N/A |
| 14. Contact name: | Sally-Ann Hatton |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | fil-regreporting@fil.com , 01737 837148 |
RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
| Chief Executive | Financial Director | Investor & Media Relations | |
| Mark Bristow | Graham Shuttleworth | Kathy du Plessis | |
| +44 788 071 1386 | +44 1534 735 333 | +44 20 7557 7738 | |
| +44 779 775 2288 | +44 779 771 1338 | Email: randgold@dpapr.com |
Contact: RNS Customer Services 0044-207797-4400 rns@londonstockexchange.com http://www.rns.com
