JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Mar 17, 2017) - Rangold 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, 17 March 2017
| 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 | X | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 15 March, 2017 | ||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16 March, 2017 | ||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 10% | ||||||
| 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 | 5,951,061 | 5,951,061 | N/A | N/A | 7,701,253 | N/A | 8.19% |
| 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 | |||
| Securities Lending | 181,448 | 0.19% | |||||
| American Depository Receipt | 8,552,111 | 9.10% | |||||
| 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 | 79,951 | Nominal | Delta | ||||
| 0.08% | 0.08% | ||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||
| 16,514,763 | 17.58% | ||||||
| 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 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 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 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 Advisors (UK) Limited | |||||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||||
| 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 | 2.05% | 8.27% | 10.33% | ||
| 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 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 (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 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 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. | |||||
| 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: | Marc-Oliver Lesch | ||||
| 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 | ||
Contact: RNS Customer Services 0044-207797-4400 rns@londonstockexchange.com http://www.rns.com