Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company
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% | |||||||||||
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