Randgold Resources Limited: Notification of major interest in shares
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Apr 22, 2013) - Randgold Resources Limited (
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
London, 22 April 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights Randgold Resources
are attached: ii Limited
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 X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation: iii
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 18th April 2013
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19th April 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone above
reached: vi, vii 14%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous
of shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of
using ISIN Shares Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32 12,890,359 12,890,359
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting %of voting rights
Shares rights
direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A 12,973,776 N/A 14.08%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date xiii Exercise/Conversion
instrument Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be % of voting rights
acquired if the instrument is excercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Excercise/Conversion
instrument price date xvii period
CFD
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument refers to Nominal Delta
29,775 0.03% 0.03%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
13,003,551 14.11%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 13,003,551 (14.11%)
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: Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name BlackRock, Inc.
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address 55 East 52nd Street, New York,
(registered office for legal entities) NY 10055
United States of America
Phone number & email 020 7743 5773 /
EMEAdisclsoure@blackrock.com
Other useful information Andrew Manchester
(at least legal representative for legal
persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Martin Welsh
Contact address Randgold Resources Limited
3rd Floor, Unity Chambers
28 Halkett Street
St. Helier
Jersey
JE2 4WJ
Phone number & email +44 1534 735 333
martin.welsh@randgold.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the
person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)
C: Additional information
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