Randgold Resources: TR-1 Amendment


JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Nov 7, 2014) - The TR-1 Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD) announcement released on 28 October 2014 at 07:26 under RNS No 4429V has been amended. The amendment is identified between two asterisks in paragraph 7 below (i.e. *below*).

The full amended text is set out in full as follows.

RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")

London, 28 October 2014

 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 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 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 24th October 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27th October 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Holding has gone *below* 16%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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   14,811,371   14,811,371   N/A   N/A   14,791,281   N/A   15.96%
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
                 
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               13,850     Nominal     Delta
  0.01%   0.01%
  Total (A+B+C)
  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
  14,805,131   15.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
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 2536
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
  BlackRock, Inc.
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
  55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
United States of America
Phone number & email   020 7743 2536
EMEAdisclsoure@blackrock.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
  Gareth Slade
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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