JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2016) - Randgold 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, 23 March 2016
| 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 | ||||
| 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 notification obligation:iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | 21 March, 2016 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 March, 2016 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii |
Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 10% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 15% |
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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 |
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
To view the full announcement, please click on the following link.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0281T_1-2016-3-23.pdf
Contact Information:
Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com