Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - May 18, 2017) - Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) (NASDAQ: GOLD)
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, 18 May 2017
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 | X | |||||||||
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 | 16 May, 2017 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 May, 2017 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Financial Instruments holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 10% | |||||||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | ||||||||||
Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Number of | Number of | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rightsx | ||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
GB00B01C3S32 | 7,701,253 | 7,701,253 | N/A | N/A | 7,899,874 | N/A | 8.40% | |||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | ||||||
Securities Lending | 26,142 | 0.02% | ||||||||
American Depository Receipt | 9,212,470 | 9.80% | ||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi | ||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||
CFD | 168,597 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||
0.17% | 0.17% | |||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
17,307,083 | 18.41% | |||||||||
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 International Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | ||||||||||
BlackRock Group Limited | ||||||||||
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 1.85% | 8.96% | 10.82% | |||||||
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 (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | ||||||||||
BlackRock (Singapore) 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 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 (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 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 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 Group Limited | ||||||||||
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | ||||||||||
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 (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 Capital Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | ||||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | ||||||||||
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | ||||||||||
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | ||||||||||
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: | ||||||||||
| BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |||||||||
14. Contact name: | Marc-Oliver Lesch | |||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |||||||||
RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:
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