Randgold Resources Limited - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Nov 7, 2014) - Randgold Resources Ltd. (
Randgold Resources Ltd.
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")
London, 07 November 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 Ltd. | |||||||||||
| 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 | 5th November 2014 | |||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 6th November 2014 | |||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Holding has gone above 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 | 14,791,281 | 14,791,281 | N/A | N/A | 14,807,590 | N/A | 15.98% | |||||
| 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 periodxviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||
| CFD | 21,837 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
| 0.02% | 0.02% | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||
| 14,829,427 | 16% | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
Contact
RANDGOLD 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






