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Randgold Resources Limited: Holding(s) in Company

/EINPresswire.com/ -- JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 02/05/16 -- 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, DRC, 5 February 2016



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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are             Randgold Resources
attached:ii                                               Limited
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                        ¨
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares          X
already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                ¨
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                   ¨
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Other (please specify):                                            ¨
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii                               BlackRock, Inc.
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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                         2 February, 2016
reached:v
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         4 February, 2016
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                                                          Financial
                                                          Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                    holding for
reached:vi, vii                                           BlackRock, Inc.
                                                          has gone below 10%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type   Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares if to the triggering     transaction
possible     transaction
using the
ISIN CODE
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             Number     Number     Number Number of voting % of voting
             of         of         of     rights           rights x
             Shares     Voting     shares
                        Rights
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                                          Direct Indirect
                                   Direct xi     xii       Direct  Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 5,797,114  5,797,114  N/A    N/A    6,131,689 N/A     6.57%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of          Expiration     Exercise/      Number of      % of voting
financial        date xiii      Conversion     voting         rights
instrument                      Period         rights that
                                xiv            may be
                                               acquired if
                                               the
                                               instrument is
                                               exercised/
                                               converted.
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Securities
Lending                                        835,930        0.89%
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American
Depository                                     8,464,916      9.08%
Receipt
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of      Exercise    Expiration Exercise/  Number of  % of voting rights
financial    price       date xvii  Conversion voting     xix, xx
instrument                          period     rights
                                    xviii      instrument
                                               refers to
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CFD                                            1,327      Nominal  Delta
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Please click the associated PDF to view the full announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1876O_1-2016-2-5.pdf

Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com


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