Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

October 6, 2016 4:54 AM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 10/06/16 -- 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, 6 October 2016
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting    Randgold Resources Limited
rights are attached:(ii)
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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 already issued to which voting rights X
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 reached:(v)        4 October, 2016
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                    5 October, 2016
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                                               Total holding for BlackRock
                                                Investment Management (UK)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Limited has gone below 10%
reached:(vi, vii)
                                               Total holding for BlackRock,
                                                  Inc. remains above 17%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix)
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Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of           to the triggering   transaction
shares if    transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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             Number    Number    Number    Number of voting  % of voting
             of        of        of shares rights            rights (x)
             Shares    Voting
                       Rights
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                                           Direct  Indirect
                                 Direct    (xi)    (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 7,564,428 7,564,428 N/A       N/A     8,368,526 N/A    8.92%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial    Expiration    Exercise/     Number of     % of voting
instrument           date(xiii)    Conversion    voting rights rights
                                   Period(xiv)   that may be
                                                 acquired if
                                                 the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/con
                                                 verted.
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Securities Lending                               18,110        0.01%
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American Depository
Receipt                                          7,853,329     8.37%
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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                                           Number     % of voting
financial          Exercise Expiration Exercise/  of voting  rights (xix,
instrument         price    date       Conversion rights     xx)
                            (xvii)     period     instrument
                                       (xviii)    refers to
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  CFD                                               8,243    Nominal   Delta
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                                                               0.00%   0.00%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights
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16,248,208                             17.33%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi)
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                                                   % of voting
                                                   rights
                                      % of voting  through      Total of
                                      rights if it financial    both if it
                                      equals or is instruments  equals or is
Name                                  higher than  if it equals higher than
                                      the          or is higher the
                                      notifiable   than the     notifiable
                                      threshold    notifiable   threshold
                                                   threshold
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK)  2.38%        7.55%        9.94%
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte.
Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Cayco Limited
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BlackRock Trident Holding Company
Limited
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BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
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BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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Trident Merger, LLC
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BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
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BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
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BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte.
Ltd.
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BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
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BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
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BlackRock Asset Management North Asia
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
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BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
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BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
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BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock International Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte.
Ltd.
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BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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BlackRock, Inc.
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BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.
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BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
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BlackRock Group Limited
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BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:                        BlackRock Regulatory
                                                   Threshold Reporting Team
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14. Contact name:                                  Marc-Oliver Lesch
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15. Contact telephone number:                      020 7743 3650
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:


Chief Executive          Financial Director       Investor & Media Relations
Mark Bristow             Graham Shuttleworth      Kathy du Plessis
+44 788 071 1386         +44 1534 735 333         +44 20 7557 7738
+44 779 775 2288         +44 779 771 1338         Email: [email protected]

Website: www.randgoldresources.com

Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
[email protected]
http://www.rns.com

Source: Randgold Resources



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