Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

May 18, 2017 10:59 AM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 05/18/17 -- 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



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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 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 already issued to which         X
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 reached:(v)                        16 May, 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                          17 May, 2017
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                                                      Financial Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                holding for BlackRock,
reached:(vi, vii)                                    Inc. has gone above 10%
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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 of Number of  Number   Number of voting  % of voting
             Shares    Voting     of       rights            rights(x)
                       Rights     shares
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                                           Direct  Indirect
                                  Direct   (xi)    (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 7,701,253 7,701,253  N/A      N/A     7,899,874   N/A    8.40%
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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
instrument             date              Conversion  voting           voting
                       (xiii)            Period      rights that may  rights
                                         (xiv)       be acquired if
                                                     the instrument
                                                     is exercised/
                                                     converted.
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Securities Lending                                   26,142           0.02%
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American Depository
Receipt                                              9,212,470        9.80%
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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 voting   % of voting
financial    price     date       Conversion rights instrument  rights
instrument             (xvii)     period     refers to          (xix, xx)
                                  (xviii)
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CFD                                          168,597           Nominal Delta
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                                                               0.17%   0.17%
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Total (A+B+C)
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                                                     Percentage of voting
Number of voting rights                              rights
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17,307,083                                           18.41%
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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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                                                                  Total of
                                                  % of voting     both if
                               % of voting rights rights through  it equals
                               if it equals or is financial       or is
Name                           higher than the    instruments if  higher
                               notifiable         it equals or is than the
                               threshold          higher than the notifiable
                                                  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 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 Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment Management     1.85%             8.96%          10.82%
(UK) 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 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 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 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 Australia Holdco Pty.
Ltd.
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BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) 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 Advisors (UK) 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 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 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, 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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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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                                                     BlackRock Regulatory
13. Additional information:                          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]

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

Source: Randgold Resources



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