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Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

October 17, 2017 12:20 PM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 10/17/17 -- 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, 17 October 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are                     Randgold Resources Ltd
attached(ii):
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an
"X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer                                                        X
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii):
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
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Name                                       Van Eck Associates Corporation
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)                                   New York, NY USA
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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                                       VanEck Vectors Africa ETF
                                       Catholic Investment Trust of
                                       Washington
                                       VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
                                       Global Hard Assets Funds
                                       HARD Assets Market Neutral Fund Ltd
                                       VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF
                                       International Investors Gold
                                       JNL/Van Eck International Gold Fund
                                       Lockheed Martin Retirement PSP-LMT07
Name                                   LODH World Gold Expertise Fund
                                       Brighthouse Global Natural Resources
                                       North Dakota - University Board
                                       NY Life Hard Assets
                                       VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF
                                       VanEck Global Hard Assets UCITS
                                       VanEck Vectors Natural Resources
                                       UCITS ETF
                                       VE VIP Global Gold Fund
                                       VE VIP Global Hard Assets Fund
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was
crossed or reached(vi):                           12 October 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):                                     16 October 2017
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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                                       % of voting
                                          rights
                                         through                Total number
                 % of voting rights     financial    Total of    of voting
                 attached to shares    instruments  both in %    rights of
                   (total of 8. A)      (total of  (8.A + 8.B)  issuer(vii)
                                       8.B 1 + 8.B
                                            2)
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Resulting
situation on
the date on
which                                   4,764,172     5.06%      94,073,286
threshold was
crossed or
reached
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Position of
previous
notification                            4,677,820     4.98%
(if
applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if Number of voting rights(ix)          % of voting rights
possible)
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                                         Indirect
                       Direct           (Art 10 of    Direct      Indirect
                (Art 9 of Directive     Directive   (Art 9 of    (Art 10 of
                    2004/109/EC)       2004/109/EC)  Directive    Directive
                      (DTR5.1)                     2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
                                        (DTR5.2.1)    (DTR5.1)   (DTR5.2.1)
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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                                       Number of voting rights
Type of       Expiration   Exercise/   that may be acquired if % of voting
financial     date(x)      Conversion  the instrument is       rights
instrument                 Period(xi)  exercised/converted.
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ADR (ISIN
US7523443098)                                 4,764,172            5.06%
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                           SUBTOTAL 8.
                           B 1                4,764,172            5.06%
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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                                       Physical or
Type of       Expiration   Exercise/   cash        Number of   % of voting
financial     date(x)      Conversion  settlement  voting      rights
instrument                 Period(xi)  (xii)       rights
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                                       SUBTOTAL
                                       8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not
controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not
control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or
indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer(xiii)
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary)
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                                          % of voting rights   Total of both
              % of voting rights if it    through financial     if it equals
              equals or is higher than    instruments if it     or is higher
   Name(xv)             the              equals or is higher      than the
                notifiable threshold     than the notifiable     notifiable
                                              threshold          threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder                            Glass Lewis
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                                         4,730,372 shares and 5.03% voting
The number and % of voting rights held                 rights
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The date until which the voting rights
will be held                                            Open
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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Place of completion                              Tampa, Florida USA
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Date of completion                                16 October 2017
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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]

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

Source: Randgold Resources



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