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Randgold Resources: Notification of major interest in shares

July 28, 2017 7:40 AM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 07/28/17 -- 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, 28 July 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)
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1a. Identity of the issuer or
the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which                   Randgold Resources Ltd
voting rights are attached:
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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):
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
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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.)
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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
Name                           Lockheed Martin Retirement PSP-LMT07
                               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
                               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:                         24 July 2017
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6. Date on which issuer
notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                          26 July 2017
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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                                 % of voting
                  % of voting   rights through                Total number
                    rights        financial     Total of both of voting
                  attached to    instruments     in % (8.A +  rights of
                    shares     (total of 8.B 1      8.B)      issuer
                (total of 8.A)     + 8.B 2)
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Resulting
situation on
the date on
which threshold                   4,677,820         4.98%       94,007,065
was crossed or
reached
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Position of
previous
notification                      4,634,921         5.00%
(if applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
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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        % of voting rights
possible)
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                    Direct         Indirect        Direct        Indirect
                   (Art 9 of      (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of
                   Directive      Directive       Directive      Directive
                 2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)
                   (DTR5.1)       (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
                                               that may be
Type of         Expiration     Exercise /      acquired if    % of voting
financial       date           Conversion      the instrument rights
instrument                     Period          is
                                               exercised /
                                               converted.
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ADR (ISIN
US7523443098)                                     4,677,820        4.98%
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                               SUBTOTAL 8. B 1    4,677,820        4.98%
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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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Type of                  Exercise/     Physical or   Number of
financial     Expiration Conversion    cash          voting     % of voting
instrument    date       Period        settlement    rights     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
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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 (please add additional rows as
necessary)
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                                       % of voting rights
                   % of voting rights  through financial   Total of both if
                   if it equals or is  instruments if it    it equals or is
       Name          higher than the  equals or is higher   higher than the
                       notifiable     than the notifiable     notifiable
                        threshold          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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The number and % of voting rights        4,645,520 shares and 4.94% voting
held                                                  rights
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The date until which the voting
rights will be held                                    Open
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11. Additional information
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Place of completion                             Tampa, Florida USA
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Date of completion                                 26 July 2017
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

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

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

Source: Randgold Resources



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