Randgold Resources Limited: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
27.06.2014 | Marketwire
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Jun 27, 2014) - Randgold Resources Ltd. (
Randgold Resources Ltd.
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")
London, 27 June 2014
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | Randgold Resources Ltd. | |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v | 23rd June 2014 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 25th June 2014 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii | Holding has gone above 16% | |
| 8. Notified details: | ||
| A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | |||||||||
| Class/ type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rightsx | |||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||
| GB00B01C3S32 | 14,060,434 | 14,060,434 | N/A | N/A | 14,811,371 | N/A | 16.00% | ||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datexiii | Exercise/Conversion Periodxiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
| CFD | 6,227 | Nominal | Delta | |||
| 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |
| 14,817,598 | 16.01% | |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited -14,817,598 (16.01%) | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |
| 14. Contact name: | Duncan Murray | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3334 | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii | ||
| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | ||
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities) | BlackRock, Inc. | |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055 United States of America | |
| Phone number & email | 020 7743 3334 EMEAdisclsoure@blackrock.com | |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Duncan Murray | |
| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||
| Full name | Martin Welsh | |
| Contact address | Randgold Resources Ltd. 3rd Floor, Unity Chambers 28 Halkett Street St. Helier Jersey JE2 4WJ | |
| Phone number & email | +44 1534 735 333 martin.welsh@randgold.com | |
| Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | ||
| C: Additional information | ||
Contact
Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
http://www.rns.com
