Notification of major interest in shares
01.03.2013 | Marketwire
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 03/01/13 -- RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
(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")
London, 28 February 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer of existing shares to Randgold Resources
which voting rights are attached: ii
Limited
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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 BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation: iii
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 25th February 2013
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27th February 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone below 14%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous
of shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of
using ISIN Shares Voting Rights
CODE
GB00B01C3S32 13,581,998 13,581,998
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting %of voting rights
Shares rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A 12,890,359 N/A 13.99%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Excercise/Conversion
instrument price date xvii period
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument refers to Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
12,890,359 13.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and
/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 12,890,359(13.99%)
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: Andrew Manchester
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name BlackRock, Inc.
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for 12 Throgmorton Avenue,
legal entities) London EC2N 2DL
Phone number & email 020 7743 5773;
emeadisclosures@blackrock.com
Other useful information (at least legal Andrew Manchester
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Martin Welsh
Contact address Randgold Resources Limited
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
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