Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

February 2, 2017 3:19 AM EST

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 02/02/17 -- 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, 2 February 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 Randgold Resources Limited
which voting rights are attached:(ii)
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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 voting   X
rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments                                      X
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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                 31 January, 2017
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                 1 February, 2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or    Financial Instruments holding for
reached: (vi, vii)                       BlackRock, 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 of Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
shares if     to the triggering   transaction
possible      transaction
using
the ISIN CODE
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              Number of Number of Number    Number of voting % of voting
              Shares    Voting    of shares rights           rights (x)
                        Rights
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                                            Direct Indirect
                                  Direct    (xi)   (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32  8,253,485 8,253,485 N/A       N/A    7,019,402 N/A    7.48%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of         Expiration     Exercise/      Number of       % of voting
financial       date(xiii)     Conversion     voting rights   rights
instrument                     Period(xiv)    that may be
                                              acquired if the
                                              instrument is
                                              exercised/
                                              converted.
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Securities
Lending                                       1,017,367       1.08%
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American
Depository
Receipt                                       8,450,113       9.01%
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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  % of voting rights
financial  price      date       Conversion voting     (xix, xx)
instrument            (xvii)     period     rights
                                 (xviii)    instrument
                                            refers to
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CFD                                         131,244    Nominal    Delta
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                                                       0.13%      0.13%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights
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16,618,126                             17.72%
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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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                                           % of voting
                          % of voting      rights through
                          rights if it     financial        Total of both if
                          equals or is     instruments if   it equals or is
Name                      higher than the  it equals or is  higher than the
                          notifiable       higher than the  notifiable
                          threshold        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      2.18%            8.17%            10.36%
Management (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 Capital
Holdings, Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC
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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 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 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 (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, 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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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 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 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 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 (Netherlands)
B.V.
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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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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 Threshold
13. Additional information:            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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