Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

November 1, 2017 1:04 PM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 11/01/17 -- Randgold Resources (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, 1 November 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 attached(ii):                                 Randgold Resources Limited
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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
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An acquisition or disposal of financial
instruments                                                          X
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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                                                      BlackRock, Inc.
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)   Wilmington, DE, USA
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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Name
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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):                                                31/10/2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):              01/11/2017
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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
                        rights        financial                 Total number
                     attached to    instruments      Total of     of voting
                    shares (total  (total of 8.B 1   both in %    rights of
                       of 8. A)       + 8.B 2)      (8.A + 8.B)  issuer(vii)
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Resulting situation
 on the date on
 which threshold was    7.25%           9.74%         16.99%     94,073,286
 crossed or reached
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Position of previous
 notification (if       7.33%          10.02%         17.36%
 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         Number of voting
shares                rights(ix)                  % of voting rights
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ISIN code (if            Direct       Indirect       Direct       Indirect
 possible)              (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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GB00B01C3S32                          6,821,218                     7.25%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A                  6,821,218                     7.25%
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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
                                                        acquired
                                                        if the
                                                        instrument
                                       Exercise/        is          % of
Type of financial          Expiration  Conversion       exercised/  voting
 instrument                date(x)     Period(xi)       converted.  rights
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Securities Lending                                        44,259      0.04%
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American Depository
 Receipt                                                 9,050,754    9.62%
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                                       SUBTOTAL 8. B 1   9,095,013    9.66%
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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    Number
                                    Exercise/   or cash     of        % of
Type of financial       Expiration  Conversion  settlement  voting    voting
 instrument             date(x)     Period(xi)  (xii)       rights    rights
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CFD                                             Cash        71,932    0.07%
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                                                SUBTOTAL
                                                8.B.2        71,932   0.07%
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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         X
entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary)
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                                                      % of voting
                                             % of       rights
                                            voting      through    Total of
                                           rights if   financial  both if it
                                           it equals  instruments  equals or
                 Name(xv)                    or is   if it equals  is higher
                                            higher   or is higher  than the
                                           than the    than the   notifiable
                                          notifiable  notifiable   threshold
                                           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 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 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                                     1.88%       8.76%      10.65%
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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 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 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 (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 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, 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 (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 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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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 Capital Holdings, Inc.
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BlackRock Advisors, 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 Group Limited
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BlackRock International Limited
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights held
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The date until which the voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
Jana Blumenstein
020 7743 3650
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Place of completion           12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
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Date of completion            1 November, 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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