Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

March 17, 2017 9:22 AM EDT

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 03/17/17 -- Rangold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) (LSE: RRS)

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, 17 March 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         X
voting 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 reached:(v)                       15 March, 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         16 March, 2017
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                                                      Financial Instruments
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:       holding for BlackRock,
  (vi, vii)                                          Inc. has gone below 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   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    to the triggering   transaction
             transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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              Number    Number   Number   Number              % of voting
                of    of Voting    of   of voting              rights (x)
              Shares    Rights   shares   rights
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                                         Direct   Indirect
                                Direct    (xi)      (xii)   Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 5,951,061 5,951,061 N/A       N/A    7,701,253   N/A    8.19%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial            Expiration  Exercise/  Number of voting  % of
instrument                   date(xiii)  Conversion rights that may  voting
                                          Period    be acquired if   rights
                                          (xiv)     the
                                                    instrument is
                                                    exercised/
                                                    converted.
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Securities Lending                                   181,448         0.19%
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American Depository Receipt                          8,552,111       9.10%
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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 voting    % of voting
financial  price      date      Conversion rights instrument     rights
instrument           (xvii)      period    refers to            (xix,xx)
                                (xviii)
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CFD                                         79,951            Nominal Delta
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                                                              0.08%   0.08%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights
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16,514,763                                17.58%
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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
                                          rights
                             % of voting  through
                             rights if it financial     Total of both if it
                             equals or is instruments   equals or is higher
Name                         higher than  if it equals  than the notifiable
                             the          or is higher  threshold
                             notifiable   than the
                             threshold    notifiable
                                          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 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 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 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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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 Group Limited
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BlackRock Investment         2.05%        8.27%         10.33%
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 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 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 (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 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 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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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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13. Additional information:                             BlackRock Regulatory
                                                        Threshold 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]

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

Source: Randgold Resources



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