Randgold Resources: Holding(s) in Company

December 27, 2017 12:17 PM EST

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 12/27/17 -- 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, 27 December 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                   X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial
 instruments
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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                                    Van Eck Associates Corporation
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)                         New York, NY USA
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
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                                  VanEck Vectors Africa ETF
                                  Catholic Investment Trust of Washington
                                  VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
                                  Global Hard Assets Funds
                                  HARD Assets Market Neutral Fund Ltd
                                  VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF
                                  International Investors Gold
                                  JNL/Van Eck International Gold Fund
                                  Lockheed Martin Retirement PSP-LMT07
Name                              LODH World Gold Expertise Fund
                                  Brighthouse Global Natural Resources
                                  North Dakota - University Board
                                  NY Life Hard Assets
                                  VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF
                                  VanEck Global Hard Assets UCITS
                                  VanEck Vectors Natural Resources UCITS ETF
                                  VE VIP Global Gold Fund
                                  VE VIP Global Hard Assets Fund
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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):                    22 December 2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):                                  26 December 2017
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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                                  % of voting
                                rights through
                 % of voting       financial
               rights attached   instruments      Total of   Total number of
                  to shares     (total of 8.B 1   both in %   voting rights
               (total of 8. A)     + 8.B 2)      (8.A + 8.B)  of issuer(vii)
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Resulting
 situation on
 the date on
 which                             4,609,678        4.90%       94,073,286
 threshold was
 crossed or
 reached
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Position of
 previous
 notification                      4,764,172        5.06%
 (if
 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
 shares          Number of voting 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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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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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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Type of        Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting     % of voting
financial      date(x)      Conversion      rights that may be   rights
instrument                  Period(xi)      acquired if the
                                            instrument is
                                            exercised/converted.
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ADR
(ISIN                                             4,609,678         4.90%
US7523443098)
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                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1       4,609,678         4.90%
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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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Type of      Expiration  Exercise/   Physical or     Number of       % of
financial    date(x)     Conversion  cash            voting rights   voting
instrument               Period(xi)  settlement(xii)                 rights
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                                     SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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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 entity(xiv)
(please add additional rows as necessary)
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                                    % of voting rights
                                    through financial      Total of both if
            % of voting rights      instruments if it       it equals or is
 Name(xv)   if it equals or is     equals or is higher      higher than the
              higher than the      than the notifiable        notifiable
           notifiable threshold         threshold              threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder                           Glass Lewis
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The number and % of voting rights
held                                4,575,378 shares and 4.87% voting rights
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The date until which the voting
rights will be held                                   Open
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11. Additional information(xvi)
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Place of completion                            Tampa, Florida USA
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Date of completion                              26 December 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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