Randgold Resources: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - June 27, 2014) - Randgold Resources RRS 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, 27 June 2014


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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 which voting rights are Randgold Resources
attached:(ii) Limited
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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 X
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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
rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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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) 23rd June 2014
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 25th June 2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:(vi, Holding has gone above
vii) 16%
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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
shares
if
possible
using
the Situation previous
ISIN to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
CODE transaction transaction
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Number Number
Number of Number of % of
of Voting of voting voting
Shares Rights shares rights rights(x)
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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GB00B01C3S32 14,060,434 14,060,434 N/A N/A 14,811,371 N/A 16.00%
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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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Number
of
voting
Type Exercise/ rights % of
of Expiration Conversion instrument voting
financial Exercise date period refers rights
instrument price (xvii) (xviii) to (xix, xx)
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CFD 6,227 Nominal Delta
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0.01% 0.01%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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14,817,598 16.01%
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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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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited -14,817,598 (16.01%)
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Proxy Voting:
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BlackRock Regulatory Threshold
13. Additional information: Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Duncan Murray
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3334
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