Randgold Resources: Notification of major interest in shares

JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - December 04, 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, 4 December 2014
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights RANDGOLD RESOURCES
are 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 Van Eck Associates Corporation
obligation: iii
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Market Vectors Africa ETF
Catholic Investment Trust of Washington
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF
Guidestone Gold
Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund
Market Vectors Natural Resources ETF
IAM Hard Assets
International Investors Gold Fund
Jackson National Gold
4. Full name of LGT COMM SELECT PRODUCERS FD
shareholder(s) Lockheed Martin Gold
(if different from 3.):iv Lockheed Martin HA
LODH World Gold Expertise Fund
Metlife Natural Resources
Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
New York Life Hard Assets
Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund UCITS
Van Eck VIP Global Gold Fund
Wallace Foundation Hard Assets
Van Eck VIP Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund
Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached: v 5 April 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 December 2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
Class/typeto the triggering transaction
of transaction
shares if
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of
of of of shares voting voting rights
Shares Voting rights x
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Indirec
xi xii Directt
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US75234430 4 623 770 4 623 770 4 634 921 4 634 5%
98 921

(ADRs in
relation
to
Ordinary
Shares
with ISIN
GB00B01C3S
32)
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