Randgold Resources Limited: Holding(s) in Company
/EINPresswire.com/ -- JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Oct 19, 2016) - Randgold Resources Limited (
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, 19 October 2016 |
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii |
Randgold Resources Limited | |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | X | |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| 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 | 17 October, 2016 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 October, 2016 | |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii |
Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 10% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 15% | |
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | ||||||||||||||
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights x | ||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||
| GB00B01C3S32 | 8,368,526 | 8,368,526 | N/A | N/A | 8,436,688 | N/A | 9.00% | |||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise / Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted. |
% of voting rights |
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| Securities Lending | 3,565 | 0.00% | ||||||
| American Depository Receipt | 7,942,687 | 8.47% | ||||||
Please click on the following link to view the full announcement;
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9622M_1-2016-10-19.pdf
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