11th Apr 2008 15:34
Randgold Resources Ld11 April 2008 RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Incorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification BlackRock, Inc.obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 9 April 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 10 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Holding has gone below 10% 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN: 8,087,611 8,087,611 N/A 7,583,888 N/A 9.95% GB00B01C3S32B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentage of votinginstrument conversion period/ may be acquired (if the rights date instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 7,583,888 9.95% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 7,583,888 (9.95%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willcease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: 15. Contact telephone name: Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name BlackRock, Inc. (including legal form of legal entities)Contact address 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS (registered office for legal entities)Phone number & email 020 7743 4653Other useful information Louise Lyle (at least legal representative for legal persons)B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name D J HaddonContact address La Motte Chambers, La Motte Street, St.Helier, Jersey, JE1 1BJ, Channel Islands Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444 [email protected] useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation)C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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