9th Apr 2008 08:14
Randgold Resources Ld09 April 2008 RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares 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 rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification FMR LLCobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See attached schedule3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 03 April 2008threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 13% 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: 9,786,996 9,786,996 9,910,696 13.00%GB00B01C3S32 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage offinancial period/date may be acquired (if the voting rightsinstrument instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 9,910,696 13.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: See attached scheduleProxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: FMR LLC 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 123,700cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 03 April 2008hold voting 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 FMR LLC(including legal form of legal entities) Contact address(registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information David Merryweather(at least legal representative for legal persons) [email protected] B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name D J Haddon Contact address La Motte Chambers, La Motte Street, St.Helier, Jersey, JE1 1BJ, Channel Islands Phone number & email +44 1534 735 444 [email protected] Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information FMR Issuer Name: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Current ownership percentage: 13.00% Total shares held: 9,910,696 Issued voting right capital: 76,192,250 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FMR LLC is the parent holding company 6,218,230 Brown Brothers FMRCOof Fidelity Management & Research Harriman and CoCompany (FMRCO), Investment manager 264,200 Citibank NA FMRCOfor US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement Trust Company (FMTC) and 80,800 JP Morgan Chase Bank FMRCOPyramid Global Advisors Trust Company 501,266 Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCO(PGATC), a US state chartered bank 2,844,800 State Street Bank FMRCOwhich acts as a trustee or investment and TR COmanager of various pension and trust State Street Bankaccounts and Pyramid Global Advisors 1,300 and TR CO FMTC LLC (PGALLC). 100 CIBC Mellon Trust(C) FCL This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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