EX-99.2 3 t1600440_ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

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, 12 February 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 ¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments ¨
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ¨
Other (please specify):   ¨

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii		 BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv		  
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v		 10 February, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 February, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 10%

Total holdings in BlackRock, Inc. remain above 15%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 6,175,169 6,175,169 N/A N/A 6,912,110 N/A 7.41%

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
Securities Lending     892,609 0.95%
American Depository Receipt     8,376,506 8.98%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

 

 

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		 Exercise
price		 Expiration
date xvii		 Exercise/
Conversion
period xviii

Number of voting rights
instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,
xx

CFD       7,422 Nominal Delta
0.00% 0.00%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
16,188,647 17.36%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 
Name % of voting
rights if it equals
or is higher than
the notifiable
threshold		 % of voting rights
through financial
instruments if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold		 Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited      
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.      
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC      
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited      
BlackRock Cayco Limited      
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited      
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK      
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC      
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC      
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.      
BlackRock Fund Advisors      
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association      

 

 

 

 

       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.      
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
Trident Merger, LLC      
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC      
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC      
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.      
BlackRock Fund Advisors      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.      
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC      
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited      
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC      
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP      
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC      
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited      

 

 

 

 

       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock International Limited      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.      
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.      
BlackRock Advisors, LLC      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited      
       
BlackRock, Inc.      
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.      
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.      
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.      
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.      
BlackRock Group Limited      
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 1.79% 8.50% 10.29%

 

 

 

 

       
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:		  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:		  
13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: William Graham
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3650
           

 

RANDGOLD RESOURCES ENQUIRIES:

Chief Executive
Mark Bristow
+44 788 071 1386
+44 779 775 2288		 Financial Director
Graham Shuttleworth
+44 1534 735 333
+44 779 771 1338		 Investor & Media Relations
Kathy du Plessis
+44 20 7557 7738
Email: randgold@dpapr.com

 

Website: www.randgoldresources.com