LONDON, June 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Notification of major interest in shares
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands Registration Number 62686 LSE Trading Symbol: RRS Nasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD
Randgold Resources Limited ("Randgold Resources") has on 30 June 2004 been notified of the following details of the disposals which have resulted in a change in the shareholding of Randgold Resources (Holdings) Limited ("RRH"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Randgold & Exploration Company Limited.
No. of Shares sold Date of sale 31 000 January 2004 75 000 February 2004 1 500 000 April 2004
According to the information supplied by the directors of RRH, the company's current shareholding, after the Randgold Resources share split, is 18 358 000 which represents 31.36 % of Randgold Resources current issued share capital of 58 547 370 ordinary shares.
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