29th Feb 2008 17:13
\* TTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plcattached:------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the NOacquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights NO------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------Other (please Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure Transparency NO specify): Rules------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments Ltdnotification obligation:----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Vidacos Nomineesfrom 3.):----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 27 February 2008reached:----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 February 2008----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 5%----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:----------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the Triggering transactionif possible using --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights of of of shares rights Shares Voting --------------- --------------------------- -------------------------- Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect--------------------------------- ------------ --------------- -------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ GB0006616899 150,961,852 150,961,852 164,440,278 104,745,305 59,694,973 3.219% 1.834%--------------------------------- ------------ --------------- -------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date Conversion Period/ rights that may be rights Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.------------------------ --------------------- ------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------- ----------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------164,440,278 5.053%-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Standard Life Investments Limited ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Additional information:-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Luke Thomas-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T \* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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