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\* TTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Royal and Sun Alliance-of existing shares to which voting rights are GB0006616899attached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 NO specify): Transparency Rules------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the UBS Global Asset Management- Traditionalnotification obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UBS AG 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltdfrom 3.): UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) Ltd------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 30 November 2007reached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 December 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 8.75%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 - - 281,017,821 228,784,342 52,307,769 7.12% 1.63% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B: Financial Instruments------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date Conversion rights that may be rights Period/ Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------281,017,821 8.75%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UBS AG - 4,286,660 - 0.13%UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd - 47,814,655 - 1.49% UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd - 228,784,342 - 7.12% UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) Ltd - 132,164 - 0.01% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Proxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UBS Global Management Traditional on10. Name of the proxy holder: behalf of a number of Global Asset Management clients.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 Deputy Group Company Secretary------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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