Holding(s) in Company

7th Mar 2007 11:05

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of the Company ('shares')and is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed by the FSA in accordancewith DTR5 (including section 5.8.1). We hereby notify you that on 2 March 2007, Deutsche Bank AG, of 1 GreatWinchester Street, London EC2N 2DB, acquired the voting rights in 90,913,129shares. Company Information: \* TLuke ThomasRoyal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc9th FloorOne Plantation Place30 Fenchurch StreetLondon EC3M 3BDTel: 020 7111 7000\* T TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Group plc-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify): New Exemptions DTR 5.1.3 (4) and 5.1.5 (1)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Deutsche Bank AG obligation:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 2 March 2007 threshold is crossed or reached if different):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 March 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the Triggeringif possible transaction using the ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights ----------- ------------------------- ------------------------- 1. 1. 1. Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect-------------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------OrdinaryGB0006616899 N/A N/A 87,773,129 87,773,129 2.94-------------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting instrument Conversion Period/ that may be acquired rights Date if the instrument is exercised/ converted.------------------ --------------- ------------------- ----------------------- ----------------Call Option March 2007 30,000 0.00Call Option June 2007 70,000 0.00Call Option September 2009 1,540,000 0.05Call Option December 2008 1,500,000 0.05------------------ --------------- ------------------- ----------------------- ----------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------90,913,129 3.04-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy 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: Please note that this is the first disclosure made on behalf of Deutsche Bank and its subsidiary companies in relation to holdings in Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc since the implementation of the Disclosure and Transparency rules in the UK.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: David Lindsay/Andrew Anderson-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: +00 44 207 545 8533/8532-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (XVI) \* TA: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Full name (including legal form for legal entities)Deutsche Bank AG----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact address (registered office for legal 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB entities)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phone number +00 44 207 545 8533/8532----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other useful information (at least legal David Lindsay/Andrew Anderson representative for legal persons)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Full name----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact address----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phone number----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TC: Additional information-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007

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