2nd Oct 2015 16:15
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | RSA Insurance Group Plc GB00BKKMKR23 | ||||||||
| 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | n/a | ||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | n/a | ||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | ||||||||
| Other (please specify): | n/a | ||||||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG | ||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited | ||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 30 September 2015 | ||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 2 October 2015 | ||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB00BKKMKR23 | Below Notifiable Threshold | Below Notifiable Threshold | - | - | 51,058,173 | - | 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51,058,173 | 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||||
| UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG: directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch – 50,973,448 (5.01%); and indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited – 84,725 (0.01%) | |||||
| Proxy Voting: | |||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |||||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | |||||
| 13. Additional information: | |||||
| 14. Contact name: | Elinor Bell Deputy Group Company Secretary Direct : 020 7111 1857
Louise ShieldExternal Communications DirectorDirect: 020 7111 7047Mobile: 07786 114662 | ||||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | As above | ||||
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