23rd Nov 2015 17:25
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | ||||||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 19 November, 2015 | |||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 November, 2015 | |||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Voting rights attached to shares holding has gone above 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 | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB00BKKMKR23 | 50,839,205 | 50,839,205 | N/A | N/A | 50,871,420 | N/A | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CFD | 242,312 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.02% | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51,113,732 | 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |||
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| 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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