13th Nov 2007 12:54
\* 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------Other (please Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure YES specify): Transparency 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 3 February 2007reached:------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 November 2007------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------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 125,822,270 108,621,140 17,201,130 3.635% 0.576% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------125,822,270 4.211%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification using the total voting rights figure as 13. Additional information: at 3 February 2007 of 2,988,039,804. Standard Life Investments acquired a notifiable interest in the Company on 3 February 2007, however did not notify the Company at the time. Since 3 February 2007, Standard Life Investments has held between 4.042% and 4.930% of the total issued share capital. As at 12 November 2007 Standard Life Investments holds 4.918% of the total issued capital of 3,213,218,978. General email contact: susan.forrest@gcc.royalsun.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Susan Forrest--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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