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\* 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 x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New ExemptionOther (please specify): Trading Book DTR x 5.1.3 (4)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.notification obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Goldman, Sachs & Co.,from 3.): Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 12 June 2007reached:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 June 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 7%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details: N/A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GB0006616899 244,430,355 7.70% 224,459,761 6.99%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 224,459,761 6.99%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The interest in 476,171 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.The interest in 81,403,601 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GSSN.The interest in 142,579,989 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GSSN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. Additional information: N/A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Luke Thomas------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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