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\* TTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Royal and Sun Alliance-of existing shares to which voting rights are GB0006616899attached:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 financial instruments which may result in the NOacquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights NO-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure NO specify): Transparency Rules-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the UBS Global Asset Management- Traditionalnotification obligation:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 3 December 2007reached:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 December 2007-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Non notifiable thresholdreached:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: Voting rights attached to shares-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type ofSituation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the Triggering transactionif possible ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODEof of of shares rights Shares Voting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB0006616899 281,017,821 281,017,821 Non notifiableNon notifiable Non notifiableNon notifiable Non notifiable ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A N/A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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: Luke Thomas Deputy Group Company Secretary-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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