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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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lehman Brothers International (Europe)notification obligation:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): N/A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 05/03/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 07/03/08------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 3%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ordinary GB0006616899 Below 3% Below 3% 107,645,774 107,645,774 N/A 3.30% N/A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------107,645,774 3.30%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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: Julia Possener Deputy Company Secretary------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 0207 111 7000------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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