20th Mar 2007 11:56
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of the Company ('shares')and is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed by the FSA in accordancewith DTR5 (including section 5.8.1). We hereby notify you that on 15 March 2007, Lehman Brothers International(Europe), of 25 Bank Street, London E14 5LE, acquired the voting rights in240,293,832 shares. Company Information: Luke ThomasRoyal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc9th FloorOne Plantation Place30 Fenchurch StreetLondon EC3M 3BDTel: 020 7111 7000 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify): New Exemptions DTR 5.1.3 (4) and 5.1.5 (1)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lehman Brothers International obligation: (Europe)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 15/03/07-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 19/03/07-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Notified details: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares the Triggeringif possible transaction using the ISIN---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights Rights ---------------------------------------------------------- Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GB0006616899 182,663,508 182,663,508 240,293,832 240,293,832 N/A 8.04% N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration dateExercise/ Number of voting rights% of voting instrument Conversion Period/ that may be acquired rights Date if the instrument is exercised/ converted.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------240,293,832 8.04%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information: N/A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Tara O'Hagan-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7102 1832-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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