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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES^i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:^ii		RSA Insurance 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:^iii	BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	3 September, 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	4 September, 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^vi, vii	Voting rights attached to shares holding has gone below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BKKMKR23

50,925,262

50,925,262

N/A

N/A

50,752,884

N/A

4.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date ^xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^xix, xx

CFD

146,269

Nominal

Delta

0.01%

0.01%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

50,899,153

5.00%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Elinor Bell Deputy Group Company Secretary Direct : 020 7111 1857   Louise Shield External Communications Director Direct: 020 7111 7047 Mobile: [phone]
15. Contact telephone number:	As above

Category Code: HOL

Sequence Number: 483010

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