LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
RSA Insurance Group PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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Proxy Voting: | |||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Elinor Bell
Deputy Group Company Secretary Direct : 020 7111 1857
Louise Shield |
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15. Contact telephone number: | As above |
Category Code: HOL
Sequence Number: 483010
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20150904T170031+0100