Holding(s) in Company

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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

GB00BKKMKR23

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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached n/a
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments n/a
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights n/a
Other (please specify):     n/a
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  UBS Investment Bank

UBS Group AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
UBS AG London Branch

UBS Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
23 September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 September 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
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 xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
GB00BKKMKR23 No Previous Disclosure No Previous Disclosure - - 51,218,152 - 5.04%
 
 
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
- - - - - Nominal   Delta
- -
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
51,218,152 5.04%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.

 

UBS AG:

 

  • directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch – 51,137,708 (5.03%); and
  • indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited – 80,444 (0.01%)
 
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: 07786 114662

15. Contact telephone number: As above

Category Code: HOL
Sequence Number: 486755
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20150925T162805+0100

Contacts

RSA Insurance Group Plc

Contacts

RSA Insurance Group Plc