Director/PDMR Shareholding

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RSA Insurance Group plc

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (“PDMRs”)

9 September 2016

On 8 September 2016, RSA Insurance Group plc (the “Company”) received notification of the following transactions in its ordinary shares of £1 each (“Ordinary Shares”) by PDMRs.

On 7 September 2016, Ordinary Shares were purchased by the PDMRs listed below under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”). The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price of 502.50p per share.

Name	Number of shares purchased under the Partnership element of the Plan (personal contribution)	Number of shares awarded under the Matching element of the Plan* (Company contribution)
William McDonnell	25	6
Paul Whittaker	25	6
Steve Lewis	25	6
Charlotte Heiss	25	6
Nathan Williams	25	6

Shares awarded under the Matching element of the Plan will vest on the third anniversary of award subject to continued employment by a participating company in the RSA Group.

The forms required under the EU Market Abuse Regulations follow.

1.	Details of PDMR / Closely Associated Person (“CAP”)
a)	Name	William McDonnell
b)	Position / status	Group Chief Risk Officer
c)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name		RSA Insurance Group plc
b)	LEI		549300HOGQ7E0TY86138
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1 each ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) per unit Volume(s)   GBP5.025 25 Partnership shares acquired   GBP5.025 6 Matching shares acquired
d)	Aggregated information   Aggregated volume Price	31 GBP5.025 per share, aggregated total is GBP155.78
e)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON London Stock Exchange

1.	Details of PDMR / Closely Associated Person (“CAP”)
a)	Name	Paul Whittaker
b)	Position / status	Group Chief Operating Officer
c)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name		RSA Insurance Group plc
b)	LEI		549300HOGQ7E0TY86138
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1 each ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) per unit Volume(s)   GBP5.025 25 Partnership shares acquired   GBP5.025 6 Matching shares acquired
d)	Aggregated information   Aggregated volume Price	31 GBP5.025 per share, aggregated total is GBP155.78
e)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON London Stock Exchange

1.	Details of PDMR / Closely Associated Person (“CAP”)
a)	Name	Stephen Lewis
b)	Position / status	CEO UK and Western Europe
c)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name		RSA Insurance Group plc
b)	LEI		549300HOGQ7E0TY86138
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1 each ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) per unit Volume(s)   GBP5.025 25 Partnership shares acquired   GBP5.025 6 Matching shares acquired
d)	Aggregated information   Aggregated volume Price	31 GBP5.025 per share, aggregated total is GBP155.78
e)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON London Stock Exchange
1.	Details of PDMR / Closely Associated Person (“CAP”)
a)	Name	Charlotte Heiss
b)	Position / status	Group Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
c)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name		RSA Insurance Group plc
b)	LEI		549300HOGQ7E0TY86138
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1 each ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) per unit Volume(s)   GBP5.025 25 Partnership shares acquired   GBP5.025 6 Matching shares acquired
d)	Aggregated information   Aggregated volume Price	31 GBP5.025 per share, aggregated total is GBP155.78
e)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON London Stock Exchange

1.	Details of PDMR / Closely Associated Person (“CAP”)
a)	Name	Nathan Williams
b)	Position / status	Group Underwriting Director
c)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name		RSA Insurance Group plc
b)	LEI		549300HOGQ7E0TY86138
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary Shares of £1 each ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of Partnership and Matching Shares under the Company’s all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan) (the “Plan”).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) per unit Volume(s)   GBP5.025 25 Partnership shares acquired   GBP5.025 6 Matching shares acquired
d)	Aggregated information   Aggregated volume Price	31 GBP5.025 per share, aggregated total is GBP155.78
e)	Date of the transaction	7 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON London Stock Exchange

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Elinor Bell, Deputy Group Company Secretary

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Category Code: DSH

Sequence Number: 547317

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160909T112831+0100