SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
Barclays plc
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Holding of the shareholder named in 2 above, through the legal entities listed
below:
Legal Entity Holding Percentage
Held
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 1,151,012 0.0400
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,080 0.0001
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 31,500 0.0011
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 3,569,063 0.1239
Banking
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 45,804,824 1.5905
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,489,091 0.0517
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 31,151,399 1.0817
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 35,000 0.0012
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 770,253 0.0267
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 763,444 0.0265
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 145,125 0.0050
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,692,978 0.1282
Group Holding 88,604,769 3.0766
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Registered Holder Account Holding
Designation
ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA ALMLUFTT 1,494,238
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES ASTEXMTT 592,423
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 16,464,925
Bank of Ireland BNX009IE 793,560
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 1,489,091
Barclays Trust Co & Others 11,216
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 5,551
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 49,672
Barclays Trust Co E99 470
Barclays Trust Co R69 78,216
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 110,155
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 184,896
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQFDUK 741,040
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUE 333,733
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUK 1,801,544
BLINTNUKQ-16338-CHASE NOMINEES BLINTNUK 183,968
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA BLINTPUK 337,642
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 25,835,962
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST 591668 610,797
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 500227 13,413,835
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 502872 4,143,667
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 508068 1,221,230
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 527191 3,502,958
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 536747 745,762
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 552942 692,217
Chase Manhattan Bank 585439 38,920
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT 1,417,276
CITIBANK, N.A. (United States) 597367 316,000
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00694478 35,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 428169 257,290
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 555879 60,286
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 573039 365,424
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 583293 1,771,610
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 585918 17,108
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 586072 268,378
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888 5,640
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421 8,836
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966 461,105
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 598856 44,490
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 600996 173,927
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 601389 76,084
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 601673 207,503
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 601682 44,803
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 601691 30,996
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 911140 80,444
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 257,205
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 555465 513,048
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 599123 84,274
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC034IE 38,098
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC045IE 328,238
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF01IE 186,512
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF04IE 367,825
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF05IE 150,488
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF07IE 69,094
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTK001IE 343,140
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS004IE 311,148
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS005IE 62,888
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS011IE 118,760
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS015IE 38,491
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS018IE 3,776
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS019IE 18,950
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS024IE 31,558
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS028IE 1,286,190
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS031IE 13,566
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS033IE 24,662
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS036IE 140,430
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS037IE 35,249
Master Trust Bank BNNP06IE 90,312
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN018IE 7,449
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN024IE 13,362
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN033IE 22,618
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN046IE 63,687
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610 361,727
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069 152,555
State Street BNN032IE 29,938
State Street BNX012IE 55,024
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US 713101 2,756,977
Sumitomo TB BNN029IE 18,763
Sumitomo TB BNN031IE 10,808
Sumitomo TB BNN036IE 16,268
Sumitomo TB BNN052IE 29,223
Swan Nominees Limited 1,080
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 31,500
Total 88,604,769
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
Not applicable
6) Percentage of issued class
Not applicable
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
Not disclosed
8) Percentage of issued class
Not disclosed
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of 27.5p each
10) Date of transaction
17 October 2003
11) Date company informed
24 October 2003, on receipt of a letter dated 22 October 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
88,604,769 ordinary shares of 27.5p each
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.08%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Gill Roberts 020 7569 4032
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Jackie Fox
Deputy Group Company Secretary
Date of notification 24 October 2003
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