Holding(s) in Company
January 13 2004 - 10:30AM
UK Regulatory
13 January 2004
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP PLC: HOLDING IN COMPANY
A letter from Fidelity Investments dated 12 January 2004 to Royal & Sun
Alliance Insurance Group plc was received by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
Group plc on 13 January 2004, relating to the purchase of ordinary shares of
27.5p each. An extract follows:
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Dear Sirs:
Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any
of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies
Act. The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes.
For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
If you have any questions please contact Eleanor Chemlen at (617) 563-1416 or
by FAX at (617) 476-0363.
Kindest regards,
Eleanor Chemlen
Sr. Compliance Specialist
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Royal & Sun Alliance Ins Group
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
A. FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state
chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension
and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and
their holdings).
B. Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their
holdings).
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to
indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr.
Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the
disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under Section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
such rights, or under Section 203 of the Act respectively.
By ___________________________
Eric D. Roiter
Senior V.P. & General Counsel - FMR Co.
Duly authorized under Powers of
Attorney dated December 30, 1997, by
and on behalf of FMR Corp. and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries.
Schedule A
Security: Royal & Sun Alliance Ins Group
SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
COMPANY
(Ordinary 8,600 FMTC Brown Brothers Harriman
Shares)
75,419,555 FISL Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
Nominees Limited
3,396,376 FISL Chase Nominees Ltd
1,351,110 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
1,066,792 FPM Nortrust Nominees Ltd
1,574,700 FPM Bank of New York Europe
439,700 FPM Citibank
5,422,165 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd
1,329,700 FPM Northern Trust
221,400 FPM Deutsche Bank
613,400 FPM Mellon Nominees Ltd
1,548,600 FPM HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
Limited
121,736,582 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK)
Limited
593,800 FIL MSS Nominees Ltd
2,928,000 FIL RBS Trust Bank
2,133,400 FIL Nortrust Nominees Ltd
426,100 FIL Bankers Trust
321,860 FIL Citibank
13,895,714 FIL Bank of New York London
5,433,320 FIL Northern Trust
10,745,896 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
3,125,934 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London
1,967,780 FIL Deutsche
974,800 FIL State Street Nominees Ltd
995,400 FIL Bank of New York Brussels
166,200 FIL State Street Bank & Trust
2,176,649 FIL JP Morgan
Total Ordinary 260,013,533
Shares
Current 9.03%
ownership
percentage:
Change in holdings since last filing: + 25,958,201 ordinary shares
________________________________________________________________________
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Gill Roberts 020 7569 4032
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification
Jackie Fox, Deputy Group Company Secretary
Date of notification 13 January 2004
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