Exhibit 99.4
IMMEDIATE | 1 NOVEMBER 2006 | ||
Resolution passed at Extraordinary General Meeting on 1 November 2006 | |||
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (R&SA) to request shareholder approval of the disposal of the US Operation took place today. The resolution was unanimously approved by attending shareholders on a show of hands. The decision of the attending shareholders was endorsed by the proxy votes cast. A summary of the proxy votes is shown below: | |||
For | Discretionary | Against | Vote Withheld | ||
1,868,875,131 | 1,978,186 | 359,786 | 15,592,395 | ||
Issued ordinary share capital as at 1 November 2006: 2,961,858,493 | |||||
The resolution was supported by a majority (99.99%) of the proxy votes cast (for votes plus discretionary). | |||||
The disposal is subject to regulatory approvals and completion is targeted for year end. | |||||
--ENDS-- | |||||
For further information: | |||||
Analysts | Press | |||
Helen Pickford | Phil Wilson-Brown | Luke Thomas | ||
Head of Investor Relations | Head of External | Deputy Group Company | ||
Communications | Secretary | |||
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7212 | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7047 | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7032 | ||
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