LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

RSA Insurance Group plc

Transactions in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

Ordinary Shares of 1 each

11 November 2015

On 10 November 2015, RSA Insurance Group plc (the 'Company') received notification of the following transactions in its ordinary shares of 1 each ('Ordinary Shares') by PDMRs.

On 09 November 2015, 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 435.2p 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)

David Coughlan 28 7
William McDonnell 28 7
Derek Walsh 28 7
Paul Whittaker 28 7

Under the terms of the Company's all employee Sharebuild Plan (an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan), the Matching Shares awarded on 07 November 2012 to the current PDMR's listed below have vested.

Name Number of shares vested under the Matching element of the Plan
David Coughlan 22
Derek Walsh 22
William McDonnell 25
Paul Whittaker 25

These announcements are made following notifications made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2R.

The transactions were carried out in London.

--ENDS--

Enquiries to:

Elinor Bell, Deputy Group Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7000

Louise Shield, External Communications Director

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7047

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