RSA Ins Grp Disposal
18 February 2015 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRSA
RSA announces sale of its minority holding in India
RSA Insurance Group plc today announces that on 18 February it
agreed the sale of its 26% holding in Indian insurer Royal Sundaram
Alliance Insurance Company Limited to Sundaram Finance Limited, its
joint venture partner.
RSA expects to receive cash consideration of approximately
GBP46m, and the transaction is expected to result in a gain on sale
of approximately GBP16m and an addition to the Group's tangible net
assets of approximately GBP19m. Completion is expected within six
months.
Stephen Hester, RSA Group Chief Executive said: "This
transaction continues the excellent momentum of our disposal
programme and represents further progress in tightening the
strategic focus of the Group."
Enquiries:
Analysts Press
Rupert Taylor Rea Louise Shield
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Ryan Jones Kaidee Sibborn
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7243 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7137
Notes to editors:
About RSA
With a 300 year heritage, RSA is one of the world's leading
multinational quoted insurance groups. RSA has core operations in
the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland and Latin America. Focusing on
general insurance, RSA has around 21,000 employees and, in 2013,
its net written premiums were GBP8.7 billion.
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