Rule 8.3- (P&O)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
23 February 2006
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1)
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of
Scotland Group plc)
Company dealt in
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (The)
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Deferred £1 shares
Date of dealing
21/2/06
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
8,305,823 1.09
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 8,305,823 1.09
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the
company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security:
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase 5,900,000 5.1447
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,
e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name,
e.g. call option Writing, selling, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, varying etc. securities to price American, date paid/received
European etc. per unit
(Note 5)
which the option
relates (Note 7)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 23/2/06
Contact name Richard Hopkins
Telephone number 020 7714 4459
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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