Rule 8.3 - THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NA...

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
                              NAVIGATION COMPANY PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 1.00
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               13 JANUARY 2006

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           28,235,266  (3.76%)         113,957  (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           105,467  (0.01%)          34,400  (0.00%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and                 0  (0.00%)             150  (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                  28,340,733  (3.77%)         148,507  (0.02%)




(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:
5.5%
concessionary
redeemable non-
cumulative
preferred
                  Number                    Number
                                    (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant       4,850        (0.01%)
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              4,850        (0.01%)


(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
                                   (GBP)
Sale          590                  4.9501
Sale          56,804               4.9750
Sale          3,500                4.9600
Sale          1,000                5.0228
Sale          1,700                5.0228
Sale          3,506                5.0125
Sale          1,200                4.9600
Sale          3,300                4.9600
Sale          423                  4.9600
Sale          1,100                5.0125
Sale          1,500                5.0081
Sale          1,260                5.0000
Sale          1,200                5.0125
Sale          3,000                4.9600
Sale          1,000                5.0125
Sale          2,200                5.0125
Sale          1,000                5.0125
Sale          2,500                4.9600
Sale          2,000                4.9600
Sale          2,904                4.9775
Sale          1,850                4.9775
Sale          1,022                5.0125
Sale          950                  5.0125
Sale          1,700                5.0125
Sale          2,500                4.9600
Sale          600                  4.9901
Sale          450                  4.9951
Sale          15,000               4.9600
Sale          1,000                4.9601
Sale          1,000                4.9600
Sale          2,750                4.9600
Sale          1,500                5.0125




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product     Writing,     Number of    Exercise    Type,e.g.     Expiry   Option money
name,       selling,     securities   price       American,     date     paid/received
e.g. call   purchasing,  to which                 European               per unit (note 5)
option      varying      the option               etc.
            etc.         relates
                         (Note 7)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (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                         16 JANUARY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number                           0207 116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk