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               27 FEBRUARY 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              26,969,849     (3.59%)      10,737    (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives               10,737     (0.00%)           0    (0.00%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and                    0     (0.00%)         150    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                     26,980,586     (3.59%)      10,887    (0.00%)


(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            4,250        (0.01%)
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                   4,250       (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          955                  5.1651
Sale          1,170                5.1626
Sale          1,500                5.1651
Sale          1,125                5.1651
Sale          1,065                5.1626
Sale          930                  5.1651
Sale          910                  5.1626
Sale          990                  5.1651
Sale          735                  5.1651
Sale          750                  5.1651
Sale          1,085                5.1551
Sale          1,615                5.1651
Sale          1,405                5.1651
Sale          1,000                5.1676
Sale          720                  5.1651
Sale          1,005                5.1651
Sale          1,110                5.1551
Sale          605                  5.1626
Sale          2,000                5.1651
Sale          510                  5.1651
Sale          1,865                5.1651
Sale          2,600                5.1626
Sale          950                  5.1651
Sale          1,715                5.1651
Sale          670                  5.1651
Sale          281                  5.1651
Sale          865                  5.1626
Sale          820                  5.1651
Sale          685                  5.1651
Sale          530                  5.1626
Sale          945                  5.1626
Sale          910                  5.1626
Sale          830                  5.1651
Sale          1,400                5.1651
Sale          1,385                5.1626
Sale          900                  5.1651
Sale          373                   5.1800

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


(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                         28 FEBRUARY 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