SC 13G 1 sc13g_042602-rgti.txt SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2 ROYAL GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (Name of Issuer) Subordinate Voting Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 779915 10 7 (CUSIP Number) April 17, 2002 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) --------------------------- Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1 (b) [x] Rule 13d-1 (c) |_| Rule 13d-1 (d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 779915 10 7 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages (1) Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) The Bank of Nova Scotia (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| (3) SEC Use Only (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Canada (5) Sole Voting Power Number of 274,454 Shares Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power by Each Reporting 3,835,162 Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power 274,454 (8) Shared Dispositive Power 3,835,162 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,109,616 (10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.47% (12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO 2 CUSIP No. 779915 10 7 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages (1) Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) Scotiabank (Ireland) Limited (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| (3) SEC Use Only (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization The Republic of Ireland (5) Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power by Each Reporting 3,600,000 Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0 (8) Shared Dispositive Power 3,600,000 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,600,000 (10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.79% (12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO 3 CUSIP No. 779915 10 7 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages (1) Names of Reporting Persons/I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only) Scotia Capital Inc. (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_| (b) |_| (3) SEC Use Only (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Canada (5) Sole Voting Power Number of 0 Shares Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power by Each Reporting 235,162 Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0 (8) Shared Dispositive Power 235,162 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 235,162 (10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) |_| (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0.31% (12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO 4 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer Royal Group Technologies Limited Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices Royal Group Technologies Limited 1 Royal Gate Boulevard Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada L4L 8Z7 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing The Bank of Nova Scotia ("Scotiabank") and Scotia Capital Inc, an indirect wholly- owned subsidiary of Scotiabank ("SCI") and Scotiabank (Ireland) Limited , an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotiabank ("SIL"). Of the subordinate voting shares reported herein as being the deemed aggregate amount beneficially owned by Scotiabank: (i) 274,454 are owned by Scotiabank directly; (ii) 235,162 are owned by SCI. (iii) 3,600,000 are owned by SIL Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence Scotiabank: The Bank of Nova Scotia Attention: Group Compliance 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1H1 SCI: Scotia Capital Inc. 40 King Street West, Scotia Plaza, P.O. Box 4085, Station "A" Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 2X6 SIL Scotiabank (Ireland)Limited IFSC House Custom House Dock Dublin 1, The Republic of Ireland Item 2(c). Citizenship Scotiabank: Organized under the laws of Canada. 5 SCI: Organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. SIL: Organized under the laws of The Republic of Ireland. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities Subordinate Voting Shares Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 779915 10 7 Item 3. Filing Category Not applicable Item 4(a). Amount Beneficially Owned Scotiabank: 274,454 SCI: 235,162 SIL: 3,600,000 Item 4(b). Percent of Class Scotiabank: 0.37% SCI: 0.31% SIL: 4.79% Item 4(c). Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has: (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: Scotiabank: 274,454 SCI: 0 SIL: 0 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: Scotiabank: 3,835,162 6 SCI: 235,162 SIL: 3,600,000 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: Scotiabank: 274,454 SCI: 0 SIL: 0 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: Scotiabank: 3,835,162 SCI: 235,162 SIL: 3,600,000 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired The Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable Item 10. Certification Not applicable 7 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, each signatory certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 26, 2002 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ David Smith ------------------------------------ Name: David Smith Title: Vice-President, Group Compliance SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. By: /s/ James Mountain ------------------------------------ Name: James Mountain Title: Managing Director SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) LIMITED By: /s/ Robert Masters ------------------------------------ Name: Robert Masters Title: Assistant General Manager 8 EXHIBIT A --------- FILING AGREEMENT AMONG THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. AND SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) LIMITED The undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13G with respect to the Subordinate Voting Shares of Royal Group Technologies Limited dated of even date herewith is and shall be filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rules 13d-1(c) and 13d- 1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Dated: April 26, 2002 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ David Smith ------------------------------------ Name: David Smith Title: Vice-President, Group Compliance SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. By: /s/ James Mountain ------------------------------------ Name: James Mountain Title: Managing Director SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) LIMITED By: /s/ Robert Masters ------------------------------------ Name: Robert Masters Title: Assistant General Manager 9