Rule 8.3 - BOC GROUP PLC

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              BOC GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               06 APRIL 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              25,978,896    (5.13%)       69,309    (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                  191    (0.00%)      136,275    (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              100,000    (0.02%)            0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                     26,079,087    (5.15%)      205,584    (0.04%)


(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:

                      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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      1,645                15.5100
Purchase      13,878               15.5100
Purchase      8,888                15.5100
Purchase      847                  15.5123
Sale          600                  15.5021
Sale          3,096                15.5000
Sale          600                  15.5000
Sale          500                  15.5021
Sale          300                  15.5021
Sale          460                  15.5000
Sale          637                  15.5021
Sale          300                  15.5021
Sale          135                  15.5021
Sale          650                  15.4921
Sale          200                  15.5021
Sale          300                  15.5021
Sale          600                  15.5000
Sale          300                  15.5021
Sale          250                  15.5021
Sale          250                  15.5021
Sale          265                  15.5021
Sale          325                  15.5021
Sale          250                  15.5021
Sale          200                  15.5021
Sale          270                  15.5021
Sale          270                  15.5140
Sale          250                  15.5021
Sale          100                  15.5021
Sale          5,873                15.5006
Sale          4,713                15.5006
Sale          847                  15.5077



(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          847                   15.5077
CFD        Short         847                   15.5123


(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 (GBP)
                varying 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                         07 APRIL 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 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