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               26 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       26,786,448      (5.29%)       341,708   (0.07%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        31,443      (0.01%)       381,321   (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       100,264      (0.02%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              26,918,155      (5.31%)       723,029   (0.14%)




(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      175                  14.7000
Purchase      200                  14.7000
Purchase      200                  14.7000
Purchase      968                  14.6550
Purchase      275                  14.6700
Purchase      4,040                Transfer
Purchase      1,139                14.6550
Purchase      1,272                14.6550
Purchase      9,556                14.6550
Purchase      2,099                14.6599
Purchase      35,000               14.5258
Purchase      39,053               14.7118
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          350                  14.6550
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          750                  14.6810
Sale          550                  14.6810
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.6305
Sale          200                  14.6600
Sale          140                  14.6600
Sale          285                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.6600
Sale          140                  14.6600
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          275                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.6550
Sale          2,000                14.6300
Sale          240                  14.6305
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.6300
Sale          500                  14.7200
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          350                  14.6810
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          425                  14.6810
Sale          680                  14.7200
Sale          275                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.6600
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          750                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.6200
Sale          214                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.6700
Sale          200                  14.6700
Sale          200                  14.5300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.5500
Sale          140                  14.6700
Sale          300                  14.6810
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          225                  14.6810
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.6305
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          750                  14.6305
Sale          180                  14.6700
Sale          285                  14.6810
Sale          500                  14.4500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          350                  14.6305
Sale          650                  14.6305
Sale          190                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.6600
Sale          280                  14.6300
Sale          200                  14.6300
Sale          500                  14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          280                  14.6305
Sale          200                  14.6305
Sale          179                  14.6800
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          100                  14.5500
Sale          550                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.5700
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          1,400                14.6300
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          250                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          140                  14.6700
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          175                  14.5500
Sale          425                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          100                  14.6600
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.5500
Sale          225                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          235                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.6300
Sale          400                  14.6305
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          400                  14.4600
Sale          140                  14.6600
Sale          260                  14.6810
Sale          160                  14.5500
Sale          350                  14.6300
Sale          200                  14.5700
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          400                  14.6300
Sale          200                  14.6810
Sale          350                  14.6550
Sale          225                  14.6810
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.6300
Sale          4,321                14.6405
Sale          507                  14.6405
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          115                  14.5300
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6305
Sale          400                  14.6305
Sale          325                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.5700
Sale          500                  14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          750                  14.6300
Sale          140                  14.6600
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          100                  14.6600
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.4500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          400                  14.6300
Sale          1,449                14.6405
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          260                  14.6550
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          140                  14.6700
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          750                  14.6300
Sale          218                  14.7200
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          275                  14.6810
Sale          260                  14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5700
Sale          300                  14.6305
Sale          318                  14.6300
Sale          185                  14.6400
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          850                  14.6550
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.6810
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          500                  14.6300
Sale          200                  14.6300
Sale          400                  14.6550
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          320                  14.6305
Sale          250                  14.6305
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          400                  14.5700
Sale          800                  14.6300
Sale          179                  14.6800
Sale          210                  14.6300
Sale          179                  14.6800
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          650                  14.6100
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          360                  14.6550
Sale          400                  14.5700
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          275                  14.6810
Sale          1,000                14.5700
Sale          350                  14.6550
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.4500
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          400                  14.6305
Sale          225                  14.6600
Sale          600                  14.6300
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          120                  14.4600
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          1,500                14.6300
Sale          575                  14.6810
Sale          300                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.6550
Sale          260                  14.6700
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          3,000                14.6300
Sale          140                  14.6600
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6305
Sale          100                  14.6700
Sale          350                  14.5500
Sale          1,000                14.6300
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          300                  14.6300
Sale          200                  14.5500
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          500                  14.5700
Sale          150                  14.5500
Sale          225                  14.6810
Sale          4,882                14.6405
Sale          380                  14.6305
Sale          250                  14.6810
Sale          400                  14.5700
Sale          500                  14.5500
Sale          80,019               14.6000
Sale          1,536                14.6279
Sale          35,000               14.5918
Sale          1,398                14.6577
Sale          1,036                14.7300
Sale          7,619                14.6490




 (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          1,398                14.6577
 CFD         Long          1,036                14.7300
 CFD         Long          7,619                14.6490
 CFD         Short         39,053               14.7118




 (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)
Put Option      Purchasing        100,000            15.0000   American        16.06.2006  0.5700

(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                         27 JANUARY 2006
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
 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