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               27 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          26,698,217   (5.27%)     344,142     (0.07%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           31,443   (0.01%)     416,489     (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          100,264   (0.02%)           0     (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 26,829,924   (5.29%)     760,631     (0.15%)

(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      274                  14.7700
Purchase      1,278                14.7450
Purchase      1,244                14.8400
Purchase      1,990                14.7450
Purchase      3,547                14.7450
Purchase      613                  14.9000
Purchase      818                  14.8400
Purchase      688                  14.8400
Purchase      37,747               14.6548
Purchase      759                  14.6400
Purchase      49,121               14.6981
Purchase      3,070                14.7773
Purchase      1,065                14.6238
Purchase      1,183                14.6100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          170                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          1,100                14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.7502
Sale          250                  14.7512
Sale          1,100                14.7400
Sale          210                  14.9000
Sale          440                  14.7200
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          660                  14.6800
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          1,000                14.7400
Sale          400                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          820                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.6812
Sale          250                  14.7100
Sale          225                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.6100
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          500                  14.9000
Sale          180                  14.9000
Sale          700                  14.6100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          320                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.7100
Sale          300                  14.6100
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          740                  14.7400
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.7100
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.7624
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          170                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          700                  14.7400
Sale          600                  14.6100
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          175                  14.7200
Sale          500                  14.9000
Sale          160                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.7400
Sale          250                  14.7100
Sale          200                  14.6100
Sale          220                  14.7100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          260                  14.6300
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.7600
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.7100
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          500                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.7100
Sale          320                  14.7100
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          160                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          100                  14.6600
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.7100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          160                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          420                  14.7504
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          130                  14.9000
Sale          750                  14.6400
Sale          405                  14.6100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          500                  14.9000
Sale          660                  14.6800
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          275                  14.7200
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.7400
Sale          375                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          400                  14.6100
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.6100
Sale          400                  14.7100
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          160                  14.9000
Sale          400                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          400                  14.6800
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          550                  14.9000
Sale          1,500                14.7400
Sale          400                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          1,500                14.6200
Sale          330                  14.7100
Sale          400                  14.6100
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.7100
Sale          140                  14.9000
Sale          500                  14.9000
Sale          225                  14.6400
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          525                  14.7150
Sale          330                  14.7100
Sale          400                  14.7100
Sale          300                  14.7412
Sale          300                  14.7100
Sale          600                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.7400
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          325                  14.6812
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          600                  14.9000
Sale          175                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          250                  14.9000
Sale          260                  14.7100
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          180                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          320                  14.8248
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          150                  14.9000
Sale          300                  14.6924
Sale          450                  14.7100
Sale          300                  14.7400
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          660                  14.6100
Sale          320                  14.7100
Sale          450                  14.9000
Sale          450                  14.7000
Sale          200                  14.9000
Sale          615                  14.9000
Sale          500                  14.6812
Sale          350                  14.9000
Sale          15,762               14.7666
Sale          6,815                14.7450
Sale          2,928                14.7666
Sale          296                  14.6300
Sale          5,504                14.7029
Sale          52,000               14.6400
Sale          444                  14.6300
Sale          759                  14.7400
Sale          2,100                14.7600
 Sale          49,600                14.8153



 (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          49,600               14.8153
 CFD         Long          2,100                14.7600
 CFD         Short         49,121               14.6981
 CFD         Short         37,747               14.6548

 (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)

  (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                         30 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