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               1 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          26,176,965   (5.17%)     381,427     (0.08%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           31,243   (0.01%)     154,487     (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          100,264   (0.02%)           0     (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 26,308,472   (5.19%)     535,914     (0.11%)

(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      280                  14.9092
Purchase      500                  14.9092
Purchase      420                  14.9092
Purchase      290                  14.9092
Purchase      794                  14.9092
Purchase      230                  14.9092
Purchase      1,335                14.8200
Purchase      7,300                14.8300
Sale          500                  14.8708
Sale          150                  14.8008
Sale          500                  14.8508
Sale          300                  14.8008
Sale          350                  14.8008
Sale          250                  14.8708
Sale          165                  14.8008
Sale          300                  14.8708
Sale          200                  14.8708
Sale          150                  14.8008
Sale          150                  14.8008
Sale          370                  14.8108
Sale          230                  14.8708
Sale          150                  14.8008
Sale          200                  14.8008
Sale          350                  14.8008
Sale          794                  14.8708
Sale          420                  14.8708
Sale          238                  14.8608
Sale          150                  14.8708
Sale          1,500                14.8508
Sale          212                  14.8500
Sale          250                  14.8608
Sale          250                  14.8608
Sale          500                  14.8708
Sale          340                  14.8408
Sale          280                  14.8708
Sale          125                  14.8008
Sale          290                  14.8708
Sale          560                  14.8657
Sale          7,373                14.8500
Sale          1,888                14.8600
Sale          1,687                14.8500
Sale          1,464                14.9600
Sale          59,407               14.8591





 (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          59,407               14.8591
 CFD         Short         7,300                14.8300

 (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                         2 FEBRUARY 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