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               15 MAY 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         26,064,531    (5.14%)        96,515   (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          17,897    (0.00%)       141,945   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         100,000    (0.02%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                26,182,428    (5.17%)       238,460   (0.05%)


(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      1,536                15.6800
Purchase      3,304                15.6500
Purchase      2,532                15.7024
Purchase      7,248                15.6347
Purchase      19                   15.7000
Purchase      1,679                15.6431
Sale          150                  15.6420
Sale          700                  15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          400                  15.6800
Sale          1,500                15.6800
Sale          575                  15.6800
Sale          600                  15.6800
Sale          900                  15.6800
Sale          400                  15.6920
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          500                  15.6400
Sale          300                  15.6800
Sale          315                  15.6400
Sale          10,000               15.6400
Sale          500                  15.6340
Sale          3,000                15.6700
Sale          385                  15.6400
Sale          750                  15.6920
Sale          150                  15.6929
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          550                  15.6400
Sale          300                  15.6325
Sale          4,500                15.6800
Sale          3,000                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          1,700                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          200                  15.6220
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          1,500                15.6800
Sale          415                  15.6400
Sale          300                  15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          665                  15.6821
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          400                  15.6400
Sale          400                  15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          2,000                15.6800
Sale          4,300                15.6821
Sale          700                  15.6800
Sale          7,000                15.6800
Sale          450                  15.6400
Sale          2,000                15.6800
Sale          700                  15.6800
Sale          575                  15.6400
Sale          350                  15.6400
Sale          775                  15.6400
Sale          550                  15.6400
Sale          1,700                15.6800
Sale          1,000                15.6800
Sale          550                  15.6520
Sale          10,000               15.6800
Sale          1,755                15.6895
Sale          2,532                15.6677
Sale          1,531                15.6799
Sale          6,886                 15.6369

(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          2,532                15.6677
CFD         Long          6,886                15.6369
CFD         Short         7,248                15.6347
CFD         Short         2,532                15.7024
CFD         Short         1,679                15.6431

(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                         16 MAY 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