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 25 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) (1) Relevant 26,065,276 (5.14%) 94,386 (0.02%) securities (2) Derivatives 2,613 (0.00%) 186,636 (0.04%) (other than options) (3) Options and 100,000 (0.02%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 26,167,889 (5.16%) 281,022 (0.06%) (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 5,343 15.6000 Purchase 2,055 15.6000 Purchase 13,476 15.6031 Purchase 5,343 15.6000 Purchase 60 15.6200 Sale 574 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6000 Sale 215 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6000 Sale 1,000 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 210 15.5840 Sale 320 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 798 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 1,000 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 350 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 550 15.6000 Sale 308 15.5940 Sale 600 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 275 15.6000 Sale 200 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 815 15.6000 Sale 265 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 750 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6026 Sale 350 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6000 Sale 750 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6026 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 225 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 550 15.6000 Sale 220 15.6030 Sale 350 15.6000 Sale 1,000 15.6000 Sale 550 15.6000 Sale 815 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 150 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 151 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 787 15.6000 Sale 350 15.6000 Sale 200 15.5940 Sale 275 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 600 15.6000 Sale 175 15.6000 Sale 350 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 275 15.6000 Sale 567 15.6026 Sale 450 15.5940 Sale 450 15.6026 Sale 260 15.6026 Sale 200 15.5926 Sale 500 15.6000 Sale 259 15.6026 Sale 545 15.6000 Sale 290 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6000 Sale 800 15.6000 Sale 300 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 175 15.6000 Sale 600 15.6000 Sale 335 15.6000 Sale 340 15.6026 Sale 400 15.6000 Sale 430 15.6000 Sale 450 15.6000 Sale 370 15.6000 Sale 500 15.6026 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 150 15.6000 Sale 250 15.6000 Sale 5,516 15.6000 Sale 2,400 15.5861 Sale 5,343 15.6000 Sale 926 15.5998 (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 2,400 15.5861 CFD Short 13,476 15.6031 (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 26 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

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