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                31 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          25,995,987   (5.13%)        88,548    (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            5,242   (0.00%)       185,582    (0.04%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          100,000   (0.02%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 26,101,229   (5.15%)       274,130    (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      4,302                15.6700
Purchase      18,574               15.6200
Purchase      2,553                15.6423
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          275                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6100
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          270                  15.6100
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          200                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          473                  15.6100
Sale          200                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          200                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          314                  15.6100
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          200                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          740                  15.6100
Sale          295                  15.6100
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6100
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          600                  15.6300
Sale          290                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          340                  15.6031
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          415                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          650                  15.6240
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6300
Sale          270                  15.6300
Sale          600                  15.6300
Sale          225                  15.6431
Sale          400                  15.6100
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          440                  15.6100
Sale          290                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          430                  15.6100
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          275                  15.6100
Sale          450                  15.6300
Sale          125                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6340
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          333                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          215                  15.6326
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          240                  15.6300
Sale          500                  15.6100
Sale          240                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          460                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          450                  15.6240
Sale          525                  15.6300
Sale          1,500                15.6300
Sale          305                  15.6100
Sale          325                  15.6100
Sale          590                  15.6300
Sale          825                  15.6431
Sale          280                  15.6300
Sale          330                  15.6300
Sale          288                  15.6331
Sale          1,750                15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6031
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          900                  15.6100
Sale          400                  15.6300
Sale          200                  15.6300
Sale          620                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6100
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          250                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          300                  15.6300
Sale          350                  15.6300
Sale          312                  15.6700
Sale          2,553                15.6077
Sale          3,057                15.6710
Sale          18,574               15.6200
 Sale          4,500                 15.6300


    (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          3,057                15.6710
 CFD         Long          2,553                15.6077
 CFD         Short         2,553                15.6423

 (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                         01 June 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