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                06 JUNE 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          26,009,520   (5.06%)        92,303    (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            2,422   (0.00%)       239,385    (0.05%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          100,000   (0.02%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                 26,111,942   (5.08%)       331,688    (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      3,269                Transfer
Purchase      14                   15.7500
Purchase      3,722                15.7098
Purchase      600                  15.7039
Purchase      2,552                15.6724
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          225                  15.6925
Sale          850                  15.6925
Sale          250                  15.6925
Sale          380                  15.6925
Sale          495                  15.6925
Sale          525                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          280                  15.6925
Sale          275                  15.6925
Sale          680                  15.6925
Sale          600                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          550                  15.6925
Sale          250                  15.6925
Sale          600                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          1,700                15.6925
Sale          535                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          750                  15.6925
Sale          375                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6931
Sale          330                  15.6925
Sale          750                  15.6731
Sale          600                  15.6925
Sale          300                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          375                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          274                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          300                  15.6925
Sale          410                  15.6925
Sale          250                  15.6925
Sale          540                  15.6925
Sale          325                  15.6925
Sale          200                  15.6931
Sale          800                  15.6925
Sale          200                  15.6731
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          1,700                15.6925
Sale          650                  15.6925
Sale          250                  15.6925
Sale          625                  15.6925
Sale          375                  15.6925
Sale          495                  15.6940
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6731
Sale          425                  15.6925
Sale          275                  15.6925
Sale          425                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6940
Sale          275                  15.6925
Sale          750                  15.6731
Sale          800                  15.6931
Sale          450                  15.6925
Sale          1,150                15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          750                  15.6731
Sale          700                  15.6925
Sale          575                  15.6940
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          300                  15.6925
Sale          780                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6931
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          300                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          750                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          550                  15.6925
Sale          470                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          250                  15.6931
Sale          725                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          400                  15.6925
Sale          425                  15.6925
Sale          350                  15.6925
Sale          490                  15.6925
Sale          500                  15.6925
Sale          700                  15.6925
Sale          650                  15.6925
Sale          89                   15.6912
Sale          2,552                 15.6676



(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          2,552                15.6676
CFD         Short         600                  15.7039
CFD         Short         3,722                15.7098
CFD         Short         2,552                15.6724

(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                         07 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