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                12 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         25,939,940    (5.04%)        99,113    (0.02%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           2,422    (0.00%)       237,698    (0.05%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         100,000    (0.02%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                26,042,362    (5.06%)       336,811    (0.07%)


(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      4,820                Transfer
Purchase      347                  15.7000
Purchase      119                  15.6800
Purchase      2,721                15.6916
Purchase      597                  15.7524
Sale          350                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6831
Sale          400                  15.6831
Sale          450                  15.6900
Sale          375                  15.6900
Sale          700                  15.6900
Sale          800                  15.6900
Sale          650                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          350                  15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          1,745                15.6900
Sale          300                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          700                  15.6840
Sale          475                  15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          2,750                15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          2,708                15.6900
Sale          401                  15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          350                  15.6900
Sale          775                  15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          1,375                15.6831
Sale          7,906                15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          425                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          250                  15.6900
Sale          670                  15.6931
Sale          350                  15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          300                  15.6900
Sale          4,000                15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          300                  15.6900
Sale          550                  15.6900
Sale          375                  15.6900
Sale          180                  15.6940
Sale          300                  15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          500                  15.6931
Sale          450                  15.6900
Sale          450                  15.6900
Sale          3,150                15.6900
Sale          417                  15.6931
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          400                  15.6900
Sale          2,750                15.6900
Sale          525                  15.6900
Sale          825                  15.6900
Sale          425                  15.6831
Sale          500                  15.6931
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          325                  15.6900
Sale          450                  15.6900
Sale          2,633                15.6900
Sale          275                  15.6900
Sale          460                  15.6900
Sale          4,820                Transfer
Sale          1,200                15.7361
Sale          597                  15.6976
Sale          51                   15.6900




    (b)  Derivatives transactions
         (other than options)
 Product   Long/Short   Number of Securities   Price Per Unit
 Name,     (Note 6)     (Note 7)               (GBP)
 (e.g.
 CFD)
 CFD       Long                         -1200     15.73606667
 CFD       Short                         2721     15.69156928
 CFD       Long                          -597     15.69763819
 CFD       Short                          597     15.75236181


 (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   (GBP)     European etc.            per unit
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      (GBP)


 (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                         13 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