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 13 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 25,920,314 (5.04%) 102,809 (0.02%) securities (2) Derivatives 2,821 (0.00%) 232,988 (0.05%) (other than options) (3) Options and 100,000 (0.02%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 26,023,135 (5.06%) 335,797 (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 3,296 15.6800 Purchase 3,296 15.6800 Purchase 50 15.6760 Purchase 2,599 15.6916 Sale 200 15.6720 Sale 1,200 15.6730 Sale 300 15.6520 Sale 9,520 Transfer Sale 2,715 15.6479 Sale 2,599 15.6776 Sale 51 15.6645 Sale 3,296 15.6800 Sale 3,296 15.6800 Sale 2,394 15.6761 Sale 3,296 15.6800 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Name, Long/Short Number of Price Per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities (Note Unit (GBP) 7) CFD Long 2,394 15.67608187 CFD Long 2,715 15.64792634 CFD Long 2,599 15.6776491 CFD Short 2,599 15.69156983 (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 14 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

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