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                18 JULY 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         26,069,326    (5.07%)         3,757    (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           2,093    (0.00%)       434,198    (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                26,071,419    (5.07%)       437,955    (0.09%)




(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      890                  15.9800
Purchase      2,746                16.0000
Purchase      5,160                Transfer
Purchase      21,204               16.0000
Purchase      660                  15.9800
Purchase      663                  15.9800
Purchase      697                  15.9800
Purchase      847                  15.9800
Purchase      1,239                15.9800
Purchase      12,201               15.9800
Purchase      2,588                15.9816
Purchase      100,000              15.9900
Purchase      100,000              15.9924
Purchase      150,000              15.9930
Sale          200                  15.9700
Sale          220                  15.9800
Sale          250                  15.9700
Sale          250                  15.9700
Sale          250                  15.9700
Sale          260                  15.9700
Sale          260                  15.9700
Sale          260                  15.9700
Sale          260                  15.9700
Sale          260                  15.9700
Sale          265                  15.9700
Sale          277                  15.9700
Sale          285                  15.9700
Sale          285                  15.9700
Sale          296                  15.9700
Sale          300                  15.9700
Sale          330                  15.9800
Sale          332                  15.9700
Sale          350                  15.9700
Sale          350                  15.9700
Sale          350                  15.9700
Sale          360                  15.9700
Sale          370                  15.9925
Sale          400                  15.9700
Sale          400                  15.9700
Sale          400                  15.9800
Sale          430                  15.9700
Sale          450                  15.9700
Sale          450                  15.9700
Sale          500                  15.9700
Sale          500                  15.9700
Sale          500                  15.9700
Sale          500                  15.9700
Sale          500                  15.9800
Sale          500                  15.9820
Sale          530                  15.9700
Sale          620                  15.9800
Sale          700                  15.9700
Sale          700                  15.9700
Sale          700                  15.9800
Sale          750                  15.9800
Sale          755                  15.9700
Sale          770                  15.9800
Sale          780                  15.9800
Sale          1,000                15.9700
Sale          1,000                15.9800
Sale          1,150                15.9800
Sale          1,600                15.9700
Sale          21,204               16.0000
Sale          1,083                15.9700
Sale          4,639                16.0000
Sale          2,588                15.9384



    (b)  Derivatives transactions
         (other than options)
 Product name,    Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
 (e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
 CFD              Short            2,588          15.9384
 CFD              Long             2,588          15.9815
 CFD              Long             100,000        15.9923


 (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 (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                         19 JULY 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