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                21 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          25,898,830   (5.04%)         3,757    (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            2,093   (0.00%)       433,598    (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)             0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 25,900,923   (5.04%)       437,355    (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      2,751                16.0000
Purchase      11,899               15.9900
Purchase      2,536                16.0116
Sale          180                  16.0000
Sale          220                  16.0000
Sale          225                  16.0000
Sale          250                  16.0000
Sale          250                  16.0020
Sale          250                  16.0025
Sale          250                  16.0025
Sale          250                  16.0030
Sale          250                  16.0030
Sale          300                  16.0000
Sale          300                  16.0000
Sale          300                  16.0025
Sale          300                  16.0035
Sale          300                  16.0040
Sale          325                  16.0000
Sale          325                  16.0000
Sale          325                  16.0000
Sale          350                  16.0000
Sale          350                  16.0000
Sale          400                  16.0000
Sale          400                  16.0000
Sale          400                  16.0000
Sale          400                  16.0000
Sale          400                  16.0020
Sale          425                  16.0000
Sale          499                  16.0000
Sale          500                  16.0000
Sale          500                  16.0000
Sale          500                  16.0035
Sale          550                  16.0000
Sale          550                  16.0000
Sale          570                  16.0000
Sale          650                  16.0000
Sale          675                  16.0000
Sale          700                  16.0000
Sale          700                  16.0030
Sale          800                  16.0000
Sale          900                  16.0000
Sale          1,200                16.0000
Sale          1,624                15.9900
Sale          11,899               15.9900
Sale          1,876                15.9900
Sale          6,251                16.0000
Sale          1,078                16.0092
Sale          2,536                15.9984





    (b)  Derivatives transactions
         (other than options)
 Product name,    Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
 (e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
 CFD              Short            2,536          15.9983
 CFD              Long             2,536          16.0116


 (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                         24 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