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               14 MARCH 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         25,718,875    (5.08%)       604,616   (0.12%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         258,932    (0.05%)        60,494   (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         300,264    (0.06%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                26,278,071    (5.19%)       665,110   (0.13%)



(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      35,000               15.4871
Purchase      34,156               15.4837
Purchase      262                  15.4900
Sale          275                  15.4724
Sale          185                  15.4723
Sale          525                  15.4823
Sale          150                  15.4722
Sale          133                  15.4823
Sale          150                  15.4724
Sale          700                  15.4724
Sale          450                  15.4820
Sale          600                  15.4911
Sale          75                   15.4723
Sale          500                  15.4824
Sale          150                  15.4820
Sale          100                  15.4820
Sale          180                  15.4820
Sale          250                  15.4820
Sale          308                  15.4923
Sale          675                  15.4719
Sale          344                  15.4920
Sale          140                  15.4822
Sale          400                  15.4820
Sale          150                  15.4720
Sale          285                  15.4820
Sale          834                  15.4885
Sale          262                  15.4900
Sale          639                  15.4800
Sale          600                  15.4761


The following transactions took place on 9 March 2006

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          270                  15.4624
Sale          400                  15.4524
Sale          500                  15.4624
Sale          16                   15.4520
Sale          500                  15.4740
Sale          250                  15.4840
Sale          465                  15.4624
Sale          320                  15.4624
Sale          400                  15.4520
Sale          375                  15.4540
Sale          600                  15.4624
Sale          430                  15.4624
Sale          550                  15.4624
Sale          235                  15.4623
Sale          251                  15.4624
Sale          250                  15.4624
Sale          400                  15.4524
Sale          300                  15.4524
Sale          285                  15.4624
Sale          220                  15.4624
Sale          220                  15.4624
Sale          300                  15.4524
Sale          250                  15.4624
Sale          540                  15.4624
Sale          350                  15.4623
Sale          560                  15.4624
Sale          425                  15.4624
Sale          190                  15.4624
Sale          150                  15.4420
Sale          250                  15.4624
Sale          230                  15.4524
Sale          241                  15.4724
Sale          525                  15.4524
Sale          288                  15.4624
Sale          250                  15.4624
Sale          175                  15.4624


The following transactions took place on 13 March 2006

Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Sale          400                   15.4740
Sale          350                   15.4821
Sale          430                   15.4720
Sale          410                   15.4820
Sale          500                   15.4820
Sale          200                   15.4920
Sale          311                   15.4820
Sale          150                   15.4720
Sale          190                   15.4722
Sale          300                   15.4720
Sale          300                   15.4820
Sale          500                   15.4821
Sale          500                   15.4723


The following transactions were erroneously reported on 10 March 2006


Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Sale          1,250                 15.4832
Sale          250                   15.4860
Sale          250                   15.4760
Sale          550                   15.4924
Sale          211                   15.4740

The following transactions were erroneously reported on 14 March 2006

Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Sale          510                   15.4722
Sale          500                   15.4620
Sale          200                   15.4620
Sale          900                   15.4723
Sale          180                   15.4620
Sale          1,300                 15.4821
Sale          610                   15.4711
Sale          300                   15.4823
Sale          230                   15.4820
Sale          45                    15.4640
Sale          45                    15.4640



(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          600                  15.4761
CFD         Long          834                  15.4885
CFD         Short         34,156               15.4837
Future      Short         85                   15.5000




(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 (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)


(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                         15 MARCH 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