SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d -16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report on Form 6-K for the month of February 2005
The BOC Group plc
Chertsey Road, Windlesham,
Surrey GU20 6HJ
England
(Name and address of registrant's principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Enclosures:
1. A notification dated 1 February 2005 to advise that a copy of the
First Quarter Results for the three months ended 31 December 2004 were
available at the UKLA Document Viewing Facility.
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2. A notification dated 2 February 2005 advising of the acquisition of 36
Ordinary shares in the Company by Sir Christopher J O'Donnell, a
director of the Company, under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
3. A notification dated 3 February 2005 advising of the sale by Ogier
Trustee Limited, as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust
(1995) of a total of 1,645 Ordinary shares in the Company in which the
directors have a technical interest.
4. A notification dated 3 February 2005 advising of the exercise of an
option over 6,000 Ordinary shares held under The BOC Group plc
Executive Share Option Scheme 1995 by John Andrew Bevan, a director of
the Company.
5. A notification dated 3 February 2005 advising of the exercise of
options over 110,000 Ordinary shares held under The BOC Group plc
Executive Share Option Scheme 1995 and Executive Share Option Scheme
(Jersey) 1995 by John Lawrence Walsh, a director of the Company, and
subsequent sale of the Ordinary shares acquired.
6. A notification dated 3 February 2005 advising of the sale by Ogier
Trustee Limited, as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust
(1995) of a total of 28,466 Ordinary shares in the Company in which
the directors have a technical interest.
7. A notification dated 3 February 2005 advising of the exercise of an
option over 25,000 Ordinary shares held under The BOC Group plc
Executive Share Option Scheme 1995 by Krishnamurthy Rajagopal, a
director of the Company, the subsequent sale of 14,000 shares by Dr
Rajagopal, the transfer of 7,250 shares to Usha Rajagopal, the wife of
Dr Rajagopal, the sale of 3,500 shares by Mrs Rajagopal and the
retention of 3,750 shares by both Dr and Mrs Rajagopal.
8. A notification dated 18 February 2005 advising of the sale by Ogier
Trustee Limited, as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust
(1995) of a total of 16,275 Ordinary shares in the Company in which
the directors have a technical interest and the return of 14,206
Ordinary shares transferred from the Trust in error in January 2005.
9. A notification dated 25 February 2005 advising of the resignation of
Julie Baddeley, a director of the Company, with effect from 28
February 2005.
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 1 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 10.48 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0102051047-F7DA
1 February 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc - NEWS RELEASE ON THE FIRST QUARTER RESULTS FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004
A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility which, is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel.no. (0)20 7676 1000
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 2 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 7.49 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0202050748-9933
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company 2. Name of director
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THE BOC GROUP plc CHRISTOPHER JOHN O'DONNELL
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3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a non-beneficial interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
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IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING OF THE DIRECTOR IN 2 CHRISTOPHER JOHN O'DONNELL
ABOVE
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5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
a person(s) connected with the director For PEP transactions please indicate whether
named in 2 above and identify the connected general/single co PEP and if
person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
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N/A PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER THE DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT PLAN
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7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount of issued class shares/amount of issued class
stock acquired stock disposed
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36 LESS THAN 0.01% N/A N/A
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11. Class of security 12. Price per share 13. Date of 14. Date company
transaction informed
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ORDINARY SHARES 9.88P PER SHARE 1 FEBRUARY 2005 1 FEBRUARY 2005
OF 25P EACH
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15. Total holding following this notification 16. Total percentage holding of issued class
following this notification
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2,310 LESS THAN 0.01%
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which
options exercisable
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N/A N/A
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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20. Description of shares or debentures
option involved: class, number
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N/A N/A
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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures over
or indication that price is to be fixed at which options held following this
time of exercise notification
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N/A N/A
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23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
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N/A SARAH LARKINS 01276 807383
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25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
SARAH LARKINS, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification _2 February 2005___________________
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 10.28 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0302051027-B728
3 February 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995)
The BOC Group plc (the Company) has today been notified of the disposal on 1
February 2005 of 1,645 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at an exercise
price of 722p per share by Ogier Trustee Limited (the Trustee) as trustee of The
BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995) (the Trust). These Ordinary shares
have been transferred, following exercise of options, to participants in the
Company's senior executive share option plans.
Following this disposal of 1,645 Ordinary shares, the Trustee now holds
5,462,750 Ordinary shares.
Each of the executive Directors of the Company is a potential beneficiary under
the Trust and therefore for Companies Act purposes is regarded as interested in
all of these 5,462,750 Ordinary shares. Despite this technical interest, each
executive Director will only be entitled to receive Ordinary shares from the
Trust in satisfaction of options granted to him in respect of these Ordinary
shares.
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 11.06 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0302051105-D60C
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company 2. Name of director
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THE BOC GROUP plc JOHN ANDREW BEVAN
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3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a non-beneficial interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
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AS IN 2 ABOVE JOHN ANDREW BEVAN
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5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
a person(s) connected with the director For PEP transactions please indicate whether
named in 2 above and identify the connected general/single co PEP and if
person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
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N/A EXERCISE OF ESOS 1995 SHARE OPTIONS
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7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount of issued class shares/amount of issued class
stock acquired stock disposed
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6,000 LESS THAN 0.01% N/A N/A
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11. Class of security 12. Price per share 13. Date of 14. Date company
transaction informed
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ORDINARY SHARES 722p 2 FEBRUARY 2005 2 FEBRUARY 2005
OF 25p EACH
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15. Total holding following this notification 16. Total percentage holding of issued class
following this notification
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23,108 SHARES 0.09%
451,293 OPTIONS
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which
options exercisable
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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20. Description of shares or debentures
option involved: class, number
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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures over
or indication that price is to be fixed at which options held following this
time of exercise notification
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23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
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KAREN WESTON
01276 807388
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25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
KAREN WESTON, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Date of notification: 3 FEBRUARY 2005
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 11.17 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0302051116-C08E
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company 2. Name of director
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THE BOC GROUP plc JOHN LAWRENCE WALSH
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3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a non-beneficial interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
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AS IN 2 ABOVE JOHN LAWRENCE WALSH
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5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
a person(s) connected with the director For PEP transactions please indicate whether
named in 2 above and identify the connected general/single co PEP and if
person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
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N/A EXERCISE OF ESOS 1995 AND ESOS 1995 (JERSEY)
OPTIONS AND SALE OF SHARES ACQUIRED UPON
EXERCISE
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7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount of issued class shares/amount of issued class
stock acquired stock disposed
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110,000 0.02% 110,000 0.02%
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11. Class of security 12. Price per share 13. Date of 14. Date company
transaction informed
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ORDINARY SHARES 851p - 70,000 2 FEBRUARY 2005 2 FEBRUARY 2005
OF 25p EACH 914p - 30,000
919p - 10,000
EXERCISE PRICES
983.89P -
110,000 SALE
PRICE
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15. Total holding following this notification 16. Total percentage holding of issued class
following this notification
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22,175 SHARES 0.11%
517,407 OPTIONS
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which
options exercisable
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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20. Description of shares or debentures
option involved: class, number
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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures over
or indication that price is to be fixed at which options held following this
time of exercise notification
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23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
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N/A KAREN WESTON
01276 807388
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25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
KAREN WESTON, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Date of notification: 3 FEBRUARY 2005
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 15.15 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0302051514-6F92
3 February 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995)
The BOC Group plc (the Company) has today been notified of the disposal on 2
February 2005 of 28,466 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at an
exercise price of 851p per share by Ogier Trustee Limited (the Trustee) as
trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995) (the Trust). These
Ordinary shares have been transferred, following exercise of options, to
participants in the Company's senior executive share option plans.
Following this disposal of 28,466 Ordinary shares, the Trustee now holds
5,434,284 Ordinary shares.
Each of the executive Directors of the Company is a potential beneficiary under
the Trust and therefore for Companies Act purposes is regarded as interested in
all of these 5,434,284 Ordinary shares. Despite this technical interest, each
executive Director will only be entitled to receive Ordinary shares from the
Trust in satisfaction of options granted to him in respect of these Ordinary
shares.
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 15.16 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0302051516-BDBC
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company 2. Name of director
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THE BOC GROUP plc KRISHNAMURTHY RAJAGOPAL
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3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a non-beneficial interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a holding
of that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
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AS IN 2 ABOVE N/A
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5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
a person(s) connected with the director For PEP transactions please indicate whether
named in 2 above and identify the connected general/single co PEP and if
person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
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UPON EXERCISE, 7,250 SHARES WERE TRANSFERRED EXERCISE OF 25,000 ESOS 1995 OPTIONS; SALE
TO MRS USHA RAJAGOPAL (WIFE) OF 14,000 SHARES BY DIRECTOR; TRANSFER OF
7,250 SHARES TO WIFE; SALE OF 3,500 SHARES
BY WIFE; RETENTION OF 3,750 SHARES EACH BY
DIRECTOR AND WIFE
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7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount of issued class shares/amount of issued class
stock acquired stock disposed
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25,000 LESS THAN 0.1% 17,500 LESS THAN 0.1%
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11. Class of security 12. Price per share 13. Date of 14. Date company
transaction informed
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ORDINARY SHARES 722p EXERCISE 3 FEBRUARY 2005 3 FEBRUARY 2005
OF 25p EACH 984p SALE
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15. Total holding following this notification 16. Total percentage holding of issued class
following this notification
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29,316 SHARES 0.14%
684,760 OPTIONS
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If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which
options exercisable
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N/A N/A
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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the 20. Description of shares or debentures
option involved: class, number
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N/A N/A
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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) 22. Total number of shares or debentures over
or indication that price is to be fixed at which options held following this
time of exercise notification
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N/A N/A
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23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
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N/A KAREN WESTON 01276 807388
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25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
KAREN WESTON, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Date of notification: 3 FEBRUARY 2005
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 18 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 14.54 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-1802051453-B0A2
18 February 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995)
The BOC Group plc (the Company) has today been notified of the disposal on:-
17 February 2005 of 9,513 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at an
exercise price of 937p per share; and
18 February 2005 of 6,762 Ordinary shares of 25p each at an exercise price of
980p per share
by Ogier Trustee Limited (the Trustee) as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee
Share Trust (1995) (the Trust). These Ordinary shares have been transferred,
following exercise of options, to participants in the Company's senior executive
share option plans.
Following this disposal of 16,275 Ordinary shares and the return of 14,206
shares that were transferred out of the Trust in error in January 2005, the
Trustee now holds 5,432,215 Ordinary shares.
Each of the executive Directors of the Company is a potential beneficiary under
the Trust and therefore for Companies Act purposes is regarded as interested in
all of these 5,432,215 Ordinary shares. Despite this technical interest, each
executive Director will only be entitled to receive Ordinary shares from the
Trust in satisfaction of options granted to him in respect of these Ordinary
shares.
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THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 25 FEBRUARY 2005
AT 08.55 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-2502050854-053B
25 February 2005
Board change at The BOC Group
Julie Baddeley has resigned as a non-executive director of The BOC Group and as
chairman of its remuneration committee with effect from 28 February 2005. Rob
Margetts, chairman, said: 'I thank Julie for her contribution to BOC over the
nearly four years she has served on the board and wish her well for the future'.
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Contact: Christopher Marsay, Director - Investor Relations
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Tel: 01276 477222 (International +44 1276 477222)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant, The BOC Group plc, has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:March 1, 2005
By: /s/ Sarah Larkins
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Name: Sarah Larkins
Title: Assistant Company Secretary
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