Director Shareholding
February 17 2003 - 7:31AM
UK Regulatory
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company 2. Name of director
THE BOC GROUP plc ROBERT JOHN MARGETTS
3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s)
indicates that it is in respect of and, if more than one holder, the
holding of the shareholder named in number of shares held by each of
2 above or in respect of a them (if notified)
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
IN RESPECT OF A HOLDING OF THE ROBERT JOHN MARGETTS
DIRECTOR IN 2 ABOVE
5. Please state whether notification 6. Please state the nature of the
relates to a person(s) connected transaction. For PEP transactions
with the director named in 2 above please indicate whether general/
and identify the connected person single co PEP and if discretionary/
(s) non discretionary
JOAN SANDRA MARGETTS TRANSFER OF SHARES FROM R J
MARGETTS TO J S MARGETTS (SPOUSE)
BY WAY OF GIFT
7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount issued class shares/amount issued class
of stock of stock
acquired disposed
6,000 (J S LESS THAN 6,000 (R J LESS THAN
MARGETTS 0.1% MARGETTS) 0.1%
(SPOUSE))
11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date company
security share transaction informed
ORDINARY NIL 14 FEBRUARY 17 FEBRUARY
SHARES OF 25P 2003 2003
EACH
15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification
17,000 ORDINARY SHARES LESS THAN 0.1%
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on
which options exercisable
N/A N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or
grant of the option debentures involved: class, number
N/A N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time 22. Total number of shares or
of grant) or indication that price debentures over which options held
is to be fixed at time of exercise following this notification
N/A N/A
23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone
number for queries
N/A DAVID KINNAIR 01276 807649
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
DAVID KINNAIR, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification ____17 FEBRUARY 2003_________________
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