Holding(s) in Company
May 02 2003 - 9:58AM
UK Regulatory
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major
interest
The BOC Group plc
Janus Capital Management LLC
3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,
indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of
of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them
named in 2 above or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest or in See additional information
the case of an individual holder
if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under
the age of 18
Notification in respect of party
named in 2 above.
5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of
shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class
of stock disposed
acquired
9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company
transaction informed
Ordinary shares of 25p each
1 May 2003 2 May 2003
12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification
19,453,993 3.91%
14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number
for queries
In a letter dated 1 May 2003 and
received on 2 May 2003 The BOC David Kinnair
Group plc has been notified
pursuant to Section 198 of the Assistant Company Secretary
Companies Act that as at 28
April 2003 Janus Capital 01276 807649
Management LLC has a 3.91%
notifiable interest in the
issued Ordinary share capital of
the Company (decreased from
4.15%).
Janus Capital Management LLC
holds all shares attributed to
it solely in its capacity as
investment adviser to Janus
Capital Management LLC clients.
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
David Kinnair
Date of notification ___2 May 2003 _________
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