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                                                           
                                        FMR Corp and Fidelity International    
                                        Limited                                

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                                                  
   parties 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                                                 
                                        26 September         29 September 2003 
                                        2003                                   

12. Total holding following this     13.  Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                          class following this notification     
                                                                                
    15,322,357                            3.08%                                 
                                                                                
14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number   
                                         for queries                            
    In a letter dated 26 September                                              
    2003 and received on 29              David Kinnair                          
                                                                                
    September 2003 The BOC Group plc     Assistant Company Secretary            
    has been notified pursuant to                                               
    Section 198 of the Companies Act     01276 807649                           
    that FMR Corp and Fidelity                                                  
    Investments Limited have a 3.08%                                            
    notifiable interest in the                                                  
    issued Ordinary share capital of                                            
    the Company.                                                                
                                                                                
    Neither FMR Corp nor Fidelity                                               
    Investments Limited own shares                                              
    for their own account. The                                                  
    shares are held by Fidelity on                                              
    behalf of their clients.                                                    

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    David Kinnair                                                              
                                                                               
Date of notification ___29 September 2003 _________                            



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