Director Shareholding
December 16 2003 - 12:26PM
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 JOHN LAWRENCE WALSH
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 JOHN LAWRENCE WALSH
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
N/A EXERCISE AND SALE OF EXECUTIVE
SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
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
10,896 LESS THAN 6,000 LESS THAN
0.1% 0.1%
11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date company
security share transaction informed
ORDINARY EXERCISE: 16 DECEMBER 16 DECEMBER
SHARES OF 25p 677p 2003 2003
EACH
SALE: 824p
15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification
18,071 ORDINARY SHARES 0.11%
524,138 OPTIONS
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 KAREN WESTON 01276 807388
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
KAREN WESTON, ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Date of notification 16 DECEMBER 2003
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