Board changes at The BOC Group plc                       

   Anne Quinn CBE and lain Napier appointed non-executive directors. Roberto   
                Mendoza to resign as a non-executive director.                 

Anne Quinn CBE and lain Napier are appointed non-executive directors of The BOC
Group plc with effect from 1 May 2004.

Anne Quinn is group vice president of BP p.l.c.'s gas, power and renewables
business stream. A New Zealander, she worked for Standard Oil of Ohio and
joined BP in 1987 when it acquired Standard Oil.

lain Napier is chief executive of Taylor Woodrow plc and a non-executive
director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. He was previously a director of Bass
plc where he was chief executive of Bass Brewers and Bass International before
joining Interbrew SA in 2000.

Roberto Mendoza, a non-executive director since 2002, will resign from the
board with effect from 12 May 2004. He is scaling back his external commitments
to concentrate on his role at Integrated Finance Ltd, of which he is a founding
partner.

Rob Margetts, chairman of The BOC Group, said: "I am very pleased that we have
been able to add the experience and skills of Anne Quinn and lain Napier to our
board. They each have knowledge of markets and technologies that are very
important to us. Roberto Mendoza has made a valuable contribution to BOC during
his time on the board and I fully understand his wish to concentrate more fully
on his successful partnership".

There is no further information to be disclosed under the requirements of
Listing Rule 16.4 in relation to the appointment of either Anne Quinn or lain
Napier.



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