Director Shareholding
18 November 2003 - 2:50AM
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 GRANT OF OPTIONS
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
N/A N/A N/A N/A
11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date company
security share transaction informed
ORDINARY N/A 14 NOVEMBER 14 NOVEMBER
SHARES OF 25p 2003 2003
EACH
15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification
N/A N/A
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
14 NOVEMBER 2003 14 NOVEMBER 2006 TO 14 NOVEMBER
2013 SUBJECT TO A PERFORMANCE
CONDITION
19. Total amount paid (if any) for 20. Description of shares or
grant of the option debentures involved: class, number
N/A 40,323 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
GRANTED UNDER THE BOC GROUP
EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME 2003
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
820.25p 535,034
23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone
number for queries
AT THE DATE OF GRANT ON 14 SARAH LARKINS 01276 807383
NOVEMBER 2003, A CONFIRMED OPTION
PRICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT WAS
RECEIVED ON 17 NOVEMBER 2003.
THE OPTIONS, GRANTED UNDER THE BOC
GROUP EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION
SCHEME 2003, MAY BE SATISFIED BY A
NEW ISSUE OF SHARES TO THE
DIRECTOR OR BY A TRANSFER OF
SHARES FROM THE BOC GROUP plc
EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995). THE
TRUST HAS THE RIGHT TO SUBSCRIBE
THE NUMBER OF SHARES REQUIRED TO
SATISFY THE OPTION. OTHER
EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS) MAY RECEIVE SHARES ON A
SIMILAR BASIS BUT, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF DISCLOSURE OF
DIRECTORS' INTERESTS, EACH
DIRECTOR IS DEEMED TO BE
INTERESTED ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF
SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER THE OPTION
GRANTED TO HIM, AND NOT IN ANY
SHARES WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED BY
SUCH OTHER EMPLOYEE FROM THE
TRUST.
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
SARAH LARKINS, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification 17 NOVEMBER 2003___________________
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