SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private
Issuer Pursuant to Rule
13a-16 or 15d -16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report on Form 6-K for the month of April 2005
The BOC Group plc
Chertsey Road, Windlesham,
Surrey GU20 6HJ
England
(Name and address of registrant's principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F _____
---
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes: |_| No: |X|
Enclosures:
1. A notification dated 4 April 2005 advising of the sale by Ogier Trustee
Limited, as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995), of a
total of 4,337 Ordinary shares in the Company in which the directors have a
technical interest.
Page 1 of 11
2. A notification dated 5 April 2005 advising of the acquisition of 500
Ordinary shares in the Company by Jerry Kent Masters, a director of the
Company.
3. A notification dated 7 April 2005 advising of the sale of 3750 Ordinary
shares in the Company by Krishnamurthy Rajagopal, a director of the Company
and the sale of 3750 Ordinary shares in the Company by Usha Rajagopal, Dr
Rajagopal's wife.
4. A notification dated 8 April 2005 advising of the sale by Ogier Trustee
Limited, as trustee of The BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995), of a
total of 30,000 Ordinary shares in the Company in which the directors have
a technical interest.
5. A notification dated 11 April 2005 advising that FMR Corp and Fidelity
Investments Limited no longer have a notifiable interest in the issued
Ordinary Share Capital of the Company.
Page 2 of 11
THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 4 APRIL 2005
AT 10.53 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-040420051052-C90A
4 April 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995)
The BOC Group plc (the Company) has today been notified of the disposal on 24
March 2005 of 4,337 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at an exercise
price of 894p per share by Ogier Trustee Limited (the Trustee) as trustee of The
BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995) (the Trust). These Ordinary shares
have been transferred, following exercise of options, to participants in the
Company's senior executive share option plans.
Following this disposal of 4,337 Ordinary shares, the Trustee now holds
5,364,815 Ordinary shares.
Each of the executive Directors of the Company is a potential beneficiary under
the Trust and therefore for Companies Act purposes is regarded as interested in
all of these 5,364,815 Ordinary shares. Despite this technical interest, each
executive Director will only be entitled to receive Ordinary shares from the
Trust in satisfaction of options granted to him in respect of these Ordinary
shares.
Page 3 of 11
THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 5 APRIL 2005
AT 11.33 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0504051130-5673
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 JERRY KENT MASTERS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a 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 DIRECTOR IN 2 JERRY KENT MASTERS
ABOVE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
of the transaction. a person(s) connected with For PEP transactions please indicate
the director named in 2 above and identify whether general/single co PEP and if
the connected person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N/A PURCHASE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Number of 8. Percentage of 9. Number of 10. Percentage of
shares/amount issued class shares/amount issued class
of stock of stock disposed
acquired
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
500 LESS THAN 0.1%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 4 of 11
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
security share transaction company informed
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ORDINARY SHARES 1015p 4 APRIL 2005 5 APRIL 2005
OF 25p EACH
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of
notification issued class following this
notification
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
500 ORDINARY SHARES LESS THAN 0.1%
1,856 ORDINARY SHARES (HELD
THROUGH ADRs)
319,195 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant 20. Description of shares or
of the option debentures involved: class,
number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22. Total number of shares or
grant) or indication that price is to debentures over which options
to be fixed at time of exercise held following this
notification
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and
telephone number for queries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASE OF DIRECTOR CAROL HUNT
QUALIFICATION SHARES 01276 807759
FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO
BOARD ON 1 MARCH 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
CAROL HUNT, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification: 5 APRIL 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 5 of 11
THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 7 APRIL 2005
AT 14.10 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0704051409-1781
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 Krishnamurthy Rajagopal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them (if notified)
of a 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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Director named in 2 above and spouse N/A
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Please state whether notification relates to 6. Please state the nature of the transaction.
a person(s) connected with the director For PEP transactions please indicate whether
named in 2 above and identify the general/single co PEP and if
connected person(s) discretionary/non discretionary
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mrs Usha Rajagopal (wife) Sale of 3750 shares for Dr Rajagopal and
3750 shares for Mrs Rajagopal
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 7500 Less than 0.1%
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 6 of 11
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Class of 12. Price per 13. Date of 14. Date of
security share transaction company
informed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ordinary shares (pound)10.11 7 April 2005 7 April 2005
of 25p each per share
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Total holding following this 16. Total percentage holding of
notification. issued class following this
notification
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21,816 shares 0.14%
684,760 share 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 grant 20. Description of shares or
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
is to be fixed at time of exercise held following this
notification
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N/A N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone
number for queries
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N/A Jenny Peterkin - 01276 807362
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Jenny Peterkin - Company Secretarial Assistant
Date of notification:
7 April 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 7 of 11
THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 8 APRIL 2005
AT 16.06 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-0804051605-B326
8 April 2005
THE BOC GROUP plc EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST (1995)
The BOC Group plc (the Company) has today been notified of the disposal on 7
April 2005 of 30,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at an exercise
price of 851p per share by Ogier Trustee Limited (the Trustee) as trustee of The
BOC Group plc Employee Share Trust (1995) (the Trust). These Ordinary shares
have been transferred, following exercise of options, to participants in the
Company's senior executive share option plans.
Following this disposal of 30,000 Ordinary shares, the Trustee now holds
5,334,815 Ordinary shares.
Each of the executive Directors of the Company is a potential beneficiary under
the Trust and therefore for Companies Act purposes is regarded as interested in
all of these 5,334,815 Ordinary shares. Despite this technical interest, each
executive Director will only be entitled to receive Ordinary shares from the
Trust in satisfaction of options granted to him in respect of these Ordinary
shares.
Page 8 of 11
THE BOC GROUP plc ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED TO A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE
ON 11 APRIL 2005
AT 14.06 HRS UNDER REF: PRNUK-1104051406-B77D
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 indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
that it is in respect of holding of the more than one holder, the number of shares
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect held by each of them
of a 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 See additional information
Notification in respect of party named in 2 above.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of 8. Percentage of
shares/amount of issued class shares/amount of issued class
stock acquired stock disposed
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed
Ordinary shares of 25p each 7 April 2005 11 April 2005
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following
this notification
14,820,595 2.96%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 9 of 11
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
The BOC Group plc had previously been advised Sarah Larkins
that pursuant to s198 of the Companies Act, Assistant Company Secretary
FMR Corp and Fidelity Investments Limited had 01276 807383
an interest of 3.09% in the issued Ordinary
shares of the Company.
In a letter dated 7 April 2005 The BOC Group
plc has been notified that FMR Corp and
Fidelity Investments Limited no longer have
a notifiable interest in the issued Ordinary
share capital of the Company, such
interest now being 2.96%.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Sarah Larkins
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of notification ___11 April 2005_________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Page 10 of 11
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant, The BOC Group plc, has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 2, 2005
By: /s/ Sarah Larkins
--------------------------------
Name: Sarah Larkins
Title: Assistant Company Secretary
Page 11 of 11