Article Date: 24-August-2006
Aug 24, Regulatory announcement: schedule 10: Credit Suisse
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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Name of company
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Name of shareholder having a major interest
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THE BOC GROUP plc
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CREDIT SUISSE
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Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect 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
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Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
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NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF THE PARTY NAMED IN 2 ABOVE
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED ? 50,554,918
CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL ? 1,014,048
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC ? 1,600
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Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
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Percentage of issued class
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Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
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Percentage of issued class
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Class of security
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Date of transaction
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Date company informed
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ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
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21 AUGUST 2006
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23 AUGUST 2006
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Total holding following this notification
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Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
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51,570,566
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10%
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Any additional information
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries
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IN A LETTER DATED 23 AUGUST 2006, THE BOC GROUP plc HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT CREDIT SUISSE HOLDS A 10% (PREVIOUSLY 9.19%) INTEREST IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.
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SARAH LARKINS
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
01276 807383
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Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
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SARAH LARKINS
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Date of notification 23 AUGUST 2006
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