Rule 8.3 - IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP1
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               16 October 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      77,256,360     6.46%         1,289,629  0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives   18,188,098     1.52%        22,619,544  1.89%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%                 0  0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             95,444,458     7.98%        23,909,173  2.00%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      4,330                6.5706
Purchase      6,084                6.5695
Purchase      495                  Transfer
Purchase      83,886               6.5742
Purchase      8,180                6.5700
Purchase      4,281                6.5629
Purchase      4,887                6.5650
Purchase      301                  6.5750
Purchase      118,326              6.5607
Sale          5,708                6.5751
Sale          5,000                6.5600
Sale          5,587                6.5738
Sale          5                    6.5600
Sale          3,904                6.5700
Sale          54,864               6.5673
Sale          8,180                6.5700
Sale          355,146              6.5639
Sale          4,887                6.5650
Sale          1,250                6.5563

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         118326        6.5606
CFD            Short         4281          6.5628
CFD            Short         6084          6.5695
CFD            Short         4330          6.5705
CFD            Short         83886         6.5742
CFD            Long          5005          6.56
CFD            Long          355146        6.5639
CFD            Long          54864         6.5673
CFD            Long          3904          6.57
CFD            Long          5587          6.5737
CFD            Long          5708          6.575

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         17 October 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk