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               10 July 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       58,198,742    4.87%      5,199,193     0.43%
securities
(2) Derivatives     4,860,138    0.41%      1,494,832     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              63,058,880    5.28%      6,694,025     0.56%


(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      43,047               6.1588
Purchase      713                  6.1350
Purchase      5,566                6.1750
Purchase      16,159               6.2000
Purchase      43,047               6.1588
Purchase      178,525              6.1385
Purchase      18,000               6.1546
Sale          740                  6.1530
Sale          11,000               6.1524
Sale          49,157               6.1546
Sale          883                  6.1750
Sale          179,859              6.1578
Sale          918                  6.1750
Sale          24,300               6.1546
Sale          147,896              6.1595
Sale          652                  6.1650
Sale          908                  6.1650
Sale          33                   6.1642
Sale          16,159               6.2000
Sale          16,159               6.2000
Sale          4,609                6.1546
Sale          178,525              6.1385
Sale          178,525              6.1385
Sale          43,047               6.1588
Sale          32,000               6.1566
Sale          18,430               6.1338


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         18000         6.1545
CFD            Short         43047         6.1588
CFD            Short         5566          6.175
CFD            Long          18430         6.1337
CFD            Long          11000         6.1524
CFD            Long          32000         6.1565
CFD            Long          179859        6.1578
CFD            Long          147896        6.1595
CFD            Long          33            6.1642


(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                         11 July 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