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               12 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       57,705,810    4.83%      4,875,348     0.41%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,129,535    0.43%      1,811,729     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              62,835,345    5.26%      6,687,077     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      10,000               6.1468
Purchase      193,538              6.1459
Purchase      50,000               6.1401
Purchase      5,734                6.1259
Purchase      5,000                6.1468
Purchase      317,161              6.1393
Purchase      2,846                6.1312
Purchase      14,719               6.1372
Purchase      154,378              6.1387
Sale          193,538              6.1459
Sale          15,703               6.2438
Sale          4,331                6.1522
Sale          193,538              6.1459
Sale          2,424                6.1522
Sale          6,323                6.1125
Sale          310,838              6.1399
Sale          8,927                6.2887
Sale          95,500               6.2121
Sale          36,913               6.2296
Sale          2,090                6.1522
Sale          23,432               6.1522
Sale          24,071               6.2439
Sale          9,564                6.1490
Sale          14,719               6.1199
Sale          32,618               6.1490
Sale          800                  6.2141

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         5734          6.1259
CFD            Short         2846          6.1312
CFD            Short         14719         6.1371
CFD            Short         154378        6.1386
CFD            Short         50000         6.1401
CFD            Long          14719         6.1198
CFD            Long          95500         6.2121
CFD            Long          800           6.214
CFD            Long          36913         6.2296
CFD            Long          15703         6.2437
CFD            Long          24071         6.2439
CFD            Long          8927          6.2887


(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                         13 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