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               13 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       56,980,945    4.77%      5,533,968     0.46%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,641,368    0.47%      2,025,221     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              62,622,313    5.24%      7,559,189     0.63%


(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      11,406               6.1905
Purchase      3,303                6.2106
Purchase      88,305               6.2131
Purchase      1,602                6.2112
Purchase      16,442               6.3400
Purchase      74,700               6.2004
Purchase      738,976              6.2211
Purchase      24,071               6.2683
Purchase      8,927                6.2449
Purchase      24,071               6.2683
Purchase      6,759                6.3400
Purchase      2,769                6.2613
Purchase      1,895                6.3400
Purchase      11                   6.2164
Purchase      12,579               6.3400
Sale          429                  6.1850
Sale          15,653               6.3387
Sale          2,332                6.1850
Sale          80,176               6.2652
Sale          24,071               6.2683
Sale          230,262              6.3389
Sale          246                  6.1850
Sale          9,961                6.1412
Sale          213                  6.1850
Sale          302,620              6.3400
Sale          4,800                6.2461
Sale          162,563              6.3387
Sale          150,000              6.1888
Sale          18,379               6.1989
Sale          738,976              6.2211


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         11406         6.1904
CFD            Short         74700         6.2004
CFD            Short         3303          6.2106
CFD            Short         88305         6.213
CFD            Short         11            6.2163
CFD            Short         8927          6.2448
CFD            Short         2769          6.2612
CFD            Short         24071         6.2682
CFD            Long          18379         6.1989
CFD            Long          4800          6.2461
CFD            Long          80176         6.2651
CFD            Long          178216        6.3387
CFD            Long          230262        6.3388


(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                         16 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