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 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       56,695,697    4.74%      5,131,669     0.43%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,869,993    0.49%      2,807,061     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              62,565,690    5.23%      7,938,730     0.66%


(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      2,000                6.2361
Purchase      2,108                6.2500
Purchase      1,578                6.2500
Purchase      2,535                6.2362
Purchase      37,053               6.2500
Purchase      23,820               6.2500
Purchase      540,000              6.2478
Purchase      3,151                6.1912
Purchase      29,713               6.2297
Purchase      230,262              6.2525
Purchase      490                  Transfer
Purchase      3,892                6.2681
Purchase      230,262              6.2525
Sale          59,868               6.2489
Sale          2,689                6.2500
Sale          15,778               6.2488
Sale          2,654                6.2837
Sale          738,976              6.2211
Sale          79,761               6.2500
Sale          4,732                6.2500
Sale          147,606              6.2635
Sale          83,967               6.3400
Sale          2,719                6.2544
Sale          230,262              6.2525
Sale          2,780                6.2500
Sale          20,320               6.3400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         3151          6.1912
CFD            Short         2000          6.2361
CFD            Short         2535          6.2362
CFD            Short         540000        6.2478
CFD            Short         230262        6.2525
CFD            Short         3892          6.2681
CFD            Long          15778         6.2487
CFD            Long          59868         6.2489
CFD            Long          2719          6.2543
CFD            Long          147606        6.2634
CFD            Long          2654          6.2837


(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 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