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               31 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       55,423,446    4.64%      5,398,442     0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives     8,679,165    0.73%      4,910,685     0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              64,102,611    5.36%     10,309,127     0.86%


(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      429                  6.2400
Purchase      7,386                6.2400
Purchase      121,461              6.2250
Purchase      13,902               6.2400
Purchase      993                  6.2400
Purchase      9,464                6.2400
Purchase      487                  6.2150
Purchase      24,192               6.2138
Purchase      7,386                6.1847
Purchase      1,078                6.2271
Purchase      6,670                6.2400
Purchase      189,069              6.2158
Purchase      12,927               6.2201
Purchase      121,461              6.1850
Purchase      16,100               6.1929
Sale          123,686              6.2389
Sale          121,461              6.1850
Sale          4,800                6.2141
Sale          18,217               6.2309
Sale          19,314               6.2035
Sale          51,688               6.2187
Sale          121,461              6.2250
Sale          340,000              6.2033
Sale          29,261               6.2400
Sale          121,461              6.2250
Sale          29                   6.2393
Sale          12,979               6.2400
Sale          607                  6.2400
Sale          2,422                6.2400
Sale          7,386                6.2400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         16100         6.1929
CFD            Short         24192         6.2138
CFD            Short         487           6.215
CFD            Short         189069        6.2158
CFD            Long          340000        6.2033
CFD            Long          4800          6.214
CFD            Long          51688         6.2187
CFD            Long          18217         6.2308
CFD            Long          123686        6.2389
CFD            Long          29            6.2393

(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                         01 August 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