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               02 November 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      57,625,674     4.82%          982,647   0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives   20,375,423     1.70%       25,455,675   2.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             78,001,097     6.52%        26,438,322  2.21%

(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      1,573                6.6200
Purchase      450                  6.6250
Purchase      824,477              6.6147
Purchase      144,622              6.6147
Purchase      40,342               6.6212
Purchase      4,646                6.6200
Purchase      20,440               6.6164
Purchase      9,249                6.6213
Purchase      922                  6.6200
Purchase      1,140                6.6200
Purchase      50,960               6.6164
Purchase      58,859               6.6147
Purchase      518,751              6.6147
Sale          144,622              6.6147
Sale          450                  6.6150
Sale          50,960               6.6164
Sale          26,964               6.6193
Sale          136,402              6.6165
Sale          518,751              6.6147
Sale          85,000               6.6111
Sale          85,000               6.6108
Sale          24,509               6.6150
Sale          518,751              6.6147
Sale          50,960               6.6164
Sale          824,477              6.6147
Sale          20,440               6.6164
Sale          3,296                6.6200
Sale          400                  6.6179
Sale          1,618,109            6.6147
Sale          824,477              6.6147
Sale          291                  6.6015
Sale          58,859               6.6147

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale         Number of          Price per unit
                                   Securities         (GBP)
01/11/2007   Sale                  18,500,000         6.6200

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         40342         6.6211
CFD            Short         9249          6.6212
CFD            Long          136402        6.6164
CFD            Long          400           6.6179
CFD            Long          26964         6.6193

(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                         05 November 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