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               09 August 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       56,362,022    4.71%       5,000,798    0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives     9,466,686    0.79%       6,863,882    0.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,828,708    5.51%      11,864,680    0.99%


(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      199                  6.3700
Purchase      9,290                6.4002
Purchase      15,328               6.3854
Purchase      6,900                6.3930
Purchase      788,896              6.3889
Purchase      21,056               6.3981
Purchase      6,391                6.4000
Purchase      85,005               6.3700
Purchase      12,894               6.4000
Purchase      4,301                6.3450
Purchase      22,181               6.4013
Purchase      245,000              6.3700
Purchase      1,940                6.4000
Purchase      152,727              6.3450
Purchase      5,282                6.3450
Purchase      6,951                6.4000
Purchase      153                  6.3700
Purchase      3,664                6.3450
Purchase      1,114                6.3966
Sale          4,301                6.3450
Sale          6,391                6.4000
Sale          1,940                6.4000
Sale          245,000              6.3700
Sale          6,400                6.3940
Sale          30,202               6.4029
Sale          12,894               6.4000
Sale          152,727              6.3450
Sale          337                  6.3950
Sale          14,035               6.3711
Sale          20,765               6.4000
Sale          638                  6.4000
Sale          5,282                6.3450
Sale          5,119                6.3711
Sale          3,664                6.3450
Sale          85,005               6.3700
Sale          21,056               6.3924
Sale          20,725               6.4000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15328         6.3854
CFD            Short         788896        6.3889
CFD            Short         6900          6.3929
CFD            Short         21056         6.398
CFD            Short         22181         6.4012
CFD            Long          21056         6.3923
CFD            Long          6400          6.394
CFD            Long          30202         6.4028

(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                         09 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