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               10 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       54,595,687    4.57%       5,502,872    0.46%
securities
(2) Derivatives    10,655,357    0.89%       6,216,954    0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,251,044    5.46%     11,719,826     0.98%


(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      19,054               6.3659
Purchase      21,000               6.3550
Purchase      5,690                6.2500
Purchase      5,422                6.3497
Purchase      2,317                Transfer
Purchase      89,970               6.2526
Purchase      8,478                6.3569
Purchase      19,860               6.2450
Purchase      352                  6.2313
Purchase      85,246               6.2269
Sale          642,982              6.2686
Sale          8,736                6.3537
Sale          39,658               6.2439
Sale          300                  6.2665
Sale          1,363                6.2652
Sale          851                  6.2250
Sale          16,404               6.3777
Sale          800                  6.2791
Sale          9,559                6.2744
Sale          21,000               6.3550
Sale          373,931              6.3675
Sale          402                  6.2738
Sale          55,795               6.2733
Sale          3,122                6.3287
Sale          92,140               6.2483

Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
09/08/2007 Purchase      3,890                6.3597

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         85246         6.2269
CFD            Short         352           6.2312
CFD            Short         5690          6.25
CFD            Short         89970         6.2526
CFD            Short         1699          6.2696
CFD            Short         5422          6.3497
CFD            Short         19054         6.3659
CFD            Long          2800          6.2286
CFD            Long          39658         6.2439
CFD            Long          92140         6.2483
CFD            Long          642982        6.2685
CFD            Long          55795         6.2732
CFD            Long          402           6.2737
CFD            Long          9559          6.2744
CFD            Long          800           6.279
CFD            Long          3122          6.3287
CFD            Long          8736          6.3537
CFD            Long          373931        6.3675
CFD            Long          16404         6.3777

(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                         13 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