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