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               13 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       55,355,611    4.63%       5,531,126    0.46%
securities
(2) Derivatives     9,739,292    0.81%       6,353,672    0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              65,094,903    5.45%     11,884,798     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      776                  6.3699
Purchase      557                  6.4200
Purchase      39,658               6.3809
Purchase      1,726                6.3650
Purchase      1,699                6.2696
Purchase      15,746               6.3463
Purchase      2,800                6.2302
Purchase      42,261               6.4200
Purchase      244,825              6.3606
Purchase      39,658               6.3809
Purchase      3,122                6.3513
Purchase      402                  6.3713
Purchase      42,744               6.4200
Purchase      36,400               6.3832
Purchase      1,038                6.3300
Sale          49,851               6.3600
Sale          356                  6.3694
Sale          149,552              6.3600
Sale          42,261               6.4200
Sale          21,318               6.4085
Sale          3,067                6.3694
Sale          761                  6.3607
Sale          42,744               6.4200
Sale          2,578                6.3434
Sale          29,208               6.3683
Sale          1,545                6.3434
Sale          417                  6.3694
Sale          279,738              6.3599
Sale          405                  6.3694
Sale          14,927               6.3434
Sale          302                  6.3694
Sale          39,658               6.3809
Sale          2,800                6.2286
Sale          42,744               6.4200
Sale          2,800                6.2302


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15746         6.3462
CFD            Short         3122          6.3512
CFD            Short         244825        6.3605
CFD            Short         1726          6.365
CFD            Short         2272          6.3653
CFD            Short         402           6.3712
CFD            Short         39658         6.3809
CFD            Short         36400         6.3832
CFD            Long          279738        6.3598
CFD            Long          29208         6.3683
CFD            Long          21318         6.4084

(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                         14 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