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 15 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 55,360,610 4.63% 6,104,521 0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,891,190 0.83% 6,242,031 0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 65,251,800 5.46% 12,346,552 1.03%
(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 62,987 6.3667
Purchase 1,580 6.3701
Purchase 400 6.3633
Purchase 38,094 6.3638
Purchase 1,549 6.3600
Purchase 29,231 6.3700
Purchase 4,898 6.3625
Purchase 131,029 6.3713
Sale 307,916 6.3598
Sale 11,887 6.3493
Sale 29,231 6.3700
Sale 6,996 6.3685
Sale 1,574 6.3687
Sale 97,251 6.3615
Sale 63,534 6.3622
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 400 6.3633
CFD Short 38094 6.3637
CFD Short 62987 6.3667
CFD Short 131029 6.3712
CFD Long 11887 6.3493
CFD Long 307916 6.3598
CFD Long 97251 6.3615
CFD Long 63534 6.3621
CFD Long 1574 6.3687
(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 16 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