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 16 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 59,234,280 4.96% 7,394,320 0.62%
securities
(2) Derivatives 10,813,094 0.90% 6,553,957 0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 70,047,374 5.86% 13,948,277 1.17%
(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 3,100 6.1332
Purchase 25,000 6.2709
Purchase 84,899 6.2314
Purchase 366,895 6.1989
Purchase 666 6.3050
Purchase 12,055 6.2092
Purchase 4,000,000 6.2400
Purchase 50,913 6.1949
Purchase 2,494 6.1700
Sale 7,946 6.2350
Sale 10,071 6.1522
Sale 560,334 6.2891
Sale 3,565 6.1700
Sale 12,055 6.2251
Sale 222,735 6.1689
Sale 90,925 6.2375
Sale 9,530 6.1700
Sale 3,812 6.1700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 3100 6.1331
CFD Short 50913 6.1948
CFD Short 366895 6.1989
CFD Short 1574 6.2062
CFD Short 12055 6.2091
CFD Short 84899 6.2313
CFD Short 25000 6.2709
CFD Long 10071 6.1521
CFD Long 222735 6.1689
CFD Long 500000 6.1877
CFD Long 12055 6.225
CFD Long 7946 6.235
CFD Long 90925 6.2375
CFD Long 560334 6.2891
(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 17 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