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               31 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      64,462,846     5.39%       1,182,774    0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    13,581,195    1.14%       15,667,335   1.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0    0.00%                0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             78,044,041    6.53%        16,850,109   1.41%

(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      10,826               6.3418
Purchase      9,223                6.3264
Purchase      300                  6.3375
Purchase      2,143                6.3400
Purchase      1,815                6.3400
Purchase      8,045                Transfer
Purchase      46                   6.3409
Purchase      2,556                6.3400
Purchase      93,044               6.3229
Purchase      18,022               6.3400
Purchase      383,840              6.3397
Purchase      39,185               6.3452
Purchase      12,669               6.3400
Purchase      7,734                6.3412
Purchase      4,200                6.3450
Purchase      40,093               6.3450
Purchase      5,517                6.3392
Purchase      3,699                6.3400
Sale          400,000              6.3321
Sale          34,048               6.3325
Sale          11,852               6.3300
Sale          12,657               6.3302
Sale          6,367                6.3440
Sale          10,680               6.3421
Sale          3,812                6.3440
Sale          2,833                Transfer
Sale          12,556               6.3388
Sale          20,904               6.3530
Sale          9,223                Transfer
Sale          7,578                6.3302
Sale          950                  6.3326
Sale          4,329                6.3300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         93044         6.3229
CFD            Short         383840        6.3396
CFD            Short         46            6.3408
CFD            Short         7734          6.3412
CFD            Short         10826         6.3418
CFD            Short         44293         6.345
CFD            Short         39185         6.3452
CFD            Long          400000        6.332
CFD            Long          12808         6.34
CFD            Long          10680         6.3421
CFD            Long          20904         6.353

(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                         03 September 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