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 September 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      63,708,995     5.33%       1,119,532    0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives   15,228,409     1.27%      16,501,398    1.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             78,937,404     6.60%       17,620,930   1.47%


(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      100,000              6.3325
Purchase      19,528               6.3250
Purchase      55,311               6.3137
Purchase      410                  6.3222
Purchase      5,561                6.3200
Purchase      44,001               6.3654
Purchase      52,061               6.3305
Purchase      51,382               6.3295
Purchase      25,620               6.3295
Sale          9,706                6.3388
Sale          7,516                6.3416
Sale          25,711               6.3208
Sale          5,179                6.3400
Sale          9,736                6.3188
Sale          48,000               6.3644
Sale          55,302               6.3205
Sale          4,270                6.3239
Sale          114,600              6.3193
Sale          6,200                6.3376
Sale          1,428                6.3150

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         55311         6.3137
CFD            Short         19528         6.325
CFD            Short         25620         6.3294
CFD            Short         52061         6.3305
CFD            Long          1428          6.315
CFD            Long          9736          6.3187
CFD            Long          114600        6.3192
CFD            Long          55302         6.3204
CFD            Long          25711         6.3208
CFD            Long          4270          6.3238
CFD            Long          6200          6.3375
CFD            Long          7516          6.3415

(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                         11 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