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 20 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 63,401,521 5.30% 1,263,195 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,966,094 1.34% 18,688,443 1.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 79,367,615 6.64% 19,951,638 1.67%
(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 9,043 6.3700
Purchase 900 6.4139
Purchase 963 6.4108
Purchase 16,388 6.3700
Purchase 15,058 6.4207
Purchase 12,948 Transfer
Purchase 14,718 6.3700
Purchase 94,900 6.3700
Purchase 700 6.4139
Sale 12,804 6.4208
Sale 12,388 6.4189
Sale 3,122 6.4450
Sale 170,528 6.4139
Sale 6,402 6.4108
Sale 5,943 6.4103
Sale 94,900 6.3700
Sale 900 6.4139
Sale 3,833 6.4108
Sale 700 6.4139
Sale 59,000 6.4450
Sale 41,378 6.4085
Sale 19,166 6.4051
Sale 14,718 6.3700
Sale 900 6.4139
Sale 32,010 6.4051
Sale 94,900 6.3700
Sale 16,388 6.3700
Sale 7,666 6.4208
Sale 2,727 6.4588
Sale 700 6.4139
Sale 9,043 6.3700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 963 6.4107
CFD Short 15058 6.4207
CFD Long 41378 6.4085
CFD Long 170528 6.4138
CFD Long 1600 6.4139
CFD Long 12388 6.4189
CFD Long 2727 6.4587
(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 21 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