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               21 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      64,765,762     5.42%        1,253,865   0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives   15,999,584     1.34%       19,053,532   1.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             80,765,346     6.75%       20,307,397   1.70%%


(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      12,821               6.4900
Purchase      1,090,864            6.4900
Purchase      3,193                6.4900
Purchase      1,564                6.4900
Purchase      100,000              6.4100
Purchase      19,305               6.4411
Purchase      323,271              6.4351
Purchase      5,955                6.4856
Purchase      6,262                6.4900
Purchase      15,043               6.4206
Purchase      2,020                6.4566
Purchase      18,800               6.4232
Purchase      1,570                6.4900
Purchase      445                  6.4900
Purchase      8,937                6.4900
Sale          12,804               6.4332
Sale          2,730                6.4223
Sale          5,750                6.4810
Sale          3,787                6.4242
Sale          6,000                6.4574
Sale          138,652              6.4283
Sale          1,109                6.4200
Sale          1,563                6.4900
Sale          1,570                6.4900
Sale          2,181                6.4900
Sale          1,271                6.4900
Sale          3,907                6.4900
Sale          9,603                6.4810
Sale          12,804               6.4219
Sale          7,666                6.4219
Sale          3,792                6.4888
Sale          18,400               6.4249
Sale          7,666                6.4332
Sale          2,568                6.4450
Sale          1,986                6.4242


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15043         6.4206
CFD            Short         18800         6.4232
CFD            Short         323271        6.435
CFD            Short         2020          6.4566
CFD            Short         5955          6.4855
CFD            Long          2730          6.4222
CFD            Long          18400         6.4248
CFD            Long          2568          6.445
CFD            Long          6000          6.4573
CFD            Long          3792          6.4887

(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                         24 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