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 26 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 60,152,312 5.03% 1,179,813 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 884,850 0.07% 2,380,145 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 61,037,162 5.10% 3,559,958 0.30%
(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 138,288 6.4626
Purchase 7,079 6.4400
Purchase 82,714 6.4625
Purchase 1,338 6.4712
Purchase 20,008 6.4550
Purchase 200,000 6.4475
Purchase 3,013 6.4800
Purchase 6,687 6.4800
Purchase 2,727 6.4762
Purchase 6,247 6.4650
Purchase 25,954 6.4556
Purchase 140,703 6.4550
Purchase 45 6.4507
Sale 10,960 6.4598
Sale 20,008 6.4550
Sale 4,674 6.4742
Sale 7,079 6.4400
Sale 82,714 6.4625
Sale 275 6.4492
Sale 9,975 6.4800
Sale 7,591 6.4788
Sale 6,562 6.4598
Sale 3,882 6.4638
Sale 620 6.4563
Sale 140,703 6.4550
Sale 2,799 6.4742
Sale 140,703 6.4550
Sale 20,008 6.4550
Sale 82,714 6.4625
Sale 1,489 6.4800
Sale 331,150 6.4459
Sale 238,328 6.4680
Sale 33,966 6.4494
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 45 6.4506
CFD Short 25954 6.4556
CFD Short 138288 6.4626
CFD Short 1338 6.4711
CFD Short 2727 6.4762
CFD Long 331150 6.4459
CFD Long 275 6.4492
CFD Long 33966 6.4493
CFD Long 238328 6.468
CFD Long 7591 6.4787
CFD Long 9975 6.48 Securities unit
(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 27 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