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