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               19 June 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     57,701,333      4.83%      5,140,840      0.43%
securities
(2) Derivatives   5,210,371      0.44%      1,766,166      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            62,911,704      5.26%      6,907,006      0.58%


(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      23,296               6.4045
Purchase      8,803                6.4044
Purchase      222,295              6.3794
Purchase      174,748              6.3700
Purchase      209,834              6.4046
Purchase      1,000                6.3500
Purchase      7,107                6.3700
Purchase      77,365               6.3700
Purchase      34,637               6.4046
Purchase      2,783                6.3900
Purchase      5,803                6.3700
Purchase      470,000              6.4159
Purchase      20,200               6.4359
Purchase      9,276                6.3700
Purchase      474,122              6.4046
Purchase      976                  6.3450
Purchase      28,426               6.4181
Purchase      26,000               6.3700
Purchase      15,634               6.4045
Purchase      25,214               6.4046
Purchase      6,600                6.3736
Purchase      5,578                6.3700
Purchase      19,538               6.4045
Purchase      8,467                6.3700
Purchase      70,587               6.4046
Purchase      3,286                6.3700
Purchase      8,386                6.3900
Purchase      10,400               6.3932
Purchase      15,017               6.4044
Purchase      12,740               6.3700
Purchase      6,547                6.4350
Purchase      22,189               Transfer
Purchase      7,245                6.3700
Purchase      10,099               6.4044
Purchase      22,851               6.4045
Purchase      19,158               6.4045
Purchase      7,678                6.3900
Purchase      8,622                6.3700
Purchase      3,763                6.3700
Sale          3,729                6.4141
Sale          9,830                6.4141
Sale          14,653               6.4141
Sale          66,453               6.3450
Sale          422                  6.3823
Sale          4,334                6.4218
Sale          663                  6.4000
Sale          6,600                6.3720
Sale          18,588               6.4257
Sale          976                  6.3450
Sale          54,334               6.3978
Sale          7,688                6.4141
Sale          32,411               6.4000
Sale          372,507              6.4081


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1000          6.35
CFD            Short         6600          6.3736
CFD            Short         222295        6.3794
CFD            Short         10400         6.3932
CFD            Short         470000        6.4158
CFD            Short         6547          6.435
CFD            Short         20200         6.4358
CFD            Long          160492        6.395
CFD            Long          54334         6.3977
CFD            Long          32411         6.3999
CFD            Long          663           6.4
CFD            Long          372507        6.408
CFD            Long          229413        6.4186
CFD            Long          11627         6.425
CFD            Long          18588         6.4256

(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                         20 June 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