Advanced Notice of Interim Results

IMI PLC 
19 August 1999

                              IMI plc                                    

                 Notification of Interim Results                        

IMI plc, the major international engineering group, will be announcing its
interim results on Monday 6th September 1999.  

There will be an analysts meeting at 10.00am and a press meeting at 11.30am at
the City Presentation Centre, 4 Chiswell Street, Finsbury Square, London EC1Y
4UP.  


Contact: Ben Padovan, Shandwick                             0171 329 0096