Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
14 December 2005

14th December 2005


The Secretary
Company Announcements Office
The Stock Exchange


Dear Sir


In accordance with Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985, I hereby notify you
that on 13th December 2005, each of the following Directors of this Company
acquired a beneficial interest in the number of new shares shown against his
name, namely shares purchased pursuant to their participation in the IMI Share
Purchase Plan (the Company's All Employee Share Ownership Plan) at 471.5p per
share.


Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            27
David Nicholas                                         27
Trevor Slack                                           27


Yours faithfully


J C Bower
Deputy Company Secretary



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