Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
11 January 2006

11th January 2006



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 10th January 2006, 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 494.5p per
share.



Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            25
David Nicholas                                         25
Trevor Slack                                           25



Yours faithfully



J O'Shea
Company Secretary









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