Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
11 May 2006

11th May 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 9th May 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 569.5p per share.


Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            22
David Nicholas                                         21
Trevor Slack                                           22



I hereby notify you that this Company has received notice of a disposal on 11th
May 2006 of 4,000 IMI Ordinary shares at a price of 570.0 pence per share on
behalf of Mr M J Lamb, a Director of this Company.



Yours faithfully




Jo Bower
Deputy Company Secretary










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