Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
15 May 2006

15 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 after the close of dealing on 12th 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 allotted to them free of charge
pursuant to their participation in the IMI Profit Sharing Plan (the Company's
All Employee Share Ownership Plan) at 568p per share.


Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            528
David Nicholas                                         528
Trevor Slack                                           528





Yours faithfully





J C Bower
Corporate Counsel/Deputy Company Secretary








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