Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
24 October 2005


JCB/pmg

24th October 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 24th October 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 416.42p per
share.

Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            73
David Nicholas                                         20
Trevor Slack                                           73


Yours faithfully


J C Bower
Deputy Company Secretary



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