Director/PDMR Shareholding

IMI PLC
15 March 2006


15th March 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 14th March 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 543.67p per
share.




Director                                        Number of shares

Martin Lamb                                            23
David Nicholas                                         23
Trevor Slack                                           23



Yours faithfully



Jo Bower
Deputy Company Secretary




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