Director Shareholding

IMI PLC
17 May 2002


Letter to RNS

In accordance with Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 I hereby notify you 
that each of the following Directors of this Company today acquired a beneficial
interest in the number of new Ordinary shares of 25p each in IMI plc shown 
against his name, under a Finance Act 1978 Profit Sharing Scheme.  
The subscription price was 309p per share:-

                          Director             No. of Shares

                           Mr M J Lamb           1,344
                           Mr R B Pointon          994
                           Mr T J Slack          1,015

From: John O'Shea
IMI Company Secretary/Solicitor



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