Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2404Z

IMI PLC

04 February 2014

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

IMI plc

2. Reason for the notification: (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:	(X)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached	( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments	( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	( )

Other (please specify):	( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s): (if different from 3.)

See additional information under 13

5. Date of the transaction: (and date on which the threshold Is crossed or reached)

31 January 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 February 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN code)	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0004579636	15,554,450	15,554,450	138,378	138,378	15,345,036	0.045%	4.947%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument

Expiration

Date

Exercise/

Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be

acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights

15,483,414	4.992%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered owner

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