Holding(s) in Company

IMI PLC
05 August 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


IMI plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays plc



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


NA



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Barclays Global Fund Advisors                              1,055,443
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                            5,948
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking            427,601
Gerrard Ltd                                                3,905,553
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                              4,300,926
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                             292,325
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                    61,447
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                        46,416
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                            51,763
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                  2,500
Barclays Global Investors N.A.                             2,834,897



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


12,984,819



6. Percentage of issued class


3.73%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


-



8. Percentage of issued class


-



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction


Not Notified



11. Date company informed


4 August 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


12,984,819



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.73%



14. Any additional information


-



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


John O'Shea, Company Secretary.  0121 717 3782



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Wanda Hart



Date of notification


5 August 2005



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