Transaction in Own Shares

IMI PLC
03 April 2007



IMI plc: Transaction in own shares


IMI plc announces that it has today purchased through JPMorgan Cazenove 50,000
ordinary shares at a price of 589.7605 pence per share. The purchased shares
will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, IMI plc holds
26,071,313 ordinary shares as treasury shares.  The total number of ordinary
shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 335,685,821.



Contact:

John O'Shea              0121 717 3780




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