Transaction in Own Shares

IMI PLC
27 March 2007





IMI plc: Transaction in own shares



IMI plc announces that it purchased through JPMorgan Cazenove 100,000 ordinary
shares at a price of 576.5560 pence per share on 22 March 2007. The purchased
shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, IMI
plc holds 25,156,313 ordinary shares as treasury shares.  The total number of
ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
335,943,462.



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