Director Shareholding

IMI PLC
04 April 2003



4 April 2003


The Secretary

Company Announcements Office

UK Listing Authority

The Stock Exchange



Dear Sir

In accordance with Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985, I hereby notify you
that after the close of dealing on 2nd April 2003, each of the following
Directors of this Company received a grant of options over the number of new
shares shown against his name in accordance with the IMI Executive Share Option
(1995) Scheme at 256.9p per share.

Director                            Number of shares
Martin Lamb                         418,500
Trevor Slack                        210,000
Barry Pointon                       210,000



Yours faithfully



J C Bower

Assistant Company Secretary






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