Holding(s) in Company

IMI PLC
23 December 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.         Name of Company



IMI plc



2.         Name of shareholder having a major interest



Deutsche Bank AG



3.            Please state whether the 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 or it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



N/A



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



Deutsche Bank AG



5.            Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



Notification of movement through a percentage point to 3.02%



6.            Percentage of issued class



3.02%



7.            Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



-



8.            Percentage of issued class



-



9.         Class of security



-



10.       Date of transaction



23 December 2005



11.       Date company informed



23 December 2005



12.       Total holding following this notification



10,814,549 ordinary shares



13.       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



3.02%



14.       Any additional information



Notification of movement through a percentage point to 3.02%



15.       Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Helen Afford - 0121 717 3783



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



Helen Afford, Corporate Counsel



Date of notification



23 December 2005









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