Transaction in Own Shares

13 March 2013

IMI PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

IMI PLC announces that on 12 March 2013 it purchased through Citigroup Global Markets Limited 82,500 ordinary shares of 25p each, at an average price of 1323.78 pence per share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 1329.00 pence per share and 1318.00 pence per share respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, IMI PLC holds 19,207,200 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 321,471,575.