Transaction in Own Shares

IMI PLC: Transaction in own shares

IMI PLC announces that on 30 April 2013 it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 90,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each, at an average price of 1235.7467 pence per share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were 1254 pence per share and 1227 pence per share respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, IMI PLC holds 21,521,945 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 319,168,571.