IMI PLC has announced the purchase and cancellation of its ordinary shares. On 16th August 2024, the company bought 87,392 ordinary shares through Merrill Lynch International for cancellation at an average price of 1,778.6582 pence per share. Following the settlement and cancellation, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 274,343,396, with the company holding 13,648,836 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 260,694,560 voting rights.

The purchases were made across different trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X (CXE), BATS (BXE), and Turquoise, with the volume weighted average price ranging from 17.76 to 17.79 per share. The full breakdown of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the Company is available on the provided link.

Louise Waldek, the Company Secretary at IMI plc, is available for any enquiries regarding this transaction.