IMI PLC has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares for cancellation. The company bought 64,897 ordinary shares through Merrill Lynch International at an average price of 1,866.4517 pence per share. Following this transaction, IMI PLC has 275,053,052 ordinary shares in issue and holds 13,648,836 ordinary shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 261,404,216 voting rights in the company. Shareholders can use this figure to determine if they are required to notify their interest in IMI PLC under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The purchase details include the highest purchase price paid per share at 1,878.00p, the lowest purchase price paid per share at 1,856.00p, and the volume weighted average price paid per share at 1,866.45p. The transaction took place on various trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X (CXE), BATS (BXE), and Turquoise.

The company has provided a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of IMI PLC as part of the Programme, in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. For further information, enquiries can be directed to Louise Waldek, Company Secretary at IMI PLC.