IMI PLC has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares for cancellation. The company bought 66,487 ordinary shares through Merrill Lynch International at an average price of 1,756.1751 pence per share. Following the settlement and cancellation of the purchased shares, IMI's total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 274,591,390, with 13,648,836 ordinary shares held in treasury, resulting in a total of 260,942,554 voting rights in the company.

The purchases were made on various trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X (CXE), BATS (BXE), and Turquoise, with the volume weighted average price ranging from 17.55 to 17.57 (£ per share). The full breakdown of the individual trades made by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of the company is available on the London Stock Exchange's website.

This transaction aligns with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as part of UK law. For further information, enquiries can be directed to Louise Waldek, Company Secretary at IMI plc.