IMI Regulatory News (IMI)

19 August 2015

Isobel Sharp appointed as non-executive director

IMI plc ('IMI' or 'the Group'), the specialist engineering group, announces the appointment of Isobel Sharp as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee with effect from 1 September, 2015.

Isobel Sharp has extensive accounting and corporate governance experience. Most recently she was with Deloitte serving as the firm's Senior Technical Partner until 2012. Prior to moving to London in 1989, she was a Director at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and an Assistant Director at KPMG, where she started her career. She has served as President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and on the UK Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Reporting Review Panel.

Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of IMI commented:

"We are delighted that Isobel is joining our Board. She has a strong financial background and deep knowledge of accounting practices and corporate governance policies and procedures. In addition, having advised a number of FTSE boards during her career, she has wide ranging business experience."

Isobel is currently a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair at Winton Capital Group Ltd, a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at UK Green Investment Bank plc and a Non-Executive member of the Audit Advisory Board at The Scottish Parliament Corporate Body. She is also a Visiting Professor in corporate governance and auditing at Edinburgh University and a member of the University's Business School International Advisory Board. There is no other information which requires notification under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Enquiries to:

John Dean IMI Tel: +44 (0)121 717 3712

Suzanne Bartch StockWell Communications Tel: +44 (0)20 7240 2486

Robert Morgan

About IMI

IMI plc, the specialist engineering company, designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products that control the precise movement of fluids. Its innovative technologies, built around valves and actuators, enable vital processes to operate safely, cleanly, efficiently and cost effectively. The Group works with industrial customers across a range of high growth sectors, including energy, transportation and infrastructure, all of which are benefiting from the impact of long-term global trends including climate change, urbanisation, resource scarcity and an ageing population. IMI employs over 12,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in more than 20 countries and operates a global service network. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Further information is available at www.imiplc.com.