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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-08-000227.txt : 20080102
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-08-000227.hdr.sgml : 20080101
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080102160018
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-08-000227
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080102

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IMATION CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001014111
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MAGNETIC & OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA [3695]
		IRS NUMBER:				411838504
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 IMATION PL
		CITY:			OAKDALE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55128
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6517044000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 IMATION PLACE
		CITY:			OAKDALE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55128

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	3M INFORMATION PROCESSING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960619

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HART LINDA W
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001213976

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14310
		FILM NUMBER:		08501894

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O HART GROUP INC
		STREET 2:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
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        <issuerName>IMATION CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IMN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55128</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">1-for-1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Ms. Hart has elected to receive payment of the Restricted Stock Units on the earlier of Change of Control, her death or a &quot;separation from service&quot; with the Company (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code) and none of these provide a currently determinable date. However, under Imation's current retirment policy, a director cannot be nominated for re-election as a director at the next annual meeting of shareholders following either (i) fifteen (15) years service as a director, or (ii) the director's seventieth (70th) birthday. Based on the current retirment policy (and an assumption of when Imation's shareholder meetings will be held in the future, based on past practices), Ms. Hart's latest retirement date would be May 3, 2011, the date used for this filing.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 30.0857 RSUs acquired on December 28, 2007 as part of the dividend reinvestment feature of Imation's director compensation program, which operates in a manner substantially similar to Imation's dividend reinvestment program.  The dividend reinvestment was based on all RSUs owned by Ms. Hart as of the Company's record date of December 14, 2007 for its 4th quarter dividend to all shareholders, payable December 28, 2007.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jennifer A. Tenenbaum, Power of Attorney for Linda W. Hart</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-02</signatureDate>
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