EXHIBIT 15.1 (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Letterhead) (Minneapolis, MN) August 13, 1999 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Commissioners: We are aware that our report dated July 29, 1999 on our reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements of Imation Corp. (the Company) for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, and included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, is incorporated by reference in the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-15273, 333-15275, 333-15277 and 333-35591). Yours very truly, /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP