Dorothy Thompson - Appointment

For immediate release on Tuesday 22nd July 2014                

                               Dorothy Thompson                                

Yesterday HM Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that
Dorothy Thompson CBE, a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey Plc, has been
appointed a non-executive director to serve on the Court of the Bank of England
with effect from August 2014.

Enquiries:

Sally Jones                                                                               
Director, IR and Corporate Communications                                      
020 7269 8407                                                                  
                                                                               
www.matthey.com