Result of AGM

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Johnson Matthey plc announces that at today's AGM all resolutions put to
shareholders were passed on a show of hands. A copy of the resolutions has been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

For information, the proxy votes received prior to the meeting were as follows:

No. RESOLUTION                FOR           FOR      AGAINST   AGAINST   VOTES       
                                            (%)*               (%)*      WITHHELD**  
                                                                               
1   Annual Report and         136,102,595   99.92%   110,602   0.08%     872         
    Accounts 
                                                                
2   Directors' Remuneration   131,569,160   98.38%   2,164,731 1.62%     2,480,178   
    Report        
                                                             
3   Final Dividend            136,209,571   100%     1,094     0.00%     3,404       
                                                                               
4   Elect Mr M J Roney        135,932,203   99.81%   265,303   0.19%     16,563      
                                                                               
5   Re-elect Mr J N           136,164,725   99.97%   34,665    0.03%     14,679      
    Sheldrick                                                                  
                                                                               
6   Re-elect Mr C D Mackay    135,913,847   99.79%   285,801   0.21%     14,421      
                                                                               
7   Re-elect Mr M B Dearden   135,912,926   99.79%   285,285   0.21%     15,858      
                                                                               
8   Re-elect Mr I C Strachan  135,898,636   99.80%   277,724   0.20%     37,709      
                                                                                   
9   Re-appoint KPMG Audit PLC 133,755,145   99.47%   718,698   0.53%     1,740,226   
                                                 
10  Auditors' Remuneration    135,847,567   99.74%   355,042   0.26%     11,460      
                                                                               
11  Authority to make         124,983,062   99.63%   468,410   0.37%     10,762,597  
    political donations                                                        
                                                                               
12  Authority to allot        134,692,386   99.79%   279,541   0.21%     1,242,142   
    shares                                                                     
                                                                               
13  Johnson Matthey Long      132,720,995   99.71%   386,326   0.29%     3,106,748   
    Term Incentive Plan 2007
                                                                                                                    
14  Disapply pre-emption      135,946,943   99.95%   71,286    0.05%     195,840     
    rights                                                                     
                                                                               
15  Purchase own shares       136,171,628   99.97%   36,997    0.03%     5,444       
                                                                               
16  New Articles of           135,970,483   99.97%   47,463    0.03%     196,123     
    Association                                                                

* Figures shown are percentages of total votes cast excluding votes withheld.

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

Enquiries to: Angela Purtill, Assistant Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey plc
Telephone: [phone]

24 July 2007