Director/PDMR Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
03 April 2006

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)  Name of issuer

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ('JMH')

2)  State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made
in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act
1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii)

(iii) - both DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) and equivalent disclosure as required under S.324
of the Companies Act 1985 (UK) pursuant to DR 3.1.8(R) as JMH is an overseas
company

3)  Name of director

R C Kwok

4)  State whether notification relates to a person connected with a director
named in 3 and identify the connected person

No

5)  Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Notification is in respect of the holding of the director named in 3 above -
beneficial interest

(6)  Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each

7)  Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them

Field Nominees Limited

8)  State the nature of the transaction

Following clarification by JMH's legal advisers of the nature of deemed
interests in shares held by a trust, Mr R C Kwok is considered not to have a
deemed interest in the 35,915,991 ordinary shares in Jardine Matheson Holdings
Limited held by such trust.

9)  Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

N/A

10)  Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11) Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

N/A

12)  Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13)  Price per share

N/A

14)  Date and place of transaction

30th March 2006 (date of advice received from legal advisers), the relevant
shares are registered on JMH's Bermuda register

15)  Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

28,315 shares (0.005%)


16)  Date issuer informed of transaction

30th March 2006

17) Additional information

This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies:

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited
Mandarin Oriental International Limited

18)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mimi Cheng - (852) 2843 8217

19)  Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification


Neil M McNamara, Jardine Matheson Limited
For and on behalf of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

3rd April 2006


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