Director/PDMR Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
30 August 2005


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 of 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

A J L Nightingale

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 a holding of the director named in 3 above -
beneficial interest

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

Ordinary shares of IDR 500 each

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

Parkmix LTD - 'B' Account

8)  State the nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares in P T Astra International Tbk ('Astra').  Astra is a
subsidiary of JMH

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

400,000 shares in Astra

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

0.01% of the issued share capital of Astra

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

IDR 9,881.25

14)  Date and place of transaction

29th August 2005 and Indonesia

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

400,000 shares (0.01% of issued share capital of Astra)


16)  Date issuer informed of transaction

30th August 2005

17) Additional information

Nil

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

30th August 2005


www.jardines.com


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange