Director/PDMR Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld 27 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) (i) - DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) 3) Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities / director Mark Greenberg 4) Date of grant 27th April 2006 5) Period during which or date on which it can be exercised The option shares vest in three equal annual instalments commencing on 27th April 2009, the third anniversary of the date of grant, and are exercisable at any time from 27th April 2009 up to 26th April 2016 6) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Nil 7) Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) 100,000 ordinary shares of US$0.25 each 8) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise US$18.18 per share 9) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification 100,000 ordinary shares 10) Additional information From 27th April 2006, the date Mark Greenberg became a director of Jardine Matheson Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JMH, and accordingly Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility of JMH, he has a deemed interest in 35,915,991 ordinary shares (5.91%) in JMH as a discretionary object under a trust, the income of which is to be distributed to senior executive officers and employees of JMH and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. 11) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mimi Cheng - (852) 2843 8217 12) 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 27th April 2006 www.jardines.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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