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






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