Director/PDMR Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
26 September 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

Simon Keswick

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

Chardon Nominees Limited

8)  State the nature of the transaction

Initial notification on interest in P T Astra Agro Lestari Tbk ('AAL') which
became a subsidiary of JMH on 1st August 2005.

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

350,400 shares in AAL

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

0.02% of the issued share capital of AAL

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

1st August 2005 (please refer to item (8) above), Indonesia

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

350,400 shares (0.02%)


16)  Date issuer informed of transaction

26th September 2005

17) Additional information

This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies where Simon
Keswick is a director:-

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

26th September 2005


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