Director Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
26 August 2002

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

2)  Name of director

Simon Keswick

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

In respect of director named in 2 above - beneficial interest

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Field Nominees Ltd - 24,435,403 shares

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Cessation of deemed interest in shares held by two family trusts in which the
director's child, who has turned 18 years old on 25th August 2002, is a
beneficiary


7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Nil

8)  Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

24,435,403 shares

10) Percentage of issued class

3.894%

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each

12)  Price per share

N/A

13)  Date of transaction

25th August 2002

14)  Date company informed

25th August 2002

15)  Total holding following this notification

11,403,656 shares


16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

1.817%

17)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

NIL

18)  Any 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

19)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mimi Cheng (852) 2843 8217

20)  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

Date of Notification -    26th August 2002


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