Director Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
07 October 2003


JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)  Name of company

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

2)  Name of director

James Watkins

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder 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 an 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)

The Central Depository (Pte) Limited

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

Exercise of Options to acquire ordinary shares

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

93,200 shares

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.01%

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each

10)  Price per share

US$6.105

11)  Date of transaction

7th October 2003

12)  Date company informed

7th October 2003

13)  Total holding following this notification

300,000 shares (including interests in options for 206,800 shares)


14)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.05%

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

206,800 shares

16)  Any additional information

This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies:

Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited
Mandarin Oriental International Limited

17)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mimi Cheng (852) 2843 8217

18)  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 -    7th October 2003


www.jardines.com


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