Director Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld 16 March 2005 JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited 2) Name of director Norman Lyle 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 A total of 490,000 shares 8) Percentage of issued class 0.08% 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each 10) Price per share 100,000 shares at US$7.455 40,000 shares at US$6.405 100,000 shares at US$4.504 100,000 shares at US$3.662 150,000 shares at US$3.228 11) Date of transaction 16th March 2005 12) Date company informed 16th March 2005 13) Total holding following this notification 500,000 shares (including interests in options for 10,000 shares) 14) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.08% (including interests in options) 15) Any additional information This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies: Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited 16) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mimi Cheng (852) 2843 8217 17) 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 - 16th March 2005 www.jardines.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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