Dividend

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
08 October 2007

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

2007 INTERIM DIVIDEND

Please be advised of the following in respect of the scrip election for the 2007
interim dividend of the above Company:


  Interim Dividend       Market value of the shares for calculating       Scrip Entitlement Multiple (2)
      Per Share                   the Scrip Entitlement (1)
                                         (per share)

   US cents 20.00                         US$28.70                                    143.5


Note:

(1) Average closing prices of the Company's shares on the Singapore Exchange
Securities Trading Limited for the five trading days up to and including 5th
October 2007.

(2) Based on the interim dividend per share.



Neil M McNamara, Jardine Matheson Limited
for and on behalf of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

8th October 2007

www.jardines.com


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