Dividend

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
23 September 2005

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

2005 INTERIM DIVIDEND

Please be advised of the following in respect of the scrip election for the 2005
interim dividend of the above Company:


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

    US cents 9.35                         US$16.48                                  176.25668


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 22nd
September 2005.

(2) Based on the interim dividend per share.



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

23rd September 2005

www.jardines.com


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