Holding(s) in Company

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
20 April 2007

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ('JMH')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1.   On 19th March 2007 JMH was notified by Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited ('JSH') that it held a total of
329,442,114 voting rights representing 53.41% of JMH's issued ordinary share capital as follows:-


                                                              No. of     %               No. of     %

                                                              Voting                     Voting

                                                              Rights                     Rights

(i)   Direct holding                                                                222,137,495   36.02

(ii)  Indirect holding through the following
      controlled undertakings:-

      Jardine Securities (BVI) Limited *                 105,158,540    17.05
      Clare Investment and Trustee Company Limited         1,975,724     0.32
      Certain non-profit-making organizations (JSH           170,355     0.03       107,304,619   17.40
      holds the majority of voting rights of their
      trustees or nominees)

Total                                                                               329,442,114   53.41




* a direct major shareholder of JMH



2.   On 30th March 2007 JMH was notified by Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited ('BTB') that it held a total of
65,683,052 voting rights representing 10.65% of JMH's issued ordinary share capital as follows:-


                                                                          No. of Voting Rights      %


(i)  Direct holding                                                                 37,973,450   6.16

(ii) Indirect holding
        Justin Company, a controlled undertaking of BTB                             27,709,602   4.49

Total                                                                               65,683,052  10.65






BTB acts as trustee for: (a) a trust created in 1947 that holds shares in JMH, the income from which is to be
distributed to senior executive officers and employees of JMH and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; and (b) family
trusts of which certain persons discharging managerial responsibilities of JMH are discretionary beneficiaries.





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

20th April 2007

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