Re Special General Meeting

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
22 September 2000


        Jardine Matheson - Special General Meeting

Bermuda,  22nd  September 2000 -- At the  Special  General
Meeting  of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited held  today,
the  ordinary resolutions approving the purchase of up  to
165  million  ordinary  shares pursuant  to  the  extended
Tender Offer and the renewal of the general mandate to the
Directors to purchase up to 15% of the Company's  ordinary
shares were duly passed.


The  Tender Offer by Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited  to
purchase  100 million of its ordinary shares was announced
on  3rd  August 2000. It was subsequently extended on  4th
September 2000, in accordance with its terms, to allow the
repurchase  of  165  million ordinary shares,  subject  to
shareholder approval.  The Tender Offer closes at 5:00  pm
(London time) on 22nd September 2000, and the results will
be announced by the Company at 7:30 am (Singapore time) on
Monday, 25th September 2000.


Jardine  Matheson is a multinational group of  seven  core
businesses  focused primarily on the Asia-Pacific  region.
Its   operations  employ  some  150,000  people  and   its
activities  are  leaders  in the fields  of  supermarkets,
consumer    marketing,   engineering   and   construction,
insurance broking, motor trading, property and hotels. The
Group  is  building its core businesses  largely  in  Asia
Pacific  with the goal of enhancing shareholder value  for
the long term.


For further information, please contact:

Jardine Matheson Limited
Neil M McNamara                            (852) 2843 8227

Matheson & Co
Martin Henderson                           [phone]

Golin/Harris Ludgate                       [phone]
Richard Hews
Victoria Martin