Blocklisting Interim Review

Johnson Matthey PLC
17 December 2007

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN







To:  The FSA



Date: 12 December 2007


Name of applicant:                                         Johnson Matthey PLC
Name of scheme:                                            2001 Executive Share Option Scheme Part A/B
Period of return:                           From:          1 June 2007            To:        30 November 2007
Balance under scheme from previous return:                 901,444
The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   0
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:
Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   0
period:
Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     901,444
period
Number and class of securities originally listed and the   1,200,000 - 2 October 2003
date of admission
Total number of securities in issue at the end of the      220,673,613
period


Name of contact:                                           Angela Purtill, Assistant Company Secretary
Address of contact:                                        Johnson Matthey PLC, 40-42 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EE
Telephone number of contact:                               020 7269 8461





SIGNED BY   Simon Farrant

Company Secretary

for and on behalf of

Johnson Matthey PLC





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