Dealings by Directors

Johnson,Matthey PLC
17 July 2003

DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

Name of Company
Johnson Matthey PLC



Name of Director

C R N Clark
N A P Carson
D W Morgan
J N Sheldrick




Person with holding(s)

As above



Registered Holder(s)

Mourant ECS Trustees Ltd as trustees of the Johnson Matthey Share Incentive
Plan.



Connected person(s)

n/a



Nature & extent of transaction

Regular monthly purchase in Share Incentive Plan.



Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

C R N Clark           39
N A P Carson          39
D W Morgan            39
J N Sheldrick         39



Percentage of issued class

Less than 0.01%



Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a




Percentage of issued class

n/a



Class of security

Ordinary £1 shares



Price per share

£9.02



Date of transaction

16 July 2003



Date company informed

17 July 2003



Total holding following this notification

C R N Clark              65,941
N A P Carson             36,944
D W Morgan               35,084
J N Sheldrick            91,998



Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.10%




Contact and telephone number for queries

Lynne Sanderson/Brigid Conway
020 7269 8461



Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Simon Farrant
020 7269 8461



Date of Notification:                17 July 2003


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