Director/PDMR Shareholding

Johnson Matthey PLC
01 March 2006


NOTIFICATION OF SHARE PURCHASE BY EMPLOYEE TRUST

Johnson Matthey PLC advises that Computershare Trustees (CI) Limited, as the
trustee of the Johnson Matthey Share Retention Trust (the "Trust"), made the
following share purchase in Johnson Matthey PLC:


Date                    Number of Shares           Price

1 March 2006            450,000                    1435.57 pence


The Trust is for the benefit of Johnson Matthey employees and, inter alia, is
used to fund obligations arising under Johnson Matthey's Executive Share Option
Schemes and the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan.

In so far as Johnson Matthey PLC executive directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibilities are beneficiaries under the Trust, they
have an interest in all the shares acquired.


S Farrant
Company Secretary
1 March 2006


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