Director/PDMR Shareholding

Johnson Matthey PLC
03 August 2006

Release of shares from the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan

Johnson Matthey PLC (the "Company") sets out below details of Ordinary Shares of
£1 each which were released from the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan
(the "LTIP") on 1 August 2006 to Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities. Some of the shares were sold immediately. All shares were
allocated on 1 August 2003.

Name                                        Number of shares     Number of shares    Sale Price Number of shares
                                                    released     sold on 1 August                       retained
                                                                             2006

N A P Carson          Director                        16,968                6,957       £12.915           10,011
P N Hawker            Director                        10,747                4,407       £12.915            6,340
D W Morgan            Director                        13,575                9,571       £12.915            4,004
L C Pentz             Director                        11,269                4,621       £12.915            6,648
J N Sheldrick         Director                        18,382                7,537       £12.915           10,845

W F Sandford          Senior Executive                 6,294                6,294       £12.915                -
F K Sheffy            Senior Executive                 7,935                7,935       £12.915                -
I F Stephenson        Senior Executive                 7,747                3,177       £12.915            4,570

Following the above release, the total number of shares allocated under the LTIP
in respect of the directors is as follows:

N A P Carson                       187,999
P N Hawker                          73,233
D W Morgan                          79,717
L C Pentz                           73,233
J N Sheldrick                      106,231

The Company was notified of the above transaction on 2 August 2006.

Angela Purtill
Assistant Company Secretary
Johnson Matthey PLC
Tel:  [phone]
3 August 2006


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