Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
4 April 2002


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS



Name of Company

Johnson Matthey PLC



Name of Director

Mr N A P Carson

Mr J N Sheldrick



Person with Holding(s)

as above



Registered Holder(s)

Share Nominees Ltd as the PEP Plan Manager of the Johnson Matthey Single Company
PEP.



Connected Person(s)

N/A



Nature & Extent of transaction

Purchase of shares by the PEP Plan Manager to reinvest dividends paid on the
shares held in the Single Company PEP.



Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N A P Carson   1

J N Sheldrick  10



Percentage of Issued Class

Less than 0.01%



Number of Shares/Amount of stock disposed of

n/a



Percentage of issued class

n/a



Class of security

Ordinary £1 shares



Price Per Share

£10.43



Date of Transaction

2 April 2002



Date Company Informed

4 April 2002



Total holding following this notification

Shares

N A P Carson      19,900

J N Sheldrick     35,369



Total Percentage holding of Issued Class following this notification

0.02%



Contact and telephone number for queries

Lynne Cossey, 020 7269 8461



Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Lynne Cossey 020 7269 8461



Date of Notification:  4 April 2002



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