Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
17 June 2002

DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS



Name of Company

Johnson Matthey PLC



Name of Director

(1) Mr C R N Clark

(2) Mr D G Titcombe

(3) Mr J N Sheldrick

(4) Mr D W Morgan





Person with Holding(s)

as above



Registered Holder(s)

(1) Mr C R N Clark

(2) Mr C R N Clark and Mourant ECS Trustees Ltd

(3) Mr D G Titcombe

(4) Mr J N Sheldrick

(5) Mr D W Morgan



Connected Person(s)

n/a



Nature & Extent of transaction

(1)   Mr C R N Clark exercise of options over 46,083 shares

(2)   Mr C R N Clark sale of 46,083 shares

(3)   Mr C R N Clark sale of 6,000 shares (held in the JM UK employee
participation scheme)

(4)   Mr D G Titcombe exercise of options over 83,124 shares

(5)   Mr D G Titcombe sale of 83,124 shares

(6)   Mr J N Sheldrick exercise of options over 63,176 shares

(7)   Mr J N Sheldrick sale of 32,176 shares

(8)   Mr D W Morgan exercise of options over 55,761 shares

(9)   Mr D W Morgan transfer of 20,983 shares to Mrs S C Morgan

(10) Mrs S C Morgan sale of 20,983 shares



Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

(1)  Mr C R N Clark 46,083 shares

(2)  Mr D G Titcombe 83,124 shares

(3)  Mr J N Sheldrick 63,176 shares

(4)  Mr D W Morgan 55,761 shares



Percentage of Issued Class

0.11%



Number of Shares/Amount of stock disposed of

(1)  Mr C R N Clark                 46,083

(2)  Mr C R N Clark                  6,000 (held by Mourant ECS Trustees Ltd as
   trustees of the Johnson Matthey UK employee share participation scheme)

(3)  Mr D G Titcombe                83,124

(4)  Mr J N Sheldrick               32,176

(5)  Mr D W Morgan                  34,778

(6)  Mrs S C Morgan                 20,983



Percentage of issued class

0.10



Class of security

Ordinary £1 shares



OPTION EXERCISE PRICE

(1)  Mr C R N Clark          46,083 @ 556.00p

 (2) Mr D G Titcombe         38,098 @ 578.89p

                             30,776 @ 574.50p

                             14,250 @ 556.00p

(3)  Mr J N Sheldrick        32,400 @ 526.71p

                             30,776 @ 574.50p

(4)  Mr D W Morgan           12,086 @ 447.95p

                             10,157 @ 526.71p

                             33,158 @ 578.89p



SHARE SALE PRICE

(1)  Mr C R N Clark           52,083  @ 1088.40p

(2) Mr D W Titcombe            83,124 @  1088.40p

(3) Mr J N Sheldrick           32,176 @  1088.40p

(4) Mr D W Morgan              34,778 @  1088.40p

(5) Mrs S C Morgan             20,983 @ 1088.40p



Date of Transaction

17 June 2002



Date Company Informed

17 June 2002



Total holding following this notification

                          Shares         Options          LTIP

Mr C R N Clark            20,431          90,317       194,272

Mr D G Titcombe           33,236          27,424       103,424

Mr J N Sheldrick          66,447          61,342        98,209

Mr D W Morgan             18,655          82,638        65,401





Total Percentage holding of Issued Class following this notification

0.06%



Contact and telephone number for queries

Ms Lynne Cossey  020 7269 8461



Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Ms Lynne Cossey  020 7269 8461



Date of Notification:  17 June 2002



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