Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
21 August 2003


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS
Name of Company
Johnson Matthey PLC



Name of Director

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



Person with holding(s)
As above



Registered Holder(s)
Mourant ECS Trustees Ltd as the Trustee of the Johnson Matthey
Share Incentive Plan.


Connected person(s)

n/a



Nature & extent of transaction

Regular monthly acquisition of shares via the Johnson Matthey

Share Incentive Plan and Scheme Dividend Reinvestment (N A P Carson and P N
Hawker only)

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

C R N Clark       39
N A P Carson      50
P N Hawker        50
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

£9.58



Date of transaction

20 August 2003



Date company informed

21 August 2003



Total holding following this notification

C R N Clark   17,567
N A P Carson  44,659
P N Hawker     6,753
D W Morgan    35,123
J N Sheldrick 92,037



Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.9%



Contact and telephone number for queries

Lynne Sanderson

020 7269 8461



Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

Lynne Sanderson

020 7269 8461



Date of Notification:   21 August 2003


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