Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
30 March 2004


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Name of Company                            Johnson Matthey PLC

Name of Director                           (i)  L C Pentz
                                           (ii) N A P Carson and J N Sheldrick

Person with Holding(s)                     (i) L C Pentz
                                           (ii) N A P Carson and J N Sheldrick

Registered Holder(s)                       (i)  T Rowe Price Trust as the
                                           Trustee of the Johnson Matthey 
                                           Salaried Employees Savings Investment 
                                           Plan (US)
                                           (ii) N A P Carson and J N Sheldrick

Connected Person(s)                        n/a

Nature & Extent of transaction             (i)  Regular purchase of shares by 
                                           the Trustee of the US Employee 
                                           Savings Investment Plan.
                                           (ii)  Regular reinvestment of 
                                           dividends paid into Single Company 
                                           PEPs.

Number of Shares/Amount of
stock acquired                             (i)   L C Pentz  58
                                           (ii)  N A P Carson 2;
                                                 J N Sheldrick  13

Percentage of Issued Class                 less than 0.01%

Number of Shares/Amount of                 n/a
Stock Disposed

Percentage of Issued Class                 n/a

Class of Security                          Ordinary £1 shares

Price Per Share                            (i)  £8.98
                                          (ii)  £8.84

Date of Transaction                       (i)  25/03/2004
                                          (ii) 29/03/2004

Date Company Informed                      30/03/2004

Total Holding Following this               Shares           Options         LTIP allocations
notification               L C Pentz         9,442            86,230                   47,795
                           N A P Carson     44,959           115,698                   78,459
                          J N Sheldrick     52,355           132,215                   92,891

Total Percentage Holding of               Less than 0.01%
Issued Class Following this
Notification

Contact and telephone number for queries:
Brigid Conway 020 7269 8461

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Brigid Conway 020 7269 8461



Date of Notification:     30 March 2004





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