Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
01 October 2004


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Name of Company                                Johnson Matthey PLC

Name of Director                               N A P Carson
                                               J N Sheldrick

Person with Holding(s)                         N A P Carson
                                               J N Sheldrick


Registered Holder(s)                           N A P Carson
                                               J N Sheldrick

Connected Person(s)                            n/a

Nature & Extent of transaction                 Regular reinvestment of 
                                               dividends paid into General PEP 
                                               (N A P Carson) and Single 
                                               Company PEP (J N Sheldrick)

Number of Shares/Amount of
stock acquired                                 N A P Carson    3
                                               J N Sheldrick   31

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                                 £9.34


Date of Transaction                             27/09/2004


Date Company Informed                           29/09/2004


Total Holding following this
notification                                    N A P Carson       50,236
                                                J N Sheldrick      52,638


Total Percentage Holding of                     0.05%
Issued Class Following this
Notification

Contact and telephone number for queries:       Angela Purtill 020 7269 8461

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

                                                Angela Purtill 020 7269 8461


Date of Notification:                           1 October 2004


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