Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
01 April 2005


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    1
                                          J N Sheldrick   11



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                           £9.875



Date of Transaction                       29/03/2005



Date Company Informed                     30/03/2005



Total Holding following this
notification                              N A P Carson       50,473
                                          J N Sheldrick      52,907



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 April 2005



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