Holding in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
8 September 2000


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.  Name of company             Johnson Matthey plc

2.  Name of shareholder having  Fidelity Investments
    a major interest

3.  Person with holding         As in 2 above


4.  Name of registered holder   As per attached schedule

5.  Number of shares/amount of  n/a
     stock acquired

6.  Percentage of issued class  n/a

7.  Number of shares/amount     1,484,800
     of stock disposed

8.  Percentage of issued class  0.67%

9.  Class of security           Ordinary £1 shares

10. Date of transaction         not known

11. Date company informed       8 September 2000

12. Total holding following     13,269,359
    this notification

13. Total percentage holding    5.98%
    of issued class following 
    this notification

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone   Lynne Cossey
     number for queries             0207 269 8461

16. Name of authorised company      Lynne Cossey
    official responsible for making
    this notification

Date of this notification:    8 September 2000

Schedule A
Security: Johnson Matthey Plc

                                     MANAGEMENT
                         SHARES HELD COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(Ordinary Shares)
                            1,150,000  FMRCO     Chase Nominees Limited
                               47,600  FMRCO     State Street Nominees Limited
                               15,000  FMTC      State Street Nominees Ltd.
                            4,825,986  FISL      Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)  
                                                 Nominees Limited
                            1,030,510  FPM       Chase Nominees Ltd
                               38,700  FPM       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                               91,500  FPM       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                               98,820  FPM       MSS Nominees Ltd
                               30,600  FPM       Gracechurch Nominees
                              264,200  FPM       RBS Trust Bank
                              750,025  FPM       Bankers Trust
                               44,230  FPM       Citibank
                              283,300  FIL       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                              108,990  FIL       Bankers Trust
                              134,500  FIL       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                              555,700  FIL       Chase Nominees Ltd
                              136,100  FIL       Morgan Stanley
                            1,678,318  FIL       RBS Trust Bank
                               35,020  FIL       Citibank
                                  750  FIL       BBH, Luxembourg
                            1,045,700  FIL       MSS Nominees Ltd
                              356,430  FIL       Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)  
                                                 Nominees Limited
                              254,400  FIL       Northern Trust
                              291,080  FIL       Bank of New York Europe
                                1,900  FIL

Total Ordinary Shares       13,269,359

Current ownership percentage:     5.98%

Shares in issue:            221,764,851

Change in holdings since last filing:  (1,484,800) ordinary shares