Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
09 September 2003


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



Name of company                          Johnson Matthey plc



Name of shareholder having               Legal & General Investment Management
a major interest


Person with holding                      As in 2 above


Name of registered holder                HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd


Number of shares/amount of               n/a
stock acquired


Percentage of issued class               n/a


Number of shares/amount                  623,885
of stock disposed


Percentage of issued class               0.28%


Class of security                       Ordinary £1 shares


Date of transaction                     2/9/2003


Date company informed                   3/9/2003


Total holding following this            8,819,583
notification


Total percentage holding                4.00%
of issued class following this
notification


Any additional information


Name of contact and telephone           Brigid Conway
number for queries                      0207 269 8461


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


Date of this notification:              9 September 2003


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