Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
24 November 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                  not known
of stock disposed

Percentage of issued class               not known

Class of security                        Ordinary £1 shares

Date of transaction                      20 November 2003

Date company informed                    21 November 2003

Total holding following this             8,801,619
notification

Total percentage holding                 3.99%
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:               24 November 2003




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