Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
16 June 2004

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Name of company                        Johnson Matthey plc

Name of shareholder having             Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd
a major interest

Person with holding                    As in 2 above

Name of registered holder              Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd

Number of shares/amount of             not known
stock acquired

Percentage of issued class             not known

Number of shares/amount                n/a
of stock disposed

Percentage of issued class             n/a

Class of security                      Ordinary £1 shares

Date of transaction                    not known

Date company informed                  15 June 2004

Total holding following this           6,813,442
notification

Total percentage holding               3.08%
of issued class following this
notification

Any additional information

Name of contact and telephone          Lynne Sanderson
number for queries                     0207 269 8461

Name of authorised company             Lynne Sanderson
official responsible for making
this notification


Date of this notification:             16 June 2004




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