Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
02 February 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



Name of company              Johnson Matthey plc



Name of shareholder having   Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries

a major interest



Person with holding          As in 2 above



Name of registered holder


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945                77,504
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 923363                40,813
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775237                18,253
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 942199                89,310
HSBC GlobalCustody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 942229                114,425
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 942217               119,024                   
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 942175               113,759                   
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 942187               115,094                   
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245               967,499                   
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 130007                15,755        
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206             6,087,082
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866197                42,457 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 904332                30,500            
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 916681                11,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd  a/c 922437                 1,000             
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 754612               126,307
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 282605               272,589
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509               316,764 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 766793                50,268
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 824434                 6,729
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 924422                72,438      

                                                                                 
                                                                                 

                                                                                   

                                                                                     

                                                                                   



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                       Not known



Date company informed                     1 February 2005



Total holding following this              8,688,670

notification



Total percentage holding                  3.93%

of issued class following this

notification



Any additional information



Name of contact and telephone             Angela Purtill

number for queries                        0207 269 8461



Name of authorised company                Angela Purtill

official responsible for making

this notification





Date of this notification:                2 February 2005




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