Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
24 February 2005



SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1)  Name of Company

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC


(2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC


(3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18

BENEFICIAL INTEREST


(4)  Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

NOT KNOWN


(5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A


(6)  Percentage of issued class

N/A


(7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN


(8)  Percentage of issued class

NOT KNOWN


(9)  Class of Security

ORDINARY £1 SHARES


(10)  Date of transaction

14 FEBRUARY 2005


(11)  Date company informed

17 FEBRUARY 2005


(12)  Total holding following this notification

NOT KNOWN


(13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 3%


(14)  Any additional information

N/A


(15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANGELA PURTILL
020 7269 8461


(16) Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

ANGELA PURTILL


Date of notification:  24 FEBRUARY 2005



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