Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
01 April 2005

SCHEDULE 10



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1)  Name of Company



JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC



(2)  Name of shareholder having a major interest



LLOYDS TSB GROUP 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



SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2) ABOVE



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



NOT DISCLOSED



(5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



NOT DISCLOSED



(6)  Percentage of issued class



NOT DISCLOSED



(7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



N/A



(8)  Percentage of issued class



N/A



(9)  Class of Security



ORDINARY £1 SHARES



(10)  Date of transaction



NOT DISCLOSED



(11)  Date company informed



31 MARCH 2005



(12)  Total holding following this notification



11,059,971



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



5.04%



(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:  1 APRIL 2005






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