Major interests in shares

Johnson,Matthey PLC
15 July 2003


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.         Name of shareholder having a major interest:

           Fidelity Investments



2.         Person with holding

           As in 1 above



3.         Name of registered holder



5.         Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6.         Percentage of issued class


7.         Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8.        Percentage of issued class

          n/a



9.         Class of security

            Ordinary £1 shares



10.       Date of transactions

            Not known



11.       Date company informed

            11 July 2003



12.       Total holding following this notification

            n/a



13.       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

            less than 3%



14.       Any additional information



15.       Name of contact and telephone number for queries

          Brigid Conway 029 7269 8461



16.       Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
          notification

          Brigid Conway


Date of this notification:            14 July 2003


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