Purchase of Own Securities

Johnson,Matthey PLC
17 August 2001




REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC

Johnson Matthey Plc announces that on 16 August 2001 it purchased for
cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of Johnson Matthey Plc at an average price
of 1007.93 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of
shares in issue will be 222,777,754.