Blocklisting Interim Review

Johnson Matthey PLC
26 January 2006

                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



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To:  The FSA



Date: 24 January 2006


Name of applicant:                                         Johnson Matthey PLC

Name of scheme:                                            1985 Executive Share Option Scheme (Ref 91/100 & Ref 96/
                                                           2296a)

Period of return:                           From:          1 June 2005            To:        30 November 2005

Balance under scheme from previous return:                 58,310

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased,   0
if the scheme has been increased since the date of the
last return:

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during   0
period:

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of     58,310
period

Number and class of securities originally listed and the   3,015,300 - Ref 91/100
date of admission
                                                           1,350,000 - Ref 96/2296a - 12 June 1996
Total number of securities in issue at the end of the      219,861,716
period


Name of contact:                                           Angela Purtill, Assistant Company Secretary

Address of contact:                                        Johnson Matthey PLC, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BQ

Telephone number of contact:                               020 7269 8461



SIGNED BY   ______________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer,

for and on behalf of



Johnson Matthey PLC
Name of applicant



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