Director Shareholding

Johnson,Matthey PLC
04 August 2003



JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC:  DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


          
1.   Name of Company                    Johnson Matthey plc
     
2.   Name of Director                   C R N Clark
                                        N A P Carson
                                        P N Hawker
                                        D W M Morgan
                                        L C Pentz
                                        J N Sheldrick

     
3.   Person with Holding(s)             as in 2 above

     
4.   Registered Holder(s)               n/a


5.   Connected Person(s)                n/a


6.   Nature & Extent of transaction     Allocation of shares under the Johnson 
                                        Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
     
7.   Number of Shares allocated         C R N Clark               0
                                        N A P Carson         33,936
                                        P N Hawker           21,493
                                        D W Morgan           27,149
                                        L C Pentz            22,537
                                        J N Sheldrick        36,764
     
8.   Percentage of Issued Class         0.06%
     

9.   Number of Shares/Amount of
     Stock Disposed                     n/a


     
10.  Percentage of Issued Class         n/a

     
11.  Class of Security                  Ordinary £1 shares

     
12.  Price per Share                    £8.84


     
13.  Date of Transaction                1 August 2003

     
14.  Date Company Informed              1 August 2003

     
15.  Total Interest following this notification:

                               Shares                 LTIP allocations

     C R N Clark               21,043                 133,061
     N A P Carson              44,609                 78,459
     P N Hawker                 6,703                 42,661
     D W Morgan                35,084                 67,409
     L C Pentz                  8,686                 47,795
     J N Sheldrick             91,998                 92,891

     
16.  Total Percentage interest of Issued
     Class following this Notification    0.09%


Contact and telephone number for queries
Lynne Sanderson 020 7269 8461

Date of Notification:  1 August 2003


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