Result of AGM

Johnson Matthey PLC 19 July 2005 RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Johnson Matthey PLC announces that at today's AGM all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a show of hands. A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS The following table shows the level of proxy votes received 48 hours prior to the meeting: No. RESOLUTION FOR CHAIRMAN'S AGAINST VOTES DISCRETION WITHHELD 1 Annual Report and Accounts 128,532,730 134,102 163,711 255,245 2 Directors' Remuneration Report 126,147,591 141,004 2,777,639 19,554 3 Final Dividend 128,951,991 131,360 779 1,658 4 Re-elect Mr D W Morgan 127,603,381 144,012 56,057 1,282,338 5 Re-elect Mr A M Thomson 128,249,749 141,426 59,125 635,488 6 Re-elect Mr R J W Walvis 128,241,868 141,637 63,995 638,288 7 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc 127,249,734 145,322 564,594 1,126,138 8 Authority to make political 126,639,003 138,667 1,651,918 656,200 donations 9 Authority to allot shares 128,786,993 142,210 137,137 19,448 10 Disapply pre-emption rights 128,857,139 156,755 41,606 30,288 11 Purchase own shares 128,919,392 140,899 16,315 9,182 12 Amend Articles of Association 128,238,505 158,895 31,299 657,089 Total votes cast on each resolution - 129,085,788. The total number of shares in issue as at 17 July 2005 was 219,610,532 ordinary shares of £1 each. Enquiries to: Angela Purtill Assistant Company Secretary Johnson Matthey PLC Telephone: 020 7269 8461 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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