Director/PDMR Shareholding

RELEASE OF SHARES UNDER THE JOHNSON MATTHEY LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 1998

Johnson Matthey plc sets out below details of ordinary shares of £1 each which
were released under the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan 1998 on 2
August 2007 to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. The shares were
allocated on 2 August 2004.

Name                             Number of   Number of     Sale      Number of  
                                 shares      shares sold   Price     shares     
                                 released    on 2 August   £         retained   
                                             2007                              
                                                                               
N A P Carson   Director          44,937      18,425        16.7544   26,512     
P N Hawker     Director          17,456      17,456        16.7544   -          
D W Morgan     Director          21,091      21,091        16.7544   -          
L C Pentz      Director          16,558      16,558        16.7544   -           
J N Sheldrick  Director          27,961      11,465        16.7544   16,496     
                                                                               
W F Sandford   Senior Executive  10,490      10,490        16.7544   -          
F K Sheffy     Senior Executive  10,848      10,848        16.7544   -          
I F Stephenson Senior Executive  11,707       4,800        16.7544   6,907      
S Farrant      Senior Executive   3,691       3,691        16.7544   -          
N Whitley      Senior Executive   3,735       3,735        16.7544   -          

Following the above release, the total number of shares currently allocated to
directors under the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan 1998 and the
Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 is as follows:

N A P Carson      181,430          
P N Hawker         70,982          
D W Morgan         72,348          
L C Pentz          70,982          
J N Sheldrick      96,276          




Angela Purtill
Assistant Company Secretary
Johnson Matthey plc
Tel: [phone]

3 August 2007