Director Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
06 March 2003

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS (1)

1)  Name of company

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

2)  Name of director

E P K Weatherall

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial
interest

In respect of director named in 2 above

Beneficial Interest

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Clare Investment and Trustee Company Limited

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Grant of Options pursuant to the 1995 Senior Executive Share Incentive Scheme

7)  Date of grant

6th March 2003

8)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

The option shares are vested in five equal annual instalments commencing 6th
March 2004 and are exercisable at any time up to 5th March 2013

9) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of option

Nil

10)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

100,000 ordinary shares of US$0.25 each

11)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise.

US$5.775 per share

12)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification.

705,000 shares

13)  Any additional information

This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies:

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited
Mandarin Oriental International Limited


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS (2)


1)  Name of company

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

2)  Name of director

Brian Keelan

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial
interest

In respect of director named in 2 above

Beneficial Interest

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Clare Investment and Trustee Company Limited

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Grant of Options pursuant to the 1995 Senior Executive Share Incentive Scheme

7)  Date of grant

6th March 2003

8)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

The option shares are vested in five equal annual instalments commencing 6th
March 2004 and are exercisable at any time up to 5th March 2013

9) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of option

Nil

10)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

100,000 ordinary shares of US$0.25 each

11)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise.

US$5.775 per share

12)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification.

850,000 shares

13)  Any additional information

This notification is also made on behalf of the following companies:

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited
Mandarin Oriental International Limited

14)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mimi Cheng (852) 2843 8217

15)  Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification


Neil M McNamara, Jardine Matheson Limited
for and on behalf of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

Date of Notification -    6th March 2003


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