Director Shareholding

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
26 August 2003


JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)  Name of company

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ('JMH')

2)  Name of director

A J L Nightingale

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 a non-beneficial interest of the Director named in 2 above

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

The Central Depository (Pte) 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

Mr Nightingale is deemed to be interested in the shares of Dairy Farm
International Holdings Limited ('DFIH'), a subsidiary of JMH, held in his adult
daughter's securities account in respect of which he is a signatory and, as
such, he can exercise the rights conferred by the holding of these shares.

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

9,808 shares in DFIH

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.0007% of the issued share capital of DFIH

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of US$0.05 5/9 each in respect of DFIH

10)  Price per share

N/A

11)  Date of transaction

26th August 2003

12)  Date company informed

26th August 2003

13)  Total holding following this notification

34,183 shares in DFIH


14)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.002% of the issued share capital of DFIH

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

Nil

16)  Any additional information

Nil

17)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mimi Cheng (852) 2843 8217

18)  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 -    26th August 2003


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