Dividend Declaration

Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ld
10 May 2001

JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED

2000 FINAL DIVIDEND

We wish to advise the following Pound Sterling equivalent of the 2000 final
dividend of the abovementioned Company. The dividend will be paid on 24 May
2001.

2000 final dividend per share:                  US cents 18.70

GBP equivalent:                                  13.1392 pence

I should be grateful if you could advise the above information to your members
accordingly.


L E L A Richard, Matheson & Co., Limited,
London Secretaries of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited

10 MAY 2001


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