Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Johnson,Matthey PLC
29 March 2000


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

Name of Company
Johnson Matthey PLC

Name of Director
Mr N A P Carson
Mr J N Sheldrick

Person with Holding(s)
as above

Registered Holder(s)
Share Nominees Ltd as the PEP Plan Manager of the Johnson Matthey Single
Company PEP.

Connected Person(s)
N/A

Nature & Extent of transaction
Purchase of shares by the PEP Plan Manager to reinvest dividends paid on the
shares held in the Single Company PEP.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N A P Carson   1
J N Sheldrick  10

Percentage of Issued Class
Less than 0.01% 

Number of Shares/Amount of stock disposed of
n/a

Percentage of issued class
n/a  

Class of security
Ordinary £1 shares 

Price Per Share
£7.62

Date of Transaction 
27 March 2000

Date Company Informed
29 March 2000 

Total holding following this notification
Shares
N A P Carson        14,193
J N Sheldrick       30,299

Total Percentage holding of Issued Class following this notification
0.02% 

Contact and telephone number for queries  
Ms Brigid T Conway 0171 269 8461

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Ms Brigid T Conway 0171 269 8461

Date of Notification:  29 March 2000