Holding in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
27 September 2000



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.  Name of company             Johnson Matthey plc

2.  Name of shareholder having  Fidelity Investments
    a major interest

3.  Person with holding         As in 2 above


4.  Name of registered holder   As per attached schedule

5.  Number of shares/amount of  n/a
     stock acquired

6.  Percentage of issued class  n/a

7.  Number of shares/amount     2,430,213
     of stock disposed

8.  Percentage of issued class  1.09%

9.  Class of security           Ordinary £1 shares

10. Date of transaction         not known

11. Date company informed      27 September 2000

12. Total holding following     10,839,146
    this notification

13. Total percentage holding    4.89%
    of issued class following 
    this notification

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone   Lynne Cossey
     number for queries             0207 269 8461

16. Name of authorised company      Lynne Cossey
    official responsible for making
    this notification

Date of this notification:   27 September 2000

Schedule A
Security: Johnson Matthey Plc

                                     MANAGEMENT
                         SHARES HELD COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
(Ordinary Shares)
                            1,150,000  FMRCO     Chase Nominees Limited
                               47,600  FMRCO     State Street Nominees Limited
                               15,000  FMTC      State Street Nominees Ltd.
                            3,331,507  FISL      Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)  
                                                 Nominees Limited
                              872,310  FPM       Chase Nominees Ltd
                               37,200  FPM       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                               90,500  FPM       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                               87,320  FPM       MSS Nominees Ltd
                               29,400  FPM       Gracechurch Nominees
                              253,900  FPM       RBS Trust Bank
                              647,025  FPM       Bankers Trust
                                6,400  FPM       Bank of Butterfield
                               42,530  FPM       Citibank
                              259,500  FIL       Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                              104,290  FIL       Bankers Trust
                              112,100  FIL       BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                              534,000  FIL       Chase Nominees Ltd
                              136,100  FIL       Morgan Stanley
                            1,358,218  FIL       RBS Trust Bank
                               33,620  FIL       Citibank
                                  750  FIL       BBH, Luxembourg
                              952,505  FIL       MSS Nominees Ltd
                              207,030  FIL       Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)  
                                                 Nominees Limited
                              250,300  FIL       Northern Trust
                              272,680  FIL       Bank of New York Europe
                                1,266  FIL       HSBC Client Holdings Nominee
                                                 (UK) Limited
                                6,095  FIL       Bank of Bermuda

Total Ordinary Shares       10,839,146

Current ownership percentage:     4.89%

Shares in issue:            221,764,851

Change in holdings since last filing:  (2,430,213) ordinary shares