Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
16 August 2002



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES





1.         Name of company                 Johnson Matthey plc



2.         Name of shareholder having      Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Ptd Ltd
           a major interest


3.         Person with holding             As in 2 above



4.         Name of registered holder       The Securities Management Trust Ltd (A/C No SMB)             354,459
                                           The Securities Management Trust Ltd (A/C No SMC            4,252,855
                                           Nortrust Nominees Ltd (A/C No EM122)                             542
                                           Nortrust Nominees Ltd (A/C No EM167)                             250
                                           The Securities Management Trust Ltd (A/C No SMH)             709,903
                                           The Bank of New York Nominees Ltd (A/C No ACCJ)            1,269,701

5.         Number of shares/amount of      not known
           stock acquired


6.         Percentage of issued class


7.         Number of shares/amount                     n/a
           of stock disposed


8.         Percentage of issued class



9.         Class of security               ordinary £1 shares


10.       Date of transaction              not known


11.       Date company informed            15 August 2002


12.       Total holding following this     6,587,710
          notification


13.       Total percentage holding         3.00%
          of issued class following this
          notification

14.       Any additional information


15.       Name of contact and telephone
          number for queries               Lynne Cossey, 020 7269 8461



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


Date of this notification:        16 August 2002


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