Holding(s) in Company

Johnson,Matthey PLC
05 August 2004



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



Name of company                                Johnson Matthey plc

Name of shareholder having             Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd
a major interest


Person with holding                           As in 2 above

Name of registered holder                     State Street Nominees Limited


Number of shares/amount of                    Not known
stock acquired


Percentage of issued class                    Not known


Number of shares/amount                       n/a
of stock disposed


Percentage of issued class                    n/a



Class of security                            Ordinary £1 shares



Date of transaction                          Not known


Date company informed                        5 August 2004


Total holding following this                 8,829,363
notification



Total percentage holding                     4.0%
of issued class following this
notification


Any additional information


Name of contact and telephone Angela Purtill
number for queries                          0207 269 8461


Name of authorised company                 Angela Purtill
official responsible for making
this notification


Date of this notification:                 5 August 2004




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