Purchase of Own Securities

Johnson,Matthey PLC
31 January 2002



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC


Johnson Matthey Plc announces that on 30th January 2002, it purchased for
cancellation 60,000 ordinary shares of Johnson Matthey Plc at an average price
of 899.83 pence per share.  Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of
shares in issue will be 218,473,515.


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