Transaction in Own Shares

Johnson,Matthey PLC
01 March 2005


Johnson Matthey PLC
1 March 2005

Purchase of Own Securities

Johnson Matthey PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation
100,000 of its ordinary shares of £1 each.  The price paid per ordinary share
was 1011.92 pence.

S Farrant
Company Secretary


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