Transaction in Own Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC
18 July 2006


Transaction in Own Shares


Johnson Matthey PLC announces that it has today purchased 100,000 ordinary
shares at a price of 1240.50 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be
held as treasury shares.


Following the above purchase, Johnson Matthey PLC holds 700,000 ordinary shares
as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 219,561,127.






S Farrant
Company Secretary
18 July 2006






                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange