24th Mar 2005 09:23
Johnson,Matthey PLC24 March 2005 NOTIFICATION OF SHARE PURCHASE Johnson Matthey PLC advises that Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited, as the trusteeof the Johnson Matthey Share Retention Trust (the "Trust") made the followingshare purchase in Johnson Matthey PLC: Date Number of Shares Price23 March 2005 155,438 987.43 pence The Trust is for the benefit of Johnson Matthey employees and, inter alia, isused to fund obligations arising under Johnson Matthey's executive share optionschemes and the Johnson Matthey Long Term Incentive Plan. In so far as the executive directors of Johnson Matthey PLC are beneficiariesunder the Trust, they have an interest in all the shares acquired. S FarrantCompany Secretary24 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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