22nd Sep 2005 10:48
Johnson Matthey PLC22 September 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 Price 21 September 2005 100,000 1145.00 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 Johnson Matthey PLC executive directors and other personsdischarging managerial responsibilities are beneficiaries under the Trust, theyhave an interest in all the shares acquired. S FarrantCompany Secretary22 September 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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