1st Mar 2006 16:51
Johnson Matthey PLC01 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF SHARE PURCHASE BY EMPLOYEE TRUST Johnson Matthey PLC advises that Computershare Trustees (CI) Limited, as thetrustee of the Johnson Matthey Share Retention Trust (the "Trust"), made thefollowing share purchase in Johnson Matthey PLC: Date Number of Shares Price 1 March 2006 450,000 1435.57 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 Secretary1 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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