Holding(s) in Company

15th Oct 2009 12:15

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Johnson Matthey plc 2 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4 Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5 Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

13 October 2009 6 Date on which issuer notified: 14 October 2009 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% - 3% (L&G) 8 Notified details: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES: Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE): ORD GBP 1 Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of shares: 8,638,186 Number of voting rights: 8,638,186 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares (direct): 8,536,386 Number of voting rights (direct): 8,536,386 Number of voting rights (indirect): % of voting rights (direct): 3.97% % of voting rights (indirect): Total voting rights: 8,536,386 (3.97%)

9 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively

held if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G) (8,536,386 -

3.97% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal &

General Insurance Holdings

Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,769,533 - 3.61% = PMC) Limited

(Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal &

General Assurance Society

Limited (PMC)(7,769,533 - 3.61% = PMC) Limited

(LGAS & LGPL)

Legal &

General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

PROXY VOTING: 10 Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11 Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13 Additional Information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 214,675,736 14 Contact Name: Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey plc Contact Telephone Number: 020 7269 8461

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Related Shares:

Johnson Matthey