11th Jan 2007 12:12
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of listed company: Johnson Matthey PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest: Aviva plc (Morley Fund Management Limited)
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: In respect of the shareholder named in 2 above
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,561,973 BT Globenet Nominees Limited 6,100 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 3,476,008 Chase Nominees Limited 228,860 CUIM Nominee Limited 1,328,037
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 134,627 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage): 0.06% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage): N/A 9. Class of security: Ordinary Shares of ‚£1 each 10. Date of transaction: 9 January 2007
11. Date listed company informed: 10 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification: 6,600,978
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage): 3.01%
14. Any additional information: N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Angela Purtill 020 7269 8461 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification: Angela Purtill 11 January 2007
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLCRelated Shares:
Johnson Matthey