Holding(s) in Company

27th Jul 2009 10:40

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):

22 July 2009 6 Date on which issuer notified: 24 July 2009 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8 Notified details: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES: Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE): GB0004764071 Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of shares: 8,566,796 Number of voting rights: 8,566,796 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares (direct): 8,699,394 Number of voting rights (direct): 8,699,394 Number of voting rights (indirect): % of voting rights (direct): 4.05% % of voting rights (indirect): Total voting rights: 8,699,394 (4.05%)

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) (8,699,394 - 4.05%

= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Management (Holdings) Limited Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,939,941 - 3.69% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal &

General Assurance Society

Management) Limited (PMC) (7,939,941- 3.69% = 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