Holding(s) in Company

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

Johnson Matthey Plc

Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

N/A

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

1 October 2014

Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2014

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Holding has gone below 10%

Notified details:

VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES:

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE): GB00B70FPS60

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of shares: 20,240,386

Number of voting rights: 20,240,386

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of shares (direct): N/A

Number of voting rights (direct): N/A

Number of voting rights (indirect): 20,181,149

% of voting rights (direct): N/A

% of voting rights (indirect): 9.85%

QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

N/A

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FNIANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Resulting situation after triggering the transaction:

Type of financial instrument: CFD

Exercise price: N/A

Expiration date: N/A

Exercise/Conversion period: N/A

Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 209,763

% of voting rights (Nominal): 0.1%

% of voting rights (Delta): 0.1%

Total voting rights: 20,390,912 shares (9.95%)

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 20,390,912 shares (9.95%)

Name of the proxy holder:

Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Additional Information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Contact Name: Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey Plc

Contact Telephone Number: 020 7269 8400