Johnson Matthey Regulatory News (JMAT)

1 Dec 2011 11:54

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: FIL Limited 4 Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. SHARES NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY HELD 162,683 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 16,000 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FIL 357,630 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS FIGEST 5,571 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL 6,224,498 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux FIL 10,900 Brown Bros Harriman and Co FIJ 14,400 Chase Manhttn BK AG FRNKFRT (S) FPM 790,953 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 1,312,211 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 42,193 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 153,200 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN FIJ 111,700 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL 273,867 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 35,000 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S) FIL 334,880 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux (C) FIL 170,231 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) FIL 127,400 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C) FIJ 10,500 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C) FIL 24,700 CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S) FIL 21,000 MELLON BANK NA (S) FIL 275,800 BNP PARIBAS FND SRVS AUST (C) FIL 40,989 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) FIL 628 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) FIL 43,890 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) FIL 5 Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 25 November 2011 6 Date on which issuer notified: 29 November 2011 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8 Notified details: A: 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: 10,953,071 Number of voting rights: 10,953,071 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares (indirect): 10,516,934 Number of voting rights (direct): Number of voting rights (indirect): 10,516,934 % of voting rights (direct): % of voting rights (indirect): 4.89 B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS N/A C: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Type of financial instrument: Contract For Difference Exercise Price: Expiration date: Exercise / conversation period: Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 43,890 % of voting rights (Nominal): % of voting rights (Delta): 0.02 Total voting rights: 10,560,824 (4.91%) 9 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held if applicable: See 4 above. PROXY VOTING: 10 Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited 11 Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 436,137 12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 25 November 2011 13 Additional Information None 14 Contact Name: Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey plc Contact Telephone Number: 020 7269 8461