REG-Johnson Matthey PLC: Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">JMAT.L</Origin>

Johnson MattheyAnnouncement

16/02/2016 10:20

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:                
                                                                                  
    Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group                                      
                                                                                  
4   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                           
                                                                                  
    Chase Nominees Limited                                                        
                                                                                  
    BNY Mellon Nominees Limited                                                   
                                                                                  
    BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd                                                  
                                                                                  
    BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                        
                                                                                  
    Harewood Nominees Ltd                                                         
                                                                                  
    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd                                          
                                                                                  
    Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                         
                                                                                  
    Roy Nominees                                                                  
                                                                                  
    Royal Trust Corp of Canada                                                    
                                                                                  
    State Street Nominees Ltd                                                     
                                                                                  
    The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                                           
                                                                                  
    Vidacos Nominees Ltd                                                          
                                                                                  
5   Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
    if different):                                                                
                                                                                  
    11 February 2016                                                              
                                                                                  
6   Date on which issuer notified:                                                
                                                                                  
    15 February 2016                                                              
                                                                                  
7   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                  
                                                                                  
    Above the threshold of 5%                                                     
                                                                                  
8   Notified details:                                                             
                                                                                  
    VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES:                                             
                                                                                  
    Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE):                       
                                                                                  
    GB00BZ4BQC70                                                                  
                                                                                  
    US4791425071                                                                  
                                                                                  
    Situation previous to the triggering transaction:                             
                                                                                  
    Number of shares:     N/A                                                     
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
    Number of voting      N/A                                                     
    rights:                                                                       
                                                                                  
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:                         
                                                                                  
    Number of shares (direct):      107,014  (GB00BZ4BQC70)                       
                                    N/A      (US4791425071)                       
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
    Number of voting rights         107,014    (GB00BZ4BQC70)                     
    (direct):                       N/A        (US4791425071)                     
                                                                                  
    Number of voting rights      9,776,549 (GB00BZ4BQC70)                         
    (indirect):                             200 (US4791425071)                    
                                                                                  
    % of voting rights (direct): 0.055% (GB00BZ4BQC70)                            
                                                    0.000% (US4791425071)         
                                                                                  
    % of voting rights (indirect): 5.052% (GB00BZ4BQC70)                          
                                                       0.000% (US4791425071)      
                                                                                  
    Total voting rights: 9,883,763 (5.107%)                                       
                                                                                  
9   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the   
    financial instruments are effectively held if applicable:                     
                                                                                  
    Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.080%)                         
                                                                                  
    Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (5.027%)                                
                                                                                  
    Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise    
    Financial, Inc.                                                               
                                                                                  
    Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited,
    which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings        
    Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is    
    itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is itself wholly 
    owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly  
    owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned 
    by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                                                 
                                                                                  
    PROXY VOTING:                                                                 
                                                                                  
10  Name of the proxy holder:                                                     
                                                                                  
    N/A                                                                           
                                                                                  
11  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                      
                                                                                  
    N/A                                                                           
                                                                                  
12  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                  
                                                                                  
    N/A                                                                           
                                                                                  
13  Additional Information                                                        
                                                                                  
    The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and   
    funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9.  
                                                                                  
    Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.       
                                                                                  
14  Contact Name:                                                                 
                                                                                  
    Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey Plc                 
                                                                                  
15  Contact Telephone Number:                                                     
                                                                                  
    020 7269 8461                                                                 
                                                                                  
    16 February 2016                                                              



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