JMAT Johnson Matthey Plc

                For immediate release on Tuesday 22nd July 2014

                               Dorothy Thompson

Yesterday HM Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that
Dorothy Thompson CBE, a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey Plc, has been
appointed a non-executive director to serve on the Court of the Bank of England
with effect from August 2014.

Enquiries:

Sally Jones
Director, IR and Corporate Communications
020 7269 8407

www.matthey.com