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.):
See additional information under 13
5 Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
31 January 2014
6 Date on which issuer notified:
4 February 2014
7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below the threshold of 5%
8 Notified details:
VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES:
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE):
GB00B70FPS60
US4791424082
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
(The following answers are in respect of GB00B70FPS60 unless otherwise
stated)
Number of shares: 10,776,933
Number of voting rights: 10,776,933
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares (direct): 131,805
Number of voting rights (direct): 131,805
Number of voting rights (indirect): 9,874,632 (plus 292 in respect of
US4791424082)
% of voting rights (direct): 0.064%
% of voting rights (indirect): 4.819%
Total voting rights: 10,006,729 (4.883%)
9 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies
controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers,
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A.
and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the
voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle
International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
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
Registered Owner
Ameriprise Financial Inc A/c 292
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA08 11,289
Ameriprise Financial Inc A/c 32,375
Royal Trust Corp of Canada A/c 719306 40,367
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c PTG 468 60,512
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c 2456820 11,749
State Street Nominees Limited A/c XC7N 250,580
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 76588 134,621
Harewood Nominees Ltd A/c 1040411926G 504,539
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 683182 93,187
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 740190 86,843
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 739874 403,270
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 740311 41,070
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c PTG 15303/09997799 58,520
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 811056 23,909
Nortrust Nominees LTD A/c BBH05 76,334
Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 81587 95,449
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780 25,798
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA01 50,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA03 2,886,574
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c 52266 150,064
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07198 116,290
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 27642 15,515
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10478 5,515
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA09 5,960
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 4,317
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA12 116,920
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA14 34,757
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207 191,124
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c WWSF0004002 139,359
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 88,358
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 82,017
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18668 103,695
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 1,519,087
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 203,023
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 1,028,828
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 660,053
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 130,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 30337 21,228
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA15 503,341
14 Contact Name:
Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey plc
15 Contact Telephone Number: 020 7269 8461
5 February 2014