JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING - PROPOSED
SPECIAL DIVIDEND AND SHARE CONSOLIDATION
On 19th November 2015, the Board
of Johnson Matthey Plc (the “Company”) announced its intention,
subject to shareholder approval, to return £305m to shareholders by
way of a special dividend of 150
pence per share. The special dividend will be accompanied by
a 17 for 18 share consolidation of the Company’s ordinary share
capital.
The Company has today published a circular (the “Circular”)
setting out full details of the proposed special dividend and
associated share consolidation (including the expected timetable of
principal events) and convening a general meeting to be held on
Wednesday 16th December 2015 at
11.00 am at the offices of Herbert
Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG (the “General Meeting”).
At the General Meeting, shareholder approval will also be sought
to renew the authority to enable the Company to make market
purchases of its own shares. Full details of this proposal are set
out in the Circular.
The Circular can be viewed at or downloaded from the Company’s
website at http://www.matthey.com/ (under Investor
Relations/Shareholder Centre/Shareholder Meetings).
Copies of the Circular, together with the Form of Proxy for use
in connection with the General Meeting, have been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Simon Farrant
Company Secretary
24th November 2015