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