Several samples of Sr1-xAgxTiO3 (x = 0, 0.1) perovskite-structured catalysts have been prepared and tested for the title reaction under lean-burn conditions. For the same overall nominal composition, catalyst activity and durability depend strongly on the method of preparation and, for the samples prepared by the same method, mainly on temperature and on residence time at such a temperature during preparation. In Sr0.9Ag0.1TiO3 catalysts Ag is present either as intra-crystalline Ag 2+ , likely substituting for Sr 2+ in the perovskite lattice, or as inter-crystalline metallic Ag. The catalytic activity of Sr0.9Ag0.1TiO3 is connected with the presence of O2 -/Ti 4+ , Ox -/Ag and Ox -/Ag 2+ or of O3 -/Ti 4+ , O -/Sr 2+ and of O -/Ti 4+ species, depending on preparation method and conditions. Furthermore, intercrystalline metallic Ag plays an important role in improving catalyst resistance to sintering, the most durable samples being those calcined for a sufficient residence time at the highest temperature during preparation, i.e. under conditions better favouring the segregation of this metal from the perovskite lattice.