Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                             
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are      Elementis Plc                            
attached:ii                                                                                 
                                                                                            
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                   
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X    
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result             
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached             
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                   
qualifying financial instruments                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            
                                                                                            
Other (please                                                                               
specify):                                                                                   
                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the    APG Asset Management N.V.                       
notification obligation:iii                                                                 
                                                                                            
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                              
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                                  
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or           03 April 2015                                   
reached: v                                                                                  
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:           08 April 2015                                   
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or      4%                                              
reached: vi, vii                                                                            
                                                                                            

 

8. Notified details:                                                                                  
                                                                                                      
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                          
                                                                                                      
Class/type of    Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
shares           to the triggering                                                                    
                 transaction                                                                          
                                                                                                      
if possible      Number        Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x   
using            of            of           of shares   rights                                        
the ISIN CODE    Shares        Voting                                                                 
                               Rights       Direct      Direct xi   Indirect  Direct       Indirect   
                                                                    xii                               
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                 17,958,820    17,958,820   18,593,358  18,593,358            4.03%                   
GB0002418548                                                                                          
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting       
instrument              date xiii   Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights            
                                                            acquired if the                           
                                                            instrument is                             
                                                            exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                      
N/A                     N/A         N/A                     N/A                     N/A               
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                         
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
instrument         price       date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                          period xviii                                                
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
N/A                N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                      Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                      
                                                                                 N/A          N/A     
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                         
                                                                                                      
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                      
18,593,358                                         4.03%                                              
                                                                                                      

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the            
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                            
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
N/A                                                                                       
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
Proxy Voting:                                                                             
                                                                                          
10. Name of the proxy holder:                            APG Asset Management N.V.        
                                                                                          
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease      N/A                              
to hold:                                                                                  
                                                                                          
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold        N/A                              
voting rights:                                                                            
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
13. Additional information:                                                               
                                            We wish to inform you that APG Algemene       
                                            Pensioen Groep N.V. ("APG") has decided to    
                                            split-off the asset management activities. The
                                            entity that performs the asset management     
                                            activities is called APG Asset Management N.V.
                                            ("APG AM"). The separation has been effected  
                                            by means of a split-off in accordance with the
                                            provisions of Dutch law which implied that all
                                            asset management activities shall transfer by 
                                            operation of law to APG AM. Contact person(s) 
                                            and contact details remain unchanged. This    
                                            notification is made on behalf of APG AM.     
                                                                                          
14. Contact name:                           Mr. Martijn Snoek                             
                                                                                          
15. Contact telephone number:               [phone]                               
                                                                                          

 

This notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.8.12 R(1) of the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules sourcebook.

 

Wai Wong

Company Secretary

020 7408 9300

08 April 2015