Share repurchase

Elektron PLC
17 March 2006





For immediate release                                             17 March 2006





                                  Elektron Plc

                         ('Elektron' or the 'Company')

                                Share repurchase


Elektron, the AIM quoted components group, announces that the Company acquired
100,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') at a price of 17p per Ordinary Share through the market.


Following this transaction, the repurchased Ordinary Shares will be cancelled
from trading on AIM. Accordingly, the reduced issued share capital admitted to
trading to AIM will amount to 78,723,102 Ordinary Shares.



For further information:


Christopher Leigh

Elektron Plc

Tel: [phone]




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