Director/PDMR Shareholding

Elementis PLC
28 April 2008



Elementis plc - Director/PDMR shareholding

The Company announces that, under the rules of the Elementis plc 2008 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, the following grants of options were made today at an exercise
price of nil pence per Ordinary Share:

+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|Director (1) or PDMR (2)            |Number of options granted over      |
|                                    |Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each     |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|David Dutro (1)                     |25% share of the LTIP pool(1)       |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|Brian Taylorson (1)                 |20% share of the LTIP pool(1)       |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|Eric Haaijer (2)                    |12% share of the LTIP pool((1)      |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
|Greg McClatchy (2)                  |20% share of the LTIP pool(1)       |
+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+

The options can be exercised between 28 April 2011 and 27 April 2018.

In addition to the above grants, these individuals also hold options over 
shares as follows:

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|Director or PDMR                   |Existing number of options held    |
|                                   |over Ordinary Shares of 5 pence    |
|                                   |each prior to this notification    |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|David Dutro                        |1,133,666                          |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|Brian Taylorson                    |1,263,249                          |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|Eric Haaijer                       |83,455                             |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|Greg McClatchy                     |880,888                            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

(1) The LTIP pool is calculated as 2.15% of the net increase in value of 
the Company (defined as market capitalisation plus dividends paid or
declared) during the three year performance period, after deduction of 
31% (representing the cost of equity over the three year period). The actual
number of options is equal to the post tax value of each participant's share
of the LTIP pool.

Wai Wong
Company Secretary
020 7408 9303

28 April 2008



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