Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction
    relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should
    complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative
    relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to
    4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to
    a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should
    complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial
    instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a
    debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16,
    23 and 24.


Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

ELEMENTIS PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction
notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or
(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(c) a disclosure made in accordance with section
793 of the Companies Act 2006 to the extent that it relates to the
interests of a director or, as far as the issuer is aware, any
connected person.

THESE ARE TRANSACTIONS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DR3.1.4R(1)(a) and
(c)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

BRIAN TAYLORSON (DIRECTOR AND PDMR)

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a
person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3
and identify the connected person

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of
the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives
or financial instruments relating to shares

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the
number of shares held by each of them

8 State the nature of the transaction

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to
shares acquired

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to
shares disposed

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that
class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

13. Price per share or value of transaction

14. Date and place of transaction

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding
following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into
account when calculating percentage)

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted
options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

09 SEPTEMBER 2009

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

01 OCTOBER 2014 TO 31 MARCH 2015

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NIL

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

OPTIONS OVER 43,778 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH GRANTED UNDER THE
ELEMENTIS PLC UK SAVINGS-RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME 2008

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

35.52 PENCE

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following notification

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                 | 2008 LTIP award: Number of options granted over |
|                 | Ordinary Shares of                              |
|                 | 5 pence each                                    |
|-----------------+-------------------------------------------------|
| BRIAN TAYLORSON | 20% share of the LTIP pool 1                    |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+



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 ended 31
December 2010, after deduction of 31% (representing the cost of
equity over the three year performance period).





In addition to the above grant and LTIP award, the above director
also holds executive options over shares as follows:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                 | Existing number of options held over Ordinary   |
|                 | Shares of 5 pence each prior to this            |
|                 | notification                                    |
|-----------------+-------------------------------------------------|
| BRIAN TAYLORSON | 1,263,249                                       |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+


23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

WAI WONG, 020 7408 9303

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible
for making notification

WAI WONG - COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

10 SEPTEMBER 2009

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