ESOT Purchase

Elementis PLC
11 May 2007


Elementis plc ('the Company')

The Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT) has today notified the
Company that it has purchased 1,011,759 ordinary shares in Elementis plc.

The aggregate purchase price of £908,256 paid by the Trust will be met out of
funds provided by the Company.

Kathryn Silverwood
Company Secretary

11 May 2007



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