Holding in Company

Elementis PLC
17 August 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ELEMENTIS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SANFORD C BERNSTEIN & CO INC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



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

     PLEASE SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     PLEASE SEE BELOW

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p

10)  Date of transaction

     10 AUG 2000

11)  Date company informed

     17 AUG 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     28,496,254 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.60%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     KERIN WILLIAMS: 020 7398 1439

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification: 

K. WILLIAMS
DEPUTY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification ....17 AUG 2000.....



Letter to: Elementis, PLC

Companies Act 1985 - Section 198
RE: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. & Associated Companies

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. continues to manage accounts pursuant to
written contracts for a number of clients who hold shares of Elementis, PLC.

The shareholdings of these clients listed by custodian bank as of 8/10/00 are
shown below.

Bernstein has the authority to direct the purchase and sale of shares of
Elementis, PLC and other securities for each of these clients. Sanford C.
Bernstein & Co., Inc. has the authority, pursuant to contracts with the
overwhelming majority of such clients, to vote shares of all securities held in
the account.

Letter from: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.


SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN
Elementis
           08/10/00                 PRIMARY         
        SHARES HELD                CUSTODIAN                SUB-CUSTODIAN
1       6,853,787       Bank of New York, New York    Bank of New York, London
2       3,692,498       Bankers Trust, New York       Bankers Trust, London
3       2,940,504       Boston Safe Deposit and       Midland Bank, London
                         Trust, Boston                
4       2,908,551       Chase, New York               Chase, London
5         256,747       CIBC Mellon, Toronto          Midland Bank, London
6         530,000       Citibank, Dublin              Citibank, London
7         183,494       Citibank, London              Citibank, London
8          15,700       First Union Bank              Bank of New York, London
9          25,271       Key Trust                     Bank of New York, London
10      3,024,472       Northern Trust, Chicago       Northern Trust, London
11        311,535       Norwest Bank                  Bank of New York, London
12        275,426       PNC BANK, WILMINGTON DE.      CITIBANK, LONDON
13        152,222       State Street Bank and Trust,  State Street Bank and     
                         Australia                    Trust, London
14      7,186,291       State Street Bank and Trust,  State Street Bank and 
                         Boston                        Trust, London
15        126,504       State Street Bank and Trust,  State Street Bank and
                         Canada                        Trust, London
16         13,252       US Trust Co.                  Chase, London


            Total       28,496,254