Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
23 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Elementis PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity International Limited

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

Chase Nominees Ltd     28,304,589
Chase Nominees Ltd      1,932,117

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
3,933,816 Ordinary Shares

6. Percentage of issued class
0.9115%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction








11. Date company informed
23 September 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
30,236,706 Ordinary Shares of 5p each

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.006%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Mrs A S White

TEL: [phone]

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Mrs A S White

Date of notification
23 September 2002

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