Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
10 October 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ELEMENTIS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. 

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. 

     PLEASE SEE BELOW

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class 

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH 

10)  Date of transaction

     7 OCTOBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

     9 OCTOBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,073,713 
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     3.02%

14)  Any additional information 



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

     PENNY WATSON      01784 224373
    

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

     Date of Notification .......10 OCTOBER 2002..................... 




Letter to Elementis Plc
8 October, 2002

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares 

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 544,900 shares on the 07 October
2002, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a 
concert party and will be registered as follows: 
  
Material Interest 

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245             1,950,103  
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509               295,800  
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206             9,854,250  
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381               648,560  
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203               325,000

                                                           13,073,713    3.02%
  

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued   
share capital is 431,575,581. 

Please address any queries you may have to Michelle Lawrence on 0207 528 6701 


Letter from Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. 


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