Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
12 December 2005


Elementis plc ('the Company')

The Company announces that it was notified on 9 December 2005 under Section 198
of the Companies Act 1985 that as at the close of its business on 8 December
2005, UBS AG, acting through its business group and legal entities had an
interest in 18,065,213 Ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company.
These holdings represent 4.15% of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.


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