Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. Identity of the issuer or the | | | underlying issuer of existing shares | Elementis Plc | | to which voting rights are attached: | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |-------------------------------------------------------+-----------| | An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | | | which may result in the acquisition of shares already | | | issued to which voting rights are attached | | |-------------------------------------------------------+-----------| | An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | |-------------------------------------------------------+-----------| | Other (please specify):______________ | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Legal & General Group Plc | | the notification obligation: | (Group) | | | Legal & General Investment | | | Management Limited (LGIM) | |--------------------------------------+----------------------------| | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | Legal & General Assurance | | different from 3.): | (Pensions Management) | | | Limited (PMC) | | | Legal & General Group Plc | | | (L&G) | |--------------------------------------+----------------------------| | 5. Date of the transaction (and date | 19 September 2008 | | on which the threshold is crossed or | | | reached if different): | | |--------------------------------------+----------------------------| | 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 September 2008 | |--------------------------------------+----------------------------| | 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | Below 5% (Group) | | or reached: | Below 5% (LGIM) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------+ | 8. Notified details: | +----------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Class/type of |Situation previous to the |Resulting situation after the triggering | |shares |Triggering transaction |transaction | | if possible |-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------| |using the ISIN |Number of Shares |Number of |Number|Number of voting |% of voting rights| |CODE | |Voting |of |rights | | | | |Rights |shares|------------------+------------------| | | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | |----------------+--------------------+----------+--------------------------------------------| |ORD |23,189,593 |23,189,593| Below 5% | |GBP 0.05 | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B: Financial Instruments | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Type of financial |Expiration date |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |instrument | |Conversion |rights that may be |rights | | | |Period/ Date |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ | | | | | |converted. | | |--------------------------+------------------+-------------+-------------------+-------------| | | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Below 5% | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the | | | | voting rights and/or the financial instruments are | | | | effectively held, if applicable: | | |---+-----------------------------------------------------------+---| | | Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and | | | | Indirect) (Group) (Below 5%) | | | | Legal & General Investment Management | | | | (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and | | | | Indirect) (Below 5%) | | | | Legal & General Investment Management | | | | Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%) | | | | Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,889,656 - | | | | 4.66 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | | | | Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance | | | | Management (Holdings) Limited Holdings Limited (Direct) | | | | (Direct) (LGIMHD) (18,738,813 (LGIH) | | | | - 4.18 % = PMC) | | | | Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance | | | | (Pensions Management) Limited Society Limited (LGAS & | | | | (PMC) (18,738,813 - 4.18 % = LGPL) | | | | PMC) | | | | Legal & General Pensions | | | | Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | | |---+-----------------------------------------------------------+---| | | Proxy Voting: | | |---+-----------------------------------------------------------+---| | | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | | |---+-----------------------------------------------+-----------+---| | | 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A | | | | cease to hold: | | | |---+-----------------------------------------------+-----------+---| | | 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A | | | | hold voting rights: | | | |---+-----------------------------------------------------------+---| | | | Notification using the total | | | | 13. Additional | voting rights figure of | | | | information: | 447,950,047 | | | | | | | |---+------------------------+----------------------------------+---| | | 14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) | | |---+------------------------+----------------------------------+---| | | 15. Contact telephone | 020 3124 3851 | | | | number: | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Wai Wong Company Secretary 020 7408 9303 ---END OF MESSAGE---

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