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+------------------------------------------------+ | TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | +------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing |Elementis plc| |shares to which voting rights are attached: | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ |  | | |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ |  | | |An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | | |may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting| | |rights are attached |   | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ |  | | |An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect| | |to qualifying financial instruments |   | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ |  | | |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |   | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ |  | | |Other (please specify):   |   | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+ +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Lloyds Banking Group plc | |notification obligation: | | |  | | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if |See Section 9 | |different from 3.): | | |  | | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on |01 April 2010 | |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached: | | |  | | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |6.Date on which issuer notified: |06 April 2010 | |  | | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |Direct / Indirect holdings increased| |reached: |to above 6% | |  | | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | |  | +------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |of |to the triggering |transaction | |shares |transaction | | | +-----------+---------+---------+--------------------+---------------+ |if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of  voting | |using |of |of |of shares|rights |rights | |the ISIN |Shares |Voting +---------+---------+----------+------+--------+ |CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct|Indirect| +------------+----------++---------+---------+---------+----------+------+--------+ |      |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |Ord.5p |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |ISIN |26,215,243|26,215,243|1,367,026|1,367,026|26,385,678|0.305%|5.888% | |GB0002418548| | | | | | | | +------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+------+--------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |  | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |Type of financial|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting| |instrument |date |Conversion|rights that may be |rights | | | |Period |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted.| | | | | |  | | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |N/A |  |  |  |  | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |  | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+----------------+ |Type of |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion|voting |rights | |instrument | | |period |rights |  | | | | | |instrument | | | | | | |refers to | | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+-------+--------+ | | | | | |Nominal| Delta | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | +-------+--------+ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+-------+--------+ +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B+C) | |   | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 27,752,704 | 6.193% | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |27,287,038 shares (6.089%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment| |Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a | |wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of | |Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). | |  | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Proxy Voting: | |   | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |   | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A | |   | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A | |   | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+ +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights | |  |figure of 448,159,747 | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: |Matthew Wilson | |  | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|0113 235 7729 | |  | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ This notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.8.12 R(1) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules sourcebook. Wai Wong Company Secretary 020 7408 9303 7 April 2010 [HUG#1401097]

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