Significant Shareholder

Elektron PLC
21 September 2007



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                               21 September 2007


                                  ELEKTRON PLC
                         ('Elektron' or the 'Company')
                            Significant Shareholder



The Company was informed on 20 September 2007 that on the previous day the
personal pension fund of Mr Andrew Perloff,  purchased 840,909 Elektron ordinary
shares, resulting in a total holding at that date of 3,010,909 such shares. In 
addition Panther Securities Plc, of which he is chairman and a major
shareholder, purchased 1,159,091 Elektron ordinary  shares, resulting in a total
holding of 10,250,000 shares.

Mr Perloff also personally holds 2,000,000 shares.

Accordingly, Mr Andrew Perloff is interested in a total holding of 15,260,909
ordinary shares, or 17.60% of the  Company's issued share capital.



For further information, please contact:


Chris Leigh
Elektron Plc
Tel: [phone]


Michael Cornish
Beaumont Cornish Limited
Tel: [phone]



ENDS




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