Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
06 May 2008

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

ELEMENTIS PLC

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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) :  CHANGE IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL                   (YES)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

NOMINEES (JERSEY) LTD
PERRY NOMINEES LTD
BOLTRO NOMINEES LTD
WARD NOMINEES LTD
LLOYDS BANK (PEP) NOMINEES LTD
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

30TH APRIL 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1ST MAY 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

REACHED 7%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

0241854
ORD                     31,117,606               31,117,606
GBP0.05  

 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0241854
ORD                     31,873,931                  31,873,931                7.132
GBP0.05  
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

31,873,931                         7.132
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


30,000 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

321,667 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

13,398 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

2,023 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds 
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

183,950 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group 
Plc.

31,322,893 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the 
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group 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 TSB  Group Plc.
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

CENTRAL DISCLOSURE UNIT
 

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.


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