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Elementis PLC
20 March 2007



Elementis PLC
20 March 2007

Elementis plc ('the Company')


TR-1:               NOTIFICATION 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 the notification

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (see section 13)

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

UBS Global Asset Management

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

UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited

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

14 March 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 March 2007

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

Non-notifiable

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

GB0002418548

Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares   22,808,672

Number of Voting Rights 22,808,672

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares Direct   Non-notifiable

Number of voting rights   Direct Non-notifiable

Number of voting rights   Indirect Non-notifiable

% of voting rights        Direct Non-notifiable

% of voting rights        Indirect Non-notifiable

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

This disclosure has been made to fulfil the below FSA requirement.

The Transparency Directive states that where a major shareholder has not
been required (because of an acquisition or disposal of voting rights or due
to a change in the totoal of voting rights in issue) to make an announcement
to the issuer prior to the 20th March 2007, then we must do so by that date
in any event.

In addition to this please note that UBS are no longer required to include
prime brokerage holdings in the disclosures under DTR5 under the
Transparency Directive.

14. Contact name:                               Angela Huff

15. Contact telephone number:                   020 7568 4981




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