Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
31 March 2006


Elementis plc ('the Company')


The Company announces that it was notified on 31 March 2006 under Section 198 of
the Companies Act 1985 that as at 31 March 2006 Silchester International
Investors Limited was interested in 42,516,853 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the
Company. These holdings represent 9.72% of the issued Ordinary Share capital of
the Company as at 31 March 2006.


Jennifer Murphy

Company Secretary

31 March 2006

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