Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	PAUL WATERMAN
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO, DIRECTOR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	ELEMENTIS PLC
b)	LEI	549300LQIH685LI2ML36
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	SHARES GB0002418548
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a conditional share award (structured as a restricted stock unit) over 43,953 shares under the Elementis Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2015 with a vesting date of 7 March 2019 at a cost of nil pence per share.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) N/A N/A
d)	Aggregated information
	-Aggregated volume	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-03-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London, UK
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	SHARES GB0002418548
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of a conditional share award (structured as restricted stock units) over 205,793 shares (out of 225,645 shares) awarded on 7 March 2016, in connection with the executive’s recruitment, as a one-off agreement that borrows from the Elementis Long Term Incentive Plan 2008 (as amended), which had a vesting date of 7 March 2017, at a cost of nil pence per share. Simultaneous sale of 75,433 shares to meet tax and related liabilities and the retention of 130,360 shares.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £2.950596 75,433
d)	Aggregated information
	-Aggregated volume	Sale of 75,433 shares @ £2.950596 per share Retention of 130,360 shares
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-03-08
f)	Place of the transaction	London, UK