Director Shareholding

Elektron PLC
7 March 2002



                                   DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

7 MARCH 2002


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ELEKTRON PLC



2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

     JOHN ANTHONY DERRICK SKAILES



3)     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

     DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them (if notified)

(MRS ANGELA SKAILES)



5)     Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

     AS IN 2 ABOVE



6)     Please state the nature of the transaction.  For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

     PURCHASE OF SHARES



7)     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     50,000

     50,000



8)     (0.19%)

     of issued class



9)     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A



10)  (N/A %)

     of issued class



11)  Class of security

     5p ORDINARY SHARES



12)  Price per share

     8P (4 March 2002)

     9P (6 March 2002)



13)  Date of transaction

     4 MARCH 2002

     6 MARCH 2002



14)  Date company informed

     4 MARCH 2002

     6 MARCH 2002



15)  Total holding following this notification

     662,291



16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     1.27%


OTHER INFORMATION



1)   Any additional information

     N/A



2)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     DUGALD CARLEAN                  020 7426 9593



3)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

     CHRIS LEIGH



Date of notification

7 MARCH 2002



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