Holding in Company

Elementis PLC
28 December 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ELEMENTIS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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



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

     PLEASE SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     PLEASE SEE BELOW

6)   (3.08%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   (N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

     21 DECEMBER 2001

11)  Date company informed

     24 DECEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,300,905
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.08%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     KERIN WILLIAMS      01784 224374

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

P D BROWN
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification .....28 DECEMBER 2001...................



Letter to Elementis Plc - dated 24 December 2001

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 1,428,101 shares on the 21 
December 2001, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject 
to a concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245        1,950,103 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509          235,800 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206       10,161,442 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381          628,560 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203          325,000
                                                      ----------    ------
                                                      13,300,905     3.08%
                                                      ==========    ======

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 431,400,000.

Letter from Legal & General Investment Management Limited