Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
22 August 2006


Elementis PLC
22 August 2006


Elementis plc ('the Company')

The Company announces that it was notified on 22 August 2006 under Section 198
of the Companies Act 1985 that as at 16 August 2006 Barclays was interested in
13,541,989 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company. These holdings represent
3.07% of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company as at 16 August 2006.


Kathryn Silverwood
Assistant Company Secretary
22 August 2006



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