Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
20 March 2007



Elementis PLC
20 March 2007

Elementis plc ('the Company')


TR-1:               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:

Elementis plc

2. Reason for the notification

Implementation of Transparency Directive

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aegon UK Group of Companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):

n/a

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 March 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

GB0002418548

Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares   n/a

Number of Voting Rights n/a

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares Direct   20,650,810

Number of voting rights   Direct 20,650,810

Number of voting rights   Indirect 125,000

% of voting rights        Direct 4.67

% of voting rights        Indirect 0.03


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights           20,775,810

% of voting rights                 4.7%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Aegon UK Group of Companies - parent undertaking of:

Aegon Asset Management UK plc
Aegon Investment Management UK ltd
Aegon ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: Aegon UK Group of Companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                               Miranda Beacham

15. Contact telephone number:                   0131 549 3460


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A:     Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation:


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Aegon Asset Management UK plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Aegon House, 3 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9SA


Phone number:

0870 60 90 101

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Ian G Young, Company Secretary
0131 549 6398

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

Miranda Beacham

Contact address:

Aegon House, 3 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9SA

Phone number:

0131 549 3460

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

C: Additional information:




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