Holding(s) in Company

Elementis PLC
05 July 2007



Elementis PLC


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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Lloyds TSB Group plc

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

Nominees (Jersey) Ltd
Perry Nominees Ltd
Boltro Nominees Ltd
Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Ltd

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

3 July 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 July 2007

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

Reached 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

GB0002418548   ORD   GBP0.05

Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares                     26,677,076

Number of Voting Rights              26,677,076

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares                     26,943,426

Number of voting rights   Direct                0

Number of voting rights   Indirect              26,943,426

% of voting rights     Direct                   0%
% of voting rights     Indirect                 6.040%

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           26,943,426

% of voting rights                     6.040

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

30,000 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Offshore Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Offshore
Holdings Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank Subsidiaries Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

322,522 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

19,056 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


190,724 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB 
Group Plc.

26,381,124 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                               Philip Mason

15. Contact telephone number:                   01444 418127

This notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.8.12 R(1) of the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules sourcebook.

Wai Wong
Company Secretary
020 7408 9303

5 July 2007



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