ELEMENTIS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		FMR LLC
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:		07 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		08 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

   

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0002418548

Below 5%

Below 5%

23,192,771

23,192,771

5.00%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

23,192,771

5.00%

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Controlled Undertaking Percentage Holding FMR CO., INC 2.97% Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company 1.09% FIAM LLC 0.65% FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED 0.29% Grand Total 5.00%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/ cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 837148

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 7067 2999

9 December 2016

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