TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ELEMENTIS PLC
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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 FMR LLC
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 07 December 2016
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible
using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights
Shares 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 Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
period
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 1.09%
Company
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:
fil-regreporting@fil.com, 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