Registrars
Enquiries concerning shares or shareholdings such as the loss of a share certificate, consolidation of share certificates, amalgamation of holdings or dividend payments should be made to the Company's registrars:

Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA, UK

Telephone: +44 (0) 870 600 3966
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1903 854031
Website: www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk

In any correspondence with the registrars, please refer to Elementis plc and state clearly the registered name and address of the shareholder. Please notify the registrars promptly of any change of address.

New issue of redeemable B shares
A further issue of redeemable B shares will be made to ordinary shareholders on the share register on 27 April 2004. Shareholders will have the opportunity to redeem these redeemable B shares for cash at their nominal value on 4 May 2004.

A circular providing full details of the issue and redemption of redeemable B shares and a redemption form will be posted to all ordinary shareholders on 17 March 2004.

Previously issued redeemable B shares
Any holders of previously issued redeemable B shares that have not yet redeemed them will have a further opportunity to redeem them for cash at their nominal value on 4 May 2004. The redemption form is on the reverse of the redeemable B share certificate.

Registrars helpline
For redeemable B share enquiries: Telephone: +44 (0) 870 600 3966

Registrars text phone
For shareholders with hearing difficulties:
Callers inside the UK telephone: 0870 600 3950
Callers outside the UK telephone: +44 121 415 7028

Web-based enquiry service www.shareview.co.uk
Shareholders using this service to obtain details of their shareholdings are required to enter their name, postcode and shareholder reference number which can be found on correspondence from the Registrars and also on share certificates.

Low-cost share dealing service
This service, arranged with the Company's stockbrokers Cazenove, offers a low cost method of buying and selling Elementis shares. Full details of the service and dealing forms can be obtained from Cazenove. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7155 5155

Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Elementis plc will be held on 22 April 2004 at 11am at The Lincoln Centre, 18 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3ED. The Notice of Meeting is given in a separate document accompanying this Annual Report. Details of the ordinary and special business of the Annual General Meeting are also contained in this document.