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 854 031
Website: www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk

Registrars text phone
For shareholders with hearing difficulties:
Callers inside the UK telephone: 0870 600 3950
Callers outside the UK telephone: +44 (0) 121 415 7028

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 October 2004. Shareholders will have the opportunity to redeem these redeemable B shares for cash at their nominal value on 2 November 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 24 September 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 2 November 2004. The redemption form is on the reverse of the redeemable B shares certificate.

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

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 & Co Ltd. Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7155 5155

Dividend re-investment plan
The dividend re-investment plan arrangements made with Lloyds TSB Registrars and Cazenove will not operate whilst a cash dividend is not being paid.