Press Information

9 August 2005

Board changes

Elementis plc (LSE:ELM), today announces that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Gaywood, has resigned his position, and will step down from the Board with immediate effect.

Edward Bramson, currently non-executive Chairman of Elementis, will become Executive Chairman, and continue the group-wide strategic review that is currently underway, the results of which are expected to be announced during the second half of this year.

The Board reiterates the statement made in the recent announcement of the Company's interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2005 that excluding any changes that may result from the Board's review, the Company's current trading performance is in line with its expectations for continued improvement in the second half of the year.

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