Shareholder queries and FAQs

In recent years, many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited phone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters.

These are typically from overseas-based ‘brokers’, working for firms that have become known as ‘boiler rooms’, who target shareholders, offering to sell them what often turn out to be worthless or high risk shares.
These ‘brokers’ can be very persistent and extremely persuasive. 5,000 people contact the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about share frauds. each year, with victims losing an average of £20,000.

It is not just novice investors who have been duped in this way. Many victims have been successfully investing for several years. Shareholders are advised to be very wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free company reports.

Protect yourself from scams

Investment scams are designed to look like genuine investments. Find out more at www.fca.org.uk/consumers/protect-yourself-scams 

Spot the Warning Signs

Have you been:

• contacted out of the blue;
• promised tempting returns & told the investment is safe;
• called repeatedly, or
• told the offer is only available for a limited time?

If so, you might have been contacted by fraudsters.

Avoid Investment Fraud

1. Reject cold calls
2. Check the FCA Firm Checker
3. Get impartial advice

Before you seal the deal, check it’s real.

Elementis is aware that a small number of shareholders have received calls from individuals claiming from Rosewell Consulting Group or James & Jenkins Consulting Group, and offering an opportunity to buy Elementis shares. On occasion, representatives of these outfits are introducing themselves as agents of Elementis. Elementis is not represented by either of these organisations. We would encourage all shareholders to check that firms are properly registered before engaging to deal with shares and report any suspicious activity to the FCA using the contact details provided above.

We would advise all shareholders to remain vigilant and to notify the Company Secretary (company.secretariat@elementis.com) of any incidents.

If a share certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, you should contact Equiniti by phone or in writing. Equiniti will then place a restriction on the certificate(s) to prevent these from being used fraudulently. You'll need to tell them about any certificates you still hold so they can identify which share certificate(s) is/are missing.

Before Equiniti can provide you with a duplicate certificate, you will need to complete and return the Letter of Indemnity form that they will send to you. 

Once they receive the completed Letter of Indemnity form and any required fees, they will then issue a duplicate certificate. For further information visit www.shareview.co.uk.

Dividends are usually paid in May (final dividend) and September (interim dividend). You can view the Company's recent dividend history here.

Yes, dividends can be paid direct to your account (the tax voucher will continue to be sent to your registered address). Dividend mandate forms are available from Equiniti Limited at www.shareview.co.uk. If you have registered for Shareview Portfolio you can update this information online. Alternatively you can make your request by telephoning Equiniti Limited on 0371 384 2379 (or if overseas + 44 121 415 7043).

To arrange for Equiniti to re-issue a payment and to see their standard fees for sending these payments visit www.shareview.info/products/paymentreissue. Any fee will be deducted from the payment re-issued to you.

If you have not received a dividend payment, it may because the address details held for you by our Registrars are incorrect or you purchased the shares after the ex-dividend date and were not entitled to receive the dividend.

Boost your dividends

You can boost the dividend value you receive through the offer of uplifted retail e-vouchers at a wide range of retailers. 

Simply update your dividend election via your Shareview Portfolio to EQ Boost, and future dividends will be paid into your EQ Boost account ready for you to choose your e-vouchers.

To find out how to boost your dividends, and view the available retailers, visit www.shareview.info/eqboost.

The Company's shares can be bought or sold through any stockbroker or share dealing service and fees may vary. 

For information on trading your shares via Equiniti Financial Services Limited visit www.shareview.info/products/buyandsell.

Online Dealing (UK residents only):

You can sell your shares in real time, online via your Shareview Portfolio, between 8:00am and 4:30pm (UK time), Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales).

Postal Share Dealing (UK and EEA residents)

Important: EEA residents wishing to buy or sell shares through Equiniti can use the Postal Share Dealing service. You can obtain a Postal Share Dealing form from www.shareview.info/products/buyandsell

or by writing to Equiniti, Share Dealing Services, Highdown House, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA, United Kingdom

Please include a daytime telephone number, so Equiniti can contact you should further information be required. 

Residents outside of the UK and EEA

You will need to find a local broker who is able to deal in UK shares or a UK broker who is able to deal for a ’rest of the world’ resident.

If a shareholder passes away, their records will need to be updated. By using the free, online Death Notification Service at www.deathnotificationservice.co.uk, you can notify a number of organisations at the same time. 

Further information, including a guide on what to do when a shareholder passes away and the services that can support you, is available from www.shareview.info/bereavement

If your registered address has changed, please let Equiniti know, so they can update your records and keep you informed about your shareholdings, company meetings and voting procedures.

The easiest way to update your address details is via your Shareview Portfolio. 

For more information, please visit www.shareview.info/shareview/changeaddress.
 

Yes. Elementis plc is committed to lowering its environmental impact for a better future and encourages shareholders to support this by registering for a Shareview Portfolio with Equiniti - a free, simple and secure way to manage your shareholding online. Visit www.shareview.co.uk for more information.

Once registered, you can receive notifications by email for the following:

• Notices of Availability of shareholder documents, such as Annual Reports and Notices of General Meetings when made available on the Company’s website
• Quarterly CSN statements when made available in Shareview Portfolio
• When you make changes to your details via your Shareview Portfolio

Receiving Electronic Dividend Confirmations (EDCs)

Elementis PLC currently issues dividend confirmations to certificated shareholders with every dividend payment. From September 2027, the Company will only issue an Annual Dividend Confirmation covering the dividends paid in May and September. Alternatively, Shareview Portfolio users can now elect to receive Electronic Dividend Confirmations (EDCs). Once elected, an EDC for each dividend will be produced and stored in your Shareview Portfolio account and you will be notified by email on each dividend payment date. You will no longer receive a paper dividend confirmation in the post, removing the risk of paper confirmations being lost and incurring replacement fees.*

To receive EDCs, register your election via your Shareview Portfolio by ensuring your communications preference is set to email.

Shareholders who hold their shares through the CSN will automatically receive Electronic Dividend Confirmations (EDCs), which are issued securely through Shareview Portfolio. If preferred, shareholders may instead opt to receive an Annual Dividend Confirmation.

^{*You can obtain duplicate dividend confirmations by post from Equiniti. A fee may be charged for issuing replacement paper copies.}

ShareGift is a charity (No.1052686) which realises the value locked up in small shareholdings. It does this by aggregating these shareholdings together which would cost more to sell than they are worth. The resulting proceeds from these aggregated sales is donated to a wide range of UK registered charities based on donor suggestion. 

For further details please visit www.sharegift.org. 

Please note aggregated sales proceeds are donated to more than one charity. If there is a UK charity or cause you support further information on how to provide details are available on the forms. ShareGift uses this information, subject to due diligence, when choosing the charities it supports.

You can download the relevant Certificated or CSN ShareGift form by visiting 
www.shareview.info/documents/usefuldocs and selecting ‘ShareGift Forms’ from the ‘Document Type’ 
drop down list.

If you are aged 18 or over and resident in the UK, European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar you may be able to participate in the Elementis PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee Service (CSN) provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited. The CSN provides shareholders with an alternative to holding paper share certificates, allowing shares to be held electronically. If your shares are held in the CSN, you will have similar rights and benefits as other Elementis PLC shareholders. 

Benefits of the CSN

• Access competitive dealing rates and faster settlement
• Forget about looking after paper share certificates
• Simplify your personal records with regular share statements
• Increase your privacy as your shareholder details are taken off the public share register
• Benefit from the reassurance of regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• You can trade your shares from the day they are transferred into the CSN. This also means when selling shares, you will receive your funds quicker as you won’t need to send in your share certificate. This provides a straightforward and accessible way to deal.

For more information on the CSN, please visit www.shareview.info/products/csn. 

You can download the latest CSN Terms and Conditions and relevant CSN forms by visiting www.shareview.info/documents/usefuldocs and selecting ‘Elementis PLC’ from the ‘Company’ drop down list.

How will I receive communications if my shares are held in the CSN?

Unless you instruct Equiniti otherwise, the following documents will only be made available via Shareview Portfolio, you will not receive these by post:

• Notices of Availability of shareholder documents, such as Annual Reports and Notices of General Meetings being made available on the Company’s website;
• Dividend Confirmations; and
• Quarterly CSN statements.

Shareholders who hold their shares through the CSN will automatically receive Electronic Dividend Confirmations (EDCs), which are issued securely through Shareview Portfolio. If preferred, shareholders may instead opt to receive an Annual Dividend Confirmation (ADC).