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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001096056-18-000045
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181031
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181031

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001096056
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS [2810]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35370
		FILM NUMBER:		181150771

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		LUMNS LANE
		CITY:			MANCHESTER
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			M27 8LN
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44161300-0600

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		STREET 1:		LUMNS LANE
		CITY:			MANCHESTER
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			M27 8LN
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<div><a name="s27a2ccb68c0c460d9c5a55c0ea841adc"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 6-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Report of Foreign Private Issuer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For the month of October 2018 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Commission File Number: 001-35370</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Luxfer Holdings PLC</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Name of registrant)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Lumns Lane</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Manchester</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">M27 8LN England</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br>        <br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Form 20-F</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#254; 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<div><a name="sb91c31b3184f418ba6a474c362d473ce"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Luxfer Holdings Announces 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-style:italic;">Strong broad-based revenue growth and the benefit of </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-style:italic;">cost reductions delivered adjusted earnings of $0.53 per share</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">MANCHESTER,&#160;UK </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">- (BUSINESS WIRE)-&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Luxfer Holdings PLC</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">(NYSE: LXFR), </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">a global manufacturer of highly-engineered advanced materials, today announced financial results for its third quarter, which ended&#160;September 30, 2018. 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font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Net debt at the end of the third quarter of 2018 was $79.0 million, down from $101.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2017.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">&#8220;Double-digit organic growth, strong productivity and benefits from our simplification initiatives delivered financial performance above expectations,&#8221; stated&#160;Luxfer&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer Alok Maskara. &#8220;We are pleased with the improving trends in our Gas Cylinders segment, including the turnaround momentum in Superform. In Elektron, share recovery continues in our zirconium chemicals business which posted its second consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. We remain confident in our goal of achieving $20 million in net cost savings by 2021, as we implement Lean operational excellence to improve profitability and cash conversion.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">For the year to-date, 2018 revenue increased 16 percent to $377.0 million from $325.2 million for the same period in 2017. Net income was $31.6 million, or $1.19 per share, up from $13.8 million, or $0.52 per share for the corresponding period a year ago. Adjusted diluted earnings for the first nine months of 2018 were $1.36 per share, an increase of 70 percent from $0.80 last year. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Outlook</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Based on the company&#8217;s financial performance for the year to-date, management expects 2018 full-year adjusted earnings to be approximately $1.65 per fully diluted shares. The outlook for the remainder of the year contemplates continued business momentum as well as recognizing fourth-quarter seasonality, a reduction in hurricane-related sales and planned higher expenses related to simplification and productivity projects. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Mr. Maskara commented, &#8220;Given Luxfer&#8217;s performance to-date, we expect to accelerate some investments before year-end for simplification and productivity initiatives. We have a great deal of opportunity to enhance shareholder value, as demonstrated in 2018, and will continue to execute on our strategic plan as we progress through 2019 and beyond.&#8221;  </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Transition to Domestic Issuer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">The company announced that starting January 1, 2019, it will comply with U.S. SEC domestic issuer requirements and will no longer maintain Foreign Private Issuer status. To assist investors in understanding the impact of this change, which will include converting financial results to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) reporting, the company is providing supplemental financial information in U.S. GAAP with this release. The company expects to issue a more comprehensive set of historical financial data in early 2019. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Conference Call Information</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Luxfer has scheduled a conference call at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 1, 2018, on which management will provide a review of the company&#8217;s results for the third quarter. U.S. participants may access the conference call by telephoning 877-341-8545. U.K. participants may call 08000288438. Participants from other countries may call +1-908-982-4601. The participant conference ID code is </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1282019</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">. The following link to access slides related to the conference call: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1177974&amp;tp_key=86891c011b</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">A recording of the conference call will be available for replay two hours after the completion of the call and will remain accessible until the next quarterly report is released. To hear the recording, call 800-585-8367 in the U.S., 08009172646 in the U.K. and +1-404-537-3406 in other countries. Enter conference ID code </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1282019</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">&#32;when prompted. Slides used in the presentation and a recording of the call will also be available in the investor relations section of the Luxfer website at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.luxfer.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Non-GAAP Financial Measures</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">This release refers to non-GAAP financial measures including &#8220;adjusted gross profit,&#8221; &#8220;adjusted engineering, selling, general, and administrative expenses,&#8221; &#8220;adjusted segment income (loss),&#8221; &#8220;adjusted net income (loss),&#8221; and &#8220;adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share.&#8221; Refer to the accompanying financial schedules for supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to certain GAAP financial measures.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-style:italic;">This release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) statements regarding the Group&#8217;s results of operations and financial condition; (ii) statements of plans, objectives or goals of the Group or its management, including those related to financing, products or services; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;forecasts&#8221; and &#8220;plans&#8221; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. The Company cautions that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) future revenues being lower than expected; (ii) increasing competitive pressures in the industry; (iii) general economic conditions or conditions affecting demand for the services offered by us in the markets in which we operate, both domestically and internationally, including as a result of the Brexit referendum, being less favorable than expected; (iv) worldwide economic and business conditions and conditions in the industries in which we operate; (v) fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and utilities; (vi) currency fluctuations and hedging risks; (vii) our ability to protect our intellectual property; and (viii) the significant amount of indebtedness we have incurred and may incur and the obligations to service such indebtedness and to comply with the covenants contained therein. The Group cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. These factors are more fully discussed in the sections &#8220;Forward-Looking Statements&#8221; and &#8220;Risk factors&#8221; in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2018. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to the Group, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Group does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;font-weight:bold;">About Luxfer Holdings PLC (&#8220;Luxfer&#8221;)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Luxfer is a global manufacturer of highly-engineered advanced materials, which focuses on value creation by using its broad array of technical knowhow and proprietary technologies. Luxfer&#8217;s high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices are used in defense and emergency response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial settings. For more information, visit </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.luxfer.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;color:#0a0a0a;">Luxfer is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and its ordinary shares trade under the symbol LXFR.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Investor Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Douglas A. Fox, CFA</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Director, Investor Relations</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Cassandra Stanford</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Communications Specialist</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">+1 951-341-2375</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Investor.relations@luxfer.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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