| TR–1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
- Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
|
Elementis PLC |
| 2: Reason for notification (yes/no) |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
no |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
no |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
no |
| Other (please specify): |
|
no |
|
|
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation: |
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -6.342% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited – 6.342%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.000% |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Vidacos Nominees\HSBC |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached): |
10/09/2015 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
11/09/2015 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
6% |
| 8: Notified Details |
| A:Voting rights attached to shares |
| Class/type of shareIf possible use ISIN code |
GB0002418548 |
|
| Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
| 27,720,263 |
27,720,263 |
|
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of
voting rights |
| Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| 29,345,109 |
25,377,111 |
3,967,998 |
5.485 |
0.857 |
| B:Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Exercise
price |
Expiration
date |
Exercise/
Conversion
period |
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
Nominal |
Delta |
|
|
| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 29,345,109 |
6.342 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -6.342% comprised of:
Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.342%
Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.000% |
| Proxy Voting: |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
| 13. Additional information: |
N/A |
| 14. Contact name: |
GIOS@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
(0131) 245 6565 |
This notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.8.12 R(1) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules sourcebook.
Wai Wong
Company Secretary
020 7408 9300
14 September 2015