TIDMELM
RNS Number : 8527D
Elementis PLC
22 May 2012
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Elementis PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached
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No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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No
Other (please specify):___________________________
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
3. Full name of person(s) subject and its group
to notification obligation:
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See additional information
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if under 13.
different from 3):
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17 May 2012
5. Date of transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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21 May 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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Below the threshold of 5%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or reached:
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of shares to the triggering triggering transaction
If possible transaction
use ISIN
code
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Number Number Number Number of voting Percentage
of shares of voting of shares rights of voting
rights rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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GB0002418548 24,578,041 24,578,041 299,500 299,500 22,257,384 0.066% 4.922%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage
instrument date conversion rights that of voting
period may be acquired rights
if the instrument
is exercised/converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise No. of voting Percentage of
financial Price date / conversion rights instrument voting rights
instrument period refers to
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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22,556,884 4.988%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable:
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting
rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle
Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls
the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder N/A
will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: Registered Owner
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees A/c 52401
) Limited 81 142,237
HSBC Global Custody Nominees
(UK) Ltd A/c 5000212310 414,284
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees A/c PTG
) Limited 10972 56,151
State Street Nominees Limited A/c XC7N 1,310,366
Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/c 6012918307 760,375
HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited A/c 740190 209,907
HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited A/c 739874 1,020,095
HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited A/c 740311 99,910
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA05 785,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA07 7,485,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07197 299,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 10,359
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA12 366,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA14 76,665
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 613,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 5,403,735
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 1,879,300
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10490 1,625,000
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14 Contact name: Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle
Group
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15. Contact telephone name: 01793 363751
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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 9303
22 May 2012
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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