Elektron PLC 24 January 2007 For immediate release 24 January 2007 ELEKTRON PLC Significant Holding(s) The Board of Elektron Plc (the "Company" or "Elektron") announces that it was informed on 22 January that, following a purchase of 397,300 ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), John Kinder now holds 14,964,947 Ordinary Shares, representing 17.25 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. ENDS Chris Leigh Elektron Plc Tel: 07966 116660 Michael Cornish Beaumont Cornish Limited Tel: 0207 628 3396 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange