16 February 2010

Elektron Plc ('Elektron' or 'the Company')

Directorate Change

Elektron announces that Malcolm Argent CBE, aged 74, has joined the Board as a non-executive director of Elektron with immediate effect, initially for a period of one year. He will chair the Remuneration Committee.

Malcolm has had a distinguished career with BT Group plc where he served as a main board executive director for 10 years until 1994 during which time he managed the successful flotation of BT and was responsible for setting and maintaining standards of corporate governance and relations with shareholders. He served on the Executive Committee, Strategy Committee and Investment Committee.

He continued for a further four years as a non-executive director chairing the Pensions Committee and the Board Communities and Charities Committee and was a member of the Audit Committee and Board Nominating Committee.

Malcolm's other appointments have included Deputy Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (1995-8) and member of the boards of Westminster Healthcare Holdings PLC (1992-9) and Clerical Medical Investment Group Ltd (1994-2001).

There are no other disclosures required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

Keith Daley, Chairman commented:

'We are delighted that Malcolm has agreed to join the Elektron board and I am sure that Shareholders will join me in welcoming his appointment at this exciting time for the Company. We are continuing to look for an additional non-executive director to further strengthen the board'.

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