ELEKTRON PLC

Notification of Interest

Elektron plc ("Elektron" or the "Company") was notified on 22 October 2010 that Panther Securities PLC ("Panther") sold 3,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 21 October 2010.   With reference to the Company's announcement released on 6 August 2010 regarding Panther's holding, Elektron calculates that Panther now has a total combined interest in 10,643,970 ordinary shares.  This holding represents approximately 10.01% of the total voting rights in the Company.