Elementis Grants Deferred Share Award to CFO Kearney-Croft

Elementis ( (GB:ELM) ) has shared an update.

Elementis PLC disclosed that its chief financial officer and director, Kath Kearney-Croft, received a conditional share award under the Elementis Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2025. The nil-cost option covers 18,753 shares, was granted on 9 March 2026 in London and is scheduled to vest on 9 March 2028, reinforcing equity-based incentives for senior leadership and aligning rewards with future company performance.

The grant, structured at no cost per share to the executive, reflects the company’s ongoing use of deferred share-based compensation as part of its remuneration framework. Such awards are designed to support retention of key management, encourage long-term decision-making and potentially strengthen alignment between executive interests and those of shareholders over the vesting period.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:ELM) stock is a Hold with a £149.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Elementis stock, see the GB:ELM Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:ELM Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:ELM is a Neutral.

The score is mainly supported by improving financial resilience (much lower debt and continued positive free cash flow) and a constructive earnings-call outlook with margin/EPS progress and clear medium-term targets. These positives are tempered by weak technical momentum (below major moving averages with negative MACD) and valuation risk tied to ongoing net losses (negative P/E), alongside recent revenue softness.

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More about Elementis

Elementis PLC is a specialty chemicals company listed in London, producing performance additives and other chemical products for industrial applications. Its portfolio typically serves coatings, personal care and other performance-driven markets where incentive structures for senior management align with long-term shareholder value.

Average Trading Volume: 986,302

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £828.7M

See more insights into ELM stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.