Rule 8.1 - MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note  BARCLAYS PLC
1)
Company dealt in              MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               16 August 2006


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                Long                       Short

                           Number     (%)              Number    (%)

(1) Relevant            7,385,132     2.52%            66,167    0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives            66,167     0.02%           463,275    0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                 0     0.00%                 0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                   7,451,299     2.54%           529,442    0.18%





(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:           Long               Short

                              Number         (%)   Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details


3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale            Number of securities    Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase                 8,182                   2.6626
Purchase                 40,300                  2.6831
Purchase                 8,369                   2.6740
Sale                     7,659                   2.6863
Sale                     21,400                  2.7077
Sale                     8,893                   2.6686

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short      Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD           Short           8893                    2.6686
CFD           Short           7659                    2.6862
CFD           Short           21400                   2.7076
CFD           Long            8182                    2.6626
CFD           Long            8369                    2.6740
CFD           Long            40300                   2.6831


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 5)





(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 8)                                         applicable) (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO

Date of disclosure 17 August 2006

Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE

Telephone number 020 7166 2913

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)