Director/PDMR Shareholding

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
23 May 2006



THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC - AWARDS UNDER THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE
PLAN ('LTIP')



In accordance with the terms of the LTIP, the Company made provisional awards of
shares on 22nd May 2006 to the Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility set out below. There is a range in the number of shares that
could vest with such persons dependent on two performance criteria. Firstly on
the Company's total shareholder return ('TSR') compared with the TSR of
companies in the FTSE 350 Index over a three year performance period. Secondly
subject to there having been an improvement in the underlying financial
performance of the Company.


Director                  Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares       Vesting Date
Mr Mark Robertshaw        250,000                                 22-5-09

PDMR                      Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares       Vesting Date
Mr Christophe Guillot     60,000                                  22-5-09



Total Share Interests held under the LTIP for each of the above persons
following this notification are as follows;


Mr Mark Robertshaw                        757,911
Mr Chrisophe Guillot                      243,597




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