Directorate Change

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
09 June 2003

The Morgan Crucible Company plc announces that one of its Directors, Mr Richard
Perle, did not seek re-election as a Director at the Company's Annual General
Meeting held on Friday, 6th June 2003 and therefore ceased to be a Director of
the Company as of that date.


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