Holding in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
22 November 2000




Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
The Morgan Crucible Company plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Prudential plc

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PAC A/C 9,080,690 
Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nom (UK) PPL A/C 34,000

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Not known

6   Percentage of issued class:
Not known

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Not known

8   Percentage of issued class:
Not known

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares of 25p

10  Date of transaction:
20/11/00

11  Date company informed:
21/11/00

12  Total holding following this notification:
9,114,690

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.93

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr D.J. Coker

15 Contact telephone number:
01753 837000

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr D.J Coker
Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
22/11/00


Additional Information: