Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
24 July 2006

                                   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:

Standard Life Investments on behalf of Standard Life Group

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:

Material and non-material interest of shareholder named in 2.

4)                Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them:

Vidacos Nominees

5)            Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A

6)            Percentage of issued class:

N/A

7)            Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

181,413

8)            Percentage of issued class:

0.061

9)            Class of Security:

Ordinary shares of 25p

10)        Date of Transaction:

21/7/06

11)        Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 21/7/06 received 21/7/06

12)        Total holding following this notification:

29,237,362 shares

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

9.967% (material and non-material)

14)        Any additional information

N/A

15)        Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr P.A. Boulton tel. [phone]

16)            Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification:

Mr P.A. Boulton

17)        Date of notification:

24th  July 2006


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