Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
25 November 2005

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:

Beneficial and non-beneficial 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 34,885,784 shares.





5)            Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

186,014 shares



6)            Percentage of issued class:

0.064



7)            Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A



8)            Percentage of issued class:

N/A



9)            Class of Security:

Ordinary shares of 25p



10)        Date of Transaction:

24/11/05



11)        Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 25/11/05 received 25/11/05



12)        Total holding following this notification:

34,885,784 shares



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

12.011%





14)        Any additional information

N/A



15)        Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr D.J. Coker, Company Secretary tel. [phone]



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

Mr D.J. Coker



17)        Date of notification:

25th November 2005








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