Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
30 March 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:

Classic Fund Management AG





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:  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:



Classic Global Equity Fund 10,515,037 shares; Classic Leveraged Equity Fund
429,629 shares.





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:

Not known



11)  Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 28/3/06



12)  Total holding following this notification:

10,944,666 shares



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

3.73%





14)  Any additional information

N/A



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr D.J. Coker tel. [phone]



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

Mr D.J. Coker



17)  Date of notification:

30th March 2006








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