Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
27 September 2007





TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                                  The Morgan Crucible Company plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                             Yes

Other (please specify):  Change in issued share capital
                                                             

3. Full name of person(s) subject to
notification obligation:                                     Lloyds TSB Group Plc
                                                              

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                           
different from 3):                                            Perry Nominees Ltd
                                                             Boltro Nominees Ltd
                                                        Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd
                                                          State Street Nominees Ltd
                                                             

5. Date of transaction (and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                            25th September 2007
reached if different):
                                                             

6. Date on which issuer notified:                            26th September 2007
                                                                  

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:                                                          Reached 4%


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of  Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         triggering transaction
               Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible    shares        voting rights shares                                rights
use ISIN code

                                                         Direct     Indirect     Direct      Indirect
 0602729 Ord 11,084,308    11,084,308    11,203,401       0       11,203,401      0         4.046
   GBP0.25


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights
    11,203,401                                             4.046



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:


54,980 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



1,175 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



37,428 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



11,109,818 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Group Plc.




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                     Mrs T A Bigmore


15. Contact telephone name:                          01753 837000





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