Transaction in Own Shares

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
23 July 2007

The Morgan Crucible Company plc announces that on 23 July 2007 it purchased for

cancellation from Citigroup Global Markets Limited 60,000 ordinary shares at an

average price of 300 pence per share.



Accordingly, upon settlement of the above transaction, The Morgan Crucible

Company plc's capital will consist of 280,000,857 25p ordinary shares with

voting rights, and 437,281 cumulative preference shares (125,327 5.5% cumulative

first preference shares of £1.00 each and 311,954 5% cumulative second

preference shares of £1.00 each), with no voting rights, save in specified

limited circumstances.



Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in The Morgan Crucible

Company plc will be 280,000,857 .



The above figure 280,000,857 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for

the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify

their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The Morgan Crucible Company

plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.





Enquiries:



The Morgan Crucible Company plc                  01753 837 000

Paul Boulton


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