Annual Information Update

Morgan Crucible Co PLC 25 April 2007 The Morgan Crucible Company plc Annual Information Update for the period 1 April 2006 up to and including 31 March 2007. In conformity with the UK Financial Services Authority Prospectus Rule 5.2, The Morgan Crucible Company plc ('the Company') announces that the following information has been published or made available to the public during the defined period in accordance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets. The information referred to in this Annual Information Update was up to date at the time of publication, but some information may now be out of date. Stock Exchange Announcements Details of announcements made by the Company via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service, may be viewed and downloaded from the London Stock Exchange website ( www.londonstockexchange.com/marketnews) or from the Investors Regulatory Announcement page on the Company's website (www.morgancrucible.com). The regulatory announcements made during the defined period were: Date Brief Description of Announcements 30/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 29/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 28/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 28/03/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 28/03/2007 Annual Report and Accounts 2006 27/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 20/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 20/03/2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 20/03/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Aegon UK Group 19/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 100,000 Shares 16/03/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 14/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 08/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 125,000 Shares 08/03/2007 Blocklisting Interim Review - Sharesave and Executive Share Schemes 07/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 06/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 180,000 Shares 05/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 05/03/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Schroders plc 02/03/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 26/02/2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Bali Banda - Sale of Shares 23/02/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Legal & General Assurance 23/02/2007 Statement re Norton facility - Consideration of Proposal to Cease Manufacturing 20/02/2007 Final Results - Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 4 January 2007 07/02/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 10,000 Shares 07/02/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Schroders plc 05/02/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 155,000 Shares 02/02/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 01/02/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 31/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 26/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 125,000 Shares 24/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 100,000 Shares 24/01/2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 23/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 22/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 19/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 18/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 17/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 150,000 Shares 16/01/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Schroders plc 15/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 250,000 Shares 15/01/2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 15/01/2007 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 12/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 11/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 250,000 Shares 10/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 275,000 Shares 09/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 250,000 Shares 08/01/2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 05/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 04/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 250,000 Shares 03/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Notification of Start of Non-Discretionary Programme to Purchase Ordinary Shares 03/01/2007 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 21/12/2006 Transaction in Own Shares - Purchase for Cancellation of 200,000 Shares 20/12/2006 Total Voting Rights - Disclosure and Transparency Figure 20/12/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 18/12/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 14/12/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 11/12/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 07/12/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 04/12/2006 Trading Statement - Pre-close Trading Update 24/11/2006 Directorate Change - Appointment of Tim Stevenson as Chairman 09/11/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 09/11/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 08/11/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Chase Nominees Ltd 07/11/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 25/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 23/10/2006 Termination of offer period - Relating to Initial Approach 23/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 20/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 20/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 19/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 19/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 18/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 18/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 17/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 16/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 16/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 13/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 12/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 12/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 11/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 11/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 10/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 09/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 06/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 06/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 05/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 04/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 03/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 02/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 02/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 02/10/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 29/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 29/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 28/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 27/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 26/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 26/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 25/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 22/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 22/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 21/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 21/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 20/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 19/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 18/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 15/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 15/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Aviva PLC 14/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 13/09/2006 Statement re Possible Offer - Not Now Being Made 13/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 13/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 13/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 12/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 12/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 11/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 08/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 07/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 07/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 06/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 06/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 05/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 05/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 04/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 01/09/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 31/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 30/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 30/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 29/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 29/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 25/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 24/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 23/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 22/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 22/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 21/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 21/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 21/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 21/08/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 18/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 18/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 17/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Aviva PLC 17/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 17/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 16/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 16/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 15/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 14/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 11/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 11/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 10/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 10/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Lloyds TSB Group PLC 10/08/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Classic Fund Management AG 09/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 09/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 08/08/2006 Rule 8.1 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Barclays PLC 08/08/2006 Rule 8.3 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Schroders PLC 08/08/2006 Rule 2.10 City Code on Takeovers & Mergers - Shares in Issue 07/08/2006 Statement re Possible Offer - Confirming Preliminary Approach 03/08/2006 Interim Results - For Half Year Ended 4 July 2006 28/07/2006 Blocklisting Interim Review - Sharesave and Executive Share Schemes 24/07/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 11/07/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 30/06/2006 Director Declaration - Kevin Dangerfield 29/06/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 28/06/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Lazard Asset Management LLC Group 28/06/2006 Trading Update - In Advance of the Half Year Report 12/06/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 09/06/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Schroders PLC 09/06/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Citibank Nominees Limited 30/05/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 24/05/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Notification of Transactions of the Trust 24/05/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Citibank Nominees Limited 23/05/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Notification of Transactions of Directors 11/05/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Jeanne Wright - Sale of Shares 05/05/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - James Phillip Wright - Sale of Shares 02/05/2006 Holding(s) in Company - Vidacos Nominees 28/04/2006 Document Viewing Facility - Resolutions Passed at Annual General Meeting Available for Inspection 24/04/2006 Rugby Site Visit - Investors Visit to the Plant in Rugby, UK 21/04/2006 Annual General Meeting Voting Results 2006 21/04/2006 Chairman's Annual General Meeting Statement 2006 19/04/2006 Annual Information Update - List of Public Disclosure 04/04/2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding - Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty, Bridget Theresa Hosty - Sale of Shares 03/04/2006 Acquisition - Purchase of the Vesuvius Ceramics Fibres Business from Cookson Group plc by the Company's Insulating Ceramics Division Documents Filed with Companies House The Company has submitted the following filings to the UK Registrar of Companies at Companies House. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ (0870 3333636) or, if you are a registered user, they may be viewed and downloaded using Companies House Direct (www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk). The Companies House filings made during the defined period were: Date Brief Description of Filings 30/03/2007 Form 169 - Return by a Company Purchasing its Own Shares 19/03/2007 Form 169 - Return by a Company Purchasing its Own Shares 26/02/2007 Form 169 - Return by a Company Purchasing its Own Shares 16/02/2007 Form 169 - Return by a Company Purchasing its Own Shares 14/02/2007 Form 169 - Return by a Company Purchasing its Own Shares 09/01/2007 Form 288a - Appointment of Company Secretary 09/01/2007 Form 288b - Resignation of Company Secretary 14/12/2006 Form 288b - Resignation of a Director 14/12/2006 Form 288a - Appointment of a Director 13/11/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 13/11/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 24/08/2006 Form 288a - Appointment of a Director 24/08/2006 Form 288b - Resignation of a Director 15/08/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 08/08/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 26/07/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 08/08/2006 Form 363s - Annual Return 18/07/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 18/07/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 17/05/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 08/05/2006 Report and Accounts 2005 08/05/2006 Ordinary and Special Resolutions Passed at AGM 19/04/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 19/04/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 19/04/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares 19/04/2006 Form 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares Documents sent to Shareholders The Company sent the following documents to its shareholders during the defined period: Date Brief Description of Documents 28/03/2007 Annual Report and Accounts 2006, Shareholder Circular Incorporating Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy 03/08/2006 Interim Report 2006 The Company's Annual Report for 2006, together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy may be viewed and downloaded from the Shareholder Services Downloadable Forms page on the Company's website ( www.morgancrucible.com). All of the documents sent to shareholders were filed with the Financial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility and can be viewed at the UK Listing Authority, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS. Documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') Rule 12g3-2(b) provides an exemption from registration under section 12(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act 1934. The SEC maintains a list of foreign issuers that have submitted information under the exemption relating to certain foreign securities. The rule requires the issuer to provide the SEC with information that it 1) has made or is required to make public pursuant to the law of the country of its domicile or in which it is incorporated or organised; 2) has filed or is required to file with a stock exchange on which its securities are traded and that were made public by such exchange; and/or 3) has distributed or it is required to distribute to its security holders. Accordingly, the Company files hard copies of its UK regulatory filings and shareholder circulars with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Details of the filings made by the Company can be viewed on the SEC website ( www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm). Enquiries: Victoria Gould The Morgan Crucible Company plc 01753 837 000 Robin Walker Finsbury 0207 251 3801 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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