Director/PDMR Shareholding

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
20 December 2006




THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC - AWARDS UNDER THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE 
PLAN ('LTIP')



In accordance with the terms of the LTIP, the Company made provisional awards of
shares on 20th December 2006 to the Directors set out below. There is a range in
the number of shares that could vest with such persons dependent on two
performance criteria. Firstly on the Company's total shareholder return ('TSR')
compared with the TSR of companies in the FTSE 350 Index over a three year
performance period. Secondly subject to there having been an improvement in the
underlying financial performance of the Company.






Director                      Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares                   Vesting Date

Mr Mark Robertshaw            50,000                                              20/12/09
                                                                                  Vesting Date

Mr Kevin Dangerfield          Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares                   20/12/09
                              107,500



Total Share Interests held under the LTIP for each of the above persons
following this notification are as follows;


Mr Mark Robertshaw                        807,911
Mr Kevin Dangerfield                      308,244




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