Director Shareholding

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
01 November 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company:
The Morgan Crucible Company plc


2)  Name of director:
Mr Mark Robertshaw


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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest:
Director 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 (if notified):
Mr Mark Robertshaw


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A


6)  Please state the nature of the transaction.  For PEP transactions please
Indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
The Morgan Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 ('LTIP') Provisional Award


7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
283,944 LTIP


8)  Percentage of issued class:
0.0979


9)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A


10) Percentage of issued class:
N/A


11) Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p


12) Price per share:
N/A


13) Date of transaction:
1/11/04


14) Date of notification:
1/11/04


15) Total holding following this notification:
3,500 ordinary shares of 25p each; 200,000 options; 283,944 Provisional Award ('
LTIP') subject to plan rules


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.0012% holdings; 0.0689% options; 0.0979% Provisional Award LTIP



If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:


17) Date of grant:
N/A


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise:
N/A


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:
N/A


23) Any additional information:
N/A


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Mr D.J. Coker 01753 837222


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:
Mr D.J. Coker
Company Secretary


Date of Notification:
1st November 2004




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