Holding in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
20 February 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
The Morgan Crucible Company plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
AXA S.A.

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:
Beneficial and non-beneficial interest of the shareholder named in 2 and its
subsidiaries.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845315; HSBC Global Custody
Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845029; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C
845017; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845005; Barclays Nominees
Limited A/C 6000BQ; Bank Generale Luxembourg A/C 750749; HSBC Global Custody
Nominee Limited A/C 777043; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C
777086; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 777094; HSBC Global
Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 777167; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Limited A/C 785078; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 873426; HSBC
Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867815; HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited A/C 867396; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867372;
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887553; HSBC Global Custody
Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887565; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C
887577; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887589; HSBC Global
Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887590; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Limited A/C 887607; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887619; HSBC
Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 776934; HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(UK) Limited A/C 867116; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867268;
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867050; RBSTB Nominees
designation Sunpen; Sun Life International Isle of Man Limited A/C SLI 11;
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C BTO1C; AELLAS plc; HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Limited A/C 880868; Axa Equity & Law Nominees Ltd A/C AXARE; Chase Nominees
Ltd A/C 00994. 

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Not known

6   Percentage of issued class:
Not known

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Not known

8   Percentage of issued class:
Not known

9   Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

10  Date of transaction:
19/02/01

11  Date company informed:
Letter dated 19/02/01 received 20/02/01

12  Total holding following this notification:
6,447,630 non-material; 26,118,906 material

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
2.78% non-material; 11.26 material

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr D.J. Coker

15 Contact telephone number:
01753 837000 Ext 222

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr D.J. Coker, Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
20/02/01





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