Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
24 June 2004


                 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN INTERESTS IN SHARES

The Morgan Crucible Company plc (the 'Company') received notice on 23rd June
2004 that, in accordance with Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, Legal &
General Group plc and/or its  subsidiaries no longer have a notifiable interest
in the Company's Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each.



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