Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
21 August 2006


                                   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:

Standard Life Investments on behalf of Standard Life Group





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:

Material and non-material interest of shareholder 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:

Vidacos Nominees





5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

4,920,155



6)    Percentage of issued class:

1.677%



7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A



8)    Percentage of issued class:

N/A



9)    Class of Security:

Ordinary shares of 25p



10)   Date of Transaction:

16/8/06



11)   Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 17/8/06 received 17/8/06



12)   Total holding following this notification:

33,309,158 shares



13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

11.352% (material and non-material)





14)   Any additional information

N/A



15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr D.J. Coker tel [phone]



1)    Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification:

Mr D.J. Coker



2)    Date of notification:

21st August 2006




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