Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
19 December 2005


                                 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:

Beneficial interest of the 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 20,290,613 shares.

     
5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

N/A

     
6)   Percentage of issued class:

N/A

     
7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

43,735


8)   Percentage of issued class:

0.015


9)   Class of Security:

Ordinary shares of 25p


10)  Date of Transaction:

15/12/05


11)  Date company informed:

Faxed letter dated 16/12/05 received 19/12/05


12)  Total holding following this notification:

20,290,613 shares


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

6.923%

     
14)  Any additional information

N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Mr D.J. Coker, Company Secretary tel. [phone]


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

Mr D.J. Coker

     
17)  Date of notification:

19th December 2005



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