Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
15 January 2007

                                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:

     N/A



6)   Percentage of issued class:

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

     1,634,500

8)   Percentage of issued class:

     0.559%

9)   Class of Security:

     Ordinary shares of 25p

10)  Date of Transaction:

     12/1/07

11)  Date company informed:

     Faxed letter dated 12/1/07 received 12/1/07

12)  Total holding following this notification:

     33,619,111

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

     11.491% (material and non-material)

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

     Mr P.A. Boulton 01753 837000

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

     Mr P.A. Boulton

17)  Date of notification:

     15th January 2007




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