Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
02 August 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

The Morgan Crucible Company plc



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Y)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   )



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )



Other (please specify) : (  )



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 

Lloyds TSB Group Plc





4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Perry Nominees Ltd, Boltro Nominees Ltd, Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd, State
Street Nominees Ltd





5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

1st August 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

2nd August 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Reached 4%



8. Notified details:

.................





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


0602729                           10,956,583                         10,956,583

ORD GBP

0.25





Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct       Indirect             Direct      Indirect

                             11,181,583               0            11,181,583           0           4.016




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.








Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


11,181,583                     4.016



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



53,849 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



1,175 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



37,428 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group
Plc.



11,089,131 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

........



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................

13. Additional information:





14. Contact name:

Mr Paul Andrew Boulton



15. Contact telephone number:

01753 837000










                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange