Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
24 May 2006





The Morgan Crucible Company plc





The Company was informed that on 23rd May 2006 the Trustees of The Morgan
General Employee Benefit Trust ('the Trust') acquired 99,555 Ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company at an average price of £2.417146 per share to satisfy
future obligations arising from provisional share awards made under The Morgan
Crucible Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 and share options granted under The
Morgan Crucible Executive Share Option Scheme 2004.



Following this purchase, the Trust holds a total of 4,819,635 Ordinary shares
representing 1.642% of the share capital of the Company.  The class of
discretionary beneficiaries for whom the Trust holds such shares consists of
employees of the Company including executive directors Warren Decatur Knowlton,
Mark Robertshaw, and Mark Lejman and these directors are accordingly deemed to
be beneficially interested in all of such shares held by the Trust.


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