Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0621E

Morgan Crucible Co PLC

23 September 2008

 



TR-1:    Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		The Morgan Crucible Company plc
Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				no
Other (please specify):				no
Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:		Prudential plc group of companies
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):		Prudential plc
Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):		18 September 2008
Date on which issuer notified:		19 September 2008
Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

Notified Details
Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share    If possible use ISIN code				GB0006027295
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares				Number of voting rights
13,572,557				13,572,557
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
		Direct		Indirect		Direct		Indirect
13,822,557		13,822,557				5.11%
Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ conversion period/date		No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)		Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
13,822,557				5.11%

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
Proxy Voting:
Name of proxy holder:		N/A
Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
Additional information:	M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc), M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) and M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) have moved to a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification.
Contact name:	Tracey Bigmore
Contact telephone number:	01753 837000

 

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