Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6918U
Morgan Crucible Co PLC
16 May 2008
 





TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



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


The Morgan Crucible Company plc


2. 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):______________


N/A



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


AEGON UK Group of Companies


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



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


14th May 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


15th May 2008



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


5-4%



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect


GB0006027295



13,703,165


13,703,165


13,473,120


13,473,120


0


4.99


0




B: 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









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,473,120

4.99%




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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AEGON ICVC


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:



AEGON UK Group of companies

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



-230,045

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



19th May 2008


13. Additional information:


AEGON UK Group of companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AEGON ICVC

14 Contact name:



Tracey Bigmore

15. Contact telephone name:



01753 837000


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