Transaction in Own Shares

Morgan Crucible Co PLC
22 May 2007

The Morgan Crucible Company plc announces that on 22 May 2007 it purchased for
cancellation from Citigroup Global Markets Limited 400,000 ordinary shares at an
average price of 284 pence per share.

Accordingly, upon settlement of the above transaction, The Morgan Crucible
Company plc's capital will consist of 284,070,142 25p ordinary shares with
voting rights, and 437,281 cumulative preference shares (125,327 5.5% cumulative
first preference shares of £1.00 each and 311,954 5% cumulative second
preference shares of £1.00 each), with no voting rights, save in specified
limited circumstances.

Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in The Morgan Crucible
Company plc will be 284,070,142.

The above figure 284,070,142 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, The Morgan Crucible Company
plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

The Morgan Crucible Company plc                  01753 837 000

Paul Boulton




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