Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notification 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 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

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

BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd

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

BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Ltd

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

5th February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6th February 2009

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

3%

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

0

0

10,142,618

10,142,618

0

3.754%

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

10,142,618

3.754%

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

BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd *

BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Ltd

* BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management Ltd is OPS firm acting for trustees of the above schemes.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Nortrust Nominees Limited

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14 Contact name:

Tracey Bigmore

15. Contact telephone name:

01753 837000