Holding(s) in Company

The Morgan Crucible Company plc

Holding(s) in Company - AXA SA

Following the disaggregation exemption notified to the FSA under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 17th October 2011, AXA SA and its subsidiary notifying Group entities, acting independently from their parent and from each other, no longer have any reportable holdings in The Morgan Crucible Company plc on a Group aggregated basis. However, AXA Investment Managers SA has now crossed upward the 5% threshold and has a holding of 8.63% and 23,560,970 shares on a Group disaggregated basis as an independent Group subsidiary.

 Contact: Tracey Bigmore 01753 837000

18th October 2011