Holding(s) in Company

TR1: NOTIFICATIONS OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

THE MORGAN CRUCIBLE COMPANY PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

£

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

£

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

£

Other (please specify):

£

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

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited

HSBC Investment Management

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

HSBC Private Bank (Jersey) Limited

HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc.

Lion International Corporate Services Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

12th August 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16th August 2010

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

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the 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

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0006027295

Below Disclosable Threshold

Below Disclosable Threshold

N/A

N/A

13,898,790

N/A

5.11%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,898,790

5.11 %

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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 number:

01753 837000