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Morgan Crucible Co PLC09 January 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: The Morgan Crucible Company plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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: JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. JF Asset Management Limited JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 3 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transactionuse ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0006027295 13,686,994 13,686,994 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0006027295 13,957,030 13,957,030 5.05% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial period/date may be acquired (if theinstrument instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 13,957,030 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co: 13,957,030 (5.05%) J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. JF Asset Management Limited JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 13,858,451 (5.01%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: ................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................. 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: Tracey Bigmore 15. Contact telephone number: 01753 837222 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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