14th Feb 2008 17:30
Morgan Crucible Co PLC14 February 2008 The Morgan Crucible Company plc announces that on 14 February 2008 it purchasedfor cancellation from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 220,000 ordinary shares at anaverage price of 188.9538 pence per share. Accordingly, upon settlement of the above transaction, The Morgan CrucibleCompany plc's capital will consist of 270,609,074 25p ordinary shares withvoting rights, and 437,281 cumulative preference shares (125,327 5.5% cumulativefirst preference shares of £1.00 each and 311,954 5% cumulative secondpreference shares of £1.00 each), with no voting rights, save in specifiedlimited circumstances. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in The Morgan CrucibleCompany plc will be 270,609,074. The above figure 270,609,074 may be used by shareholders as the denominator forthe calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notifytheir interest in, or a change to their interest in, The Morgan Crucible Companyplc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Enquiries The Morgan Crucible Company plc 01753 837 000Paul Boulton END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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