Morgan Advanced Materials Regulatory News (MGAM)

11 Jan 2007 17:11

Morgan Crucible Co PLC11 January 2007 The Morgan Crucible Company plc announces that on 11 January 2007 it purchasedfor cancellation from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 250,000 ordinary shares at anaverage price of 258.925 pence per share. Accordingly, upon settlement of the above transaction, The Morgan CrucibleCompany plc's capital consists of 291,800,142 25p ordinary shares with votingrights, and 437,281 cumulative preference shares (125,327 5.5% cumulative firstpreference shares of £1.00 each and 311,954 5% cumulative second preferenceshares of £1.00 each), with no voting rights, save in specified limitedcircumstances. Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in The Morgan CrucibleCompany plc is 291,800,142. The above figure 291,800,142 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 837 000 Paul Boulton END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange