Holding(s) in Company

 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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

Morgan Advanced Materials plc

2. Reason for the notification  (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

No

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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify): ______________

No

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

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

5. Date of transaction  (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

12 January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 January 2016

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

Above 6%

8. Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0006027295 Common Stock

 17,118,421

 17,118,421

17,325,087

6.07%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,325,087

6.07%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

13. Additional information:

NONE

14. Contact name:

Stephanie Mackie

Deputy Company Secretary

Morgan Advanced Materials plc

15. Contact telephone number:

01753 837000