Director/PDMR Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 January 2006


Croda International Plc


Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10
January 2006, 8,020 ordinary shares in the company for the purpose of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 454p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their December pay.  The directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility, as contributors to the plan, have acquired the following
interest in the shares:-


                                                                              Total Shares held in Plan
                         Partnership Shares      Matching Shares       Partnership Shares      Matching Shares


M Humphrey                       28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
B M Richmond                     28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
J R Ainger                       28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
D E Barraclough                  28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
K R Gregersen                    28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
K Layden                         28                     28                   1,411                  1,411
K M Nutbrown                     28                     28                   1,411                  1,411


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