Director/PDMR Shareholding

Croda International PLC
13 February 2006

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10
February 2006, 7,343 ordinary shares in the company for the purpose of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 490p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their January 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                     25                   25                 1,436              1,436
B M Richmond                   25                   25                 1,436              1,436
J R Ainger                     25                   25                 1,436              1,436
D E Barraclough                25                   25                 1,436              1,436
K R Gregersen                  25                   25                 1,436              1,436
K Layden                       25                   25                 1,436              1,436
K M Nutbrown                   25                   25                 1,436              1,436






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