Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
23 March 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Croda International Plc

2   Name of director:
Albert Roy Fenney

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
A.  Director     B.  Spouse

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
A.  Albert Roy Fenney     B.  Mrs Jean Swain Fenney

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Reinvestment of tax reclaim by PEP Manager - non discretionary

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
A.  56     B.  54

8   Percentage of issued class:
Less than 0.1%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
Nil

10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 10p each

12  Price per share:
252p

13  Date of transaction:
22 March 2001

14  Date company informed:
22 March 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
251,541

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.18%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
Mrs A M McIntyre

24  Contact telephone number:
01405 863260

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs A M McIntyre - Assistant Company Secretary



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