Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 April 2003

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10 April
2003, 10,223 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 242p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their March pay.  The directors, 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                       51                     51                    107                    107
B M Richmond                     51                     51                    107                    107






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