Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
12 March 2003


Croda International Plc

Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 12 March
2003, 10,960 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 223p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their February pay.  The directors, as contributors to the plan, have
acquired the following interest in the shares:-

                                    Partnership Shares          Matching Shares

M Humphrey                                  56                        56
B M Richmond                                56                        56
                                                                 


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