Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
10 July 2003

Croda International Plc

Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10 July
2003, 9,138 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 276p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their June 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                       45                     45                    245                    245
B M Richmond                     45                     45                    245                    245


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