Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 September 2003

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10
September 2003, 8,775 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the
Croda International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 301p per share.
These shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan
deducted from their August 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                       42                     42                    332                    332
B M Richmond                     42                     42                    332                    332






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