Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 May 2004

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10 May
2004, 10,753 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 269p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their April 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                       46                     46                    701                    701
B M Richmond                     46                     46                    701                    701






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