Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
12 July 2004


Croda International Plc

Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 12 July
2004, 10,454 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 280.25p 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     Matching        Partnership      Matching   
                   Shares         Shares           Shares          Shares

M Humphrey          44             44               790              790
B M Richmond        44             44               790              790


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