Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 March 2005

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10 March
2005, 8,681 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 383p 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:-


                                                                              Total Shares held in Plan
                         Partnership Shares      Matching Shares       Partnership Shares      Matching Shares


M Humphrey                       32                     32                   1,108                  1,108
B M Richmond                     32                     32                   1,108                  1,108






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