Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
11 February 2005

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 10
February 2005, 9,503 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the
Croda International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 348.5p per share.
These shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan
deducted from their January 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                       36                     36                   1,076                  1,076
B M Richmond                     36                     36                   1,076                  1,076






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