Holding in Company

Croda International PLC
9 August 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Croda International Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Zurich Financial Services Group and Zurich Allied AG of Switzerland and Allied
Zurich p.l.c

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
Shareholder named in 2.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 07203                 1,399,558
Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 07200                    70,754
Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 07197                 1,012,063
Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 05576                 3,886,684
Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 05577                   227,968
RBSTB Nominees Limited a/c -                             18,000            

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
1,297,119

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.95%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
Various

11  Date company informed:
8 August 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
6,615,027

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.85%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mrs A M McIntyre

15 Contact telephone number:
01405 863260

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs A M McIntyre

17  Date of notification:
9 August 2000

Additional Information: