Holding in Company

Croda International PLC
4 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:
Deutsche Bank AG

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:
Companies within the Group acting as Fund Managers hold the holdings on behalf
of a number of clients whose portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
5,420,007  Morgan Nominees
  228,300  Morgan Nominees a/c ENF
  304,200  Morgan Nominees a/c LAM
  145,895  Morgan Nominees a/c NG
   50,984  Morgan Nominees a/c SAM
1,833,039  BT Globenet a/c HLF LXF
  269,167  BT Globenet Nominees
  106,700  Chase Nominees
  138,300  Chase Nominees a/c 14186
  458,858  MSS Nominees
  128,700  Nortrust Nominees
4,640,732  Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Bank Nominees

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
13,724,882

6   Percentage of issued class:
10.07%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
First notification

11  Date company informed:
3 August 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
13,724,882

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
10.07%

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
Assistant Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
4 August 2000

Additional Information: