Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
10 July 2003

                                  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 and its subsidiary companies



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 some of the shares on behalf of a number of clients whose
portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Held as Principal
Deutsche Bank AG London                                                                  255,580
Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                                                                14,877

Held in Client Portfolios
Morgan Nominees Limited                                                                8,273,576
Morgan Nominees Limited a/c ENF                                                           50,561
Morgan Nominees Limited a/c LAM                                                           56,625
Morgan Nominees Limited a/c SL                                                            77,214
Bank of New York Nominees                                                                714,504
Chase Nominees                                                                           630,751
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                                                       113,296
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                                      150,000
DWS Investments GmbH                                                                     450,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited                                                105,921
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                872,119
State Street Nominees                                                                  3,183,296
Vidacos Nominees                                                                          47,907



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


553,961



6. Percentage of issued class


0.4%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 10p each



10. Date of transaction


10 July 2003



11. Date company informed


10 July 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


14,996,227



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mrs A M McIntyre - 01405 863260



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Mrs A M McIntyre - Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification


10 July 2003



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