Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
06 November 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                                               107,443
Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                                             14,877

Held in Client Portfolios
Morgan Nominees Limited                                             2,785,116
Bank of New York Nominees                                             786,796
Chase Nominees                                                        765,823
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                   150,000
DWS Investments GmbH                                                  450,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited                             105,921
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                             752,891
State Street Nominees                                              10,584,326
Vidacos Nominees                                                      104,925



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

480,700


6. Percentage of issued class

0.35%


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

6 November 2003


11. Date company informed

6 November 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

16,608,118


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.19%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J R Ainger - 01405 860551


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

J R Ainger- Company Secretary


Date of notification

6 November 2003

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