Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
18 October 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Croda International Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Investment Management Limited



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


Interest on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management 
agreements.



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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945                    46,364
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245                   482,609
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206                 3,978,264
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203                   224,241
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 916681                     6,628
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 969995                   319,517
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509                   192,596



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


206,910



6. Percentage of issued class


0.15%



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


17 October 2005



11. Date company informed


17 October 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


5,250,219



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.04%



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


18 October 2005



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