Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8520Z

Croda International PLC

12 March 2013

Croda International Plc

12 March 2013

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), I hereby inform you that Croda International Plc ("the Company") was notified on 12 March 2013, that the following transactions took place in relation to the Croda International Plc Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") on 11 March 2013. The SIP is an all-employee trust arrangement approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which employees are able to buy ordinary shares in the Company of 10p each, using deductions from salary in each monthly pay period, and receive allocations of matching free ordinary shares ("matching shares").

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) acquired 2,464 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 11 March 2013 at a total cost of £66,435.48 and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as partnership shares.

The SIP trustee (Capita IRG Trustees Limited) also acquired 2,464 ordinary shares by purchase in the market on 11 March 2013 at a total cost of £66,435.48 and allocated them to employees participating in the SIP as matching shares.

The following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities purchased the number of ordinary shares of 10p set out against their names below, at a price of 2673.5p per ordinary share, and were allocated for no consideration the number of matching shares set out against their names below:

Name	Role	Number of ordinary shares purchased	Number of matching shares allocated
S E Foots	Executive Director	5	5
M S Christie	Executive Director	5	5
K Layden	Executive Director	5	5
S Arnott	PDMR	5	5
D E Barraclough	PDMR	5	5
S E Breene	PDMR	5	5
N I Challoner	PDMR	5	5
M W Heijbroek	PDMR	5	5
G L Myers	PDMR	5	5

This notification is made in order to satisfy both section 793 of the Companies Act 2006 and Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2.

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Croda International Plc

Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006). (i)

3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director GRAHAM LLOYD MYERS	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person RELATES TO A PDMR AND A CONNECTED PERSON - MRS LEISA CAROLINE MYERS - SPOUSE

5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non beneficial interest GRAHAM LLOYD MYERS AND MRS LEISA CAROLINE MYERS	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them GRAHAM LLOYD MYERS - 7,852 MRS LEISA CAROLINE MYERS - 57,987	8.	State the nature of the transaction SALE OF 650 SHARES ON 12 MARCH 2013 BY G L MYERS. PURCHASE OF 650 SHARES ON 12 MARCH 2013 BY MRS L C MYERS.

9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 650	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) LESS THAN 0.1%

11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed 650	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) LESS THAN 0.1%

13.	Price per share or value of transaction SALE PRICE (650 SHARES) - £26.75807; PURCHASE PRICE (650 SHARES) - £26.759 PER SHARE	14.	Date and place of transaction 12 MARCH 2013

15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 65,839 - LESS THAN 0.1%	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 12 MARCH 2013

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable

19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

23.	Any additional information NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES IN ISSUE, EXCLUDING SHARES HELD IN TREASURY: 135,303,771	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries TOM BROPHY - 01405 860551

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Date of notification 12 MARCH 2013

Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.