Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
13 May 2003

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 12 May
2003, 9,250 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 270p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their April pay.  The directors, as contributors to the plan, have acquired
the following interest in the shares:-


                                                                              Total Shares held in Plan
                         Partnership Shares      Matching Shares       Partnership Shares      Matching Shares


M Humphrey                       46                     46                    153                    153
B M Richmond                     46                     46                    153                    153






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