Director Shareholding

Croda International PLC
12 August 2003

Croda International Plc



Croda announces that Abbey National AESOP Trustees Limited acquired on 11 August
2003, 9,303 ordinary shares in the company for the purposes of the Croda
International Plc Share Incentive Plan at a price of 276p per share.  These
shares will be used to satisfy employees' contributions to the Plan deducted
from their July 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                       45                     45                    290                    290
B M Richmond                     45                     45                    290                    290






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