Director Shrhldg-Amendment

Croda International PLC
7 August 2000

The issuer has made the following amendment to the Directors Shareholding(s)
announcement released on 4 August 2000 at 14.34 under RNS No 0344P.

In box 15 the 'total number of shares held by Mr Beevor should read '5,508' and
not '4,008' as previously shown.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full corrected version is shown below.

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Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Croda International Plc

2   Name of director:
Antony Romer Beevor

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Director

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Antony Romer Beevor

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Purchase

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
4,008

8   Percentage of issued class:
Less than 0.1%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each

12  Price per share:
247p

13  Date of transaction:
4 August 2000

14  Date company informed:
4 August 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
5,508

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
Less than 0.1%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

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, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
Mr J R Ainger

24  Contact telephone number:
01405 863215

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr J R Ainger - Company Secretary


Additional Information: