Holding in Company

Croda International PLC
18 December 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Croda International Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Standard Life Group

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:
Shareholder named in 2.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Stanlife Nominees Limited     6,701,174

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
250,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.18%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
14.12.00

11  Date company informed:
15.12.00

12  Total holding following this notification:
6,701,174

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.918%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mrs A M McIntyre

15 Contact telephone number:
01405 863260

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mrs A M McIntyre - Assistant Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
18 December 2000



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