Holding in Company

Croda International PLC
27 April 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Croda International Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Newton Investment Management Limited

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:
Interest on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management
agreements.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
1,224,000  RBSTB Nominees Limited a/c RBP
   10,000  Waterhouse Nominees Limited a/c CHRBNIM
  169,000  Chase Nominees Limited
1,901,759  Waterhouse Nominees Limited a/c SEGFUNDS
  109,000  Waterhouse Nominees Limited a/c SEGUSEX
  237,000  RBSTB Nominees Limited a/c AAUKPS
   65,600  RBSTB Nominees Limited
  140,500  RBSTB Nominees Limited a/c ESPSBEB
   19,700  RBSTB Nominees Limited a/c MSFPS
  457,350  Waterhouse Nominees Limited a/c LCHPP
1,791,503  The Bank of New York Nominees Limited
  311,000  State Street Nominees Limited a/c JD17
  364,000  State Street Nominees Limited a/c HKZ1
  562,000  HSBC Global Custody Nominees Limited
  358,160  Nortrust Nominees Limited
5,698,730  Chase Nominees Limited a/c NEWTONUT

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
1,250,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.91%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
25 April 2001

11  Date company informed:
26 April 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
13,419,302

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
9.85%

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:
26 April 2001

Additional Information: