Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
30 October 2003


                                   SCHEDULE 10

               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Croda International Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies



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


Companies within the Group acting as Fund Managers hold some of the shares on behalf of a number of clients whose
portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Held as Principal
Deutsche Bank AG London                                           326,221
Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                                         14,877

Held in Client Portfolios
Morgan Nominees Limited                                         3,231,651
Bank of New York Nominees                                         786,796
Chase Nominees                                                    753,123
Deutsche Bank International Limited                               150,000
DWS Investments GmbH                                              450,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited                         105,921
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                         737,191
State Street Nominees                                           9,831,771
Vidacos Nominees                                                   75,525



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


165,358



6. Percentage of issued class


0.12%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 10p each



10. Date of transaction


28 October 2003





11. Date company informed


30 October 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


16,463,076



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


12.08%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mrs A M McIntyre - 01405 863260



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Mrs A M McIntyre - Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification


30 October 2003



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