Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC 08 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Croda International Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Schroder 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 Shares held in portfolios managed by Schroder Investment Management Limited and Schroder & Co Limited on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Schroder Nominees Limited 3,648,606 Chase Nominees Limited 7,126,514 Brown Brothers Harriman 180,655 BNP Paribas Security Service 44,500 Citi Bank 615,200 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 809955 155,000 JP Morgan Bank SA 577,786 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 771401 101,252 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 306,850 Mellon Trust 236,930 Nortrust Nominees Limited 2,707,870 Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c SRC13 44,114 Nutraco Nominees Ltd 65,000 Pictet & Cie 544,906 State Street Nominees Limited 540,678 State Street Nominees Limited a/c 5H57 218,250 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 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 Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 7 September 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 17,114,111 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.566% 14. Any additional information Number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury: 136,192,380 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 Date of notification 8 September 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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