Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
01 February 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Croda International Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

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

Non-beneficial holders

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

J P Morgan                                   1,779,127
Northern Trust                                 447,200
Bank of New York Brussels                      319,400
Bank of New York Europe                        470,100
Mellon Bank                                     96,200
Clydesdale Bank                                 22,000
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd                      6,038,486

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,379,530

6. Percentage of issued class

1.08%

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

1 February 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

9,172,513

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.16%

14. Any additional information

Number of shares in issue : 128,146,255

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

1 February 2006

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