Holding(s) in Company

Croda International PLC
18 April 2008


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:


Croda International Plc


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X  )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (   )


Other (please specify) : (   )



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):


15 April 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


17 April 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


5%


8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if      Situation previous to the triggering transaction
possible use ISIN CODE
                             Number of shares      Number of voting rights
GB0002335270                           6,232,850                     6,232,850
ORD GBP 0.10

                        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares  Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting
if possible use ISIN  shares                                 rights
CODE
                                   Direct       Indirect     Direct   Indirect
GB0002335270           1,080,415    1,080,415    5,856,452     0.79       4.30
ORD GBP 0.10


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may be  % of
financial    date       conversion    acquired (if the instrument       voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/ converted)             rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                 6,936,867                                5.09%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Name of the Company / Fund                       Number of    % of issued share
                                                 Shares       capital

AXA Ireland Pension Fund                              1,491            0.00109
Indirect

AXA Sun Life plc (formerly Axa Equity & Law Life    170,548            0.12523
Assurance Society plc)
Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                       121,152            0.08896
Direct

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund          15,000            0.01101
Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund           2,000            0.00147
Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities          175,000            0.12849
Fund
Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc                             14,349            0.01054
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     10,000            0.00734
Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                      104,384            0.07664
Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                        92,046            0.06759
Direct

AXA Insurance UK                                     56,219            0.04128
Direct

AXA Rosenberg                                     5,521,767            4.05439
Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management                         61,659            0.04527
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity           15,000            0.01101
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share           20,058            0.01473
Tracker
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity         115,000            0.08444
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share         122,095            0.08965
Tracker
Direct

AXA Winterthur                                       35,475            0.02605
Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive                    94,285            0.06923
Direct

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive                    48,145            0.03535
Direct

AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group                    141,194            0.10367
Indirect

                                  Total Direct    1,080,415            0.79330
                                 Total Indirect   5,856,452            4.30013

                                         TOTAL    6,936,867            5.09343


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:


Number of Croda International Plc ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares
held in treasury:  136,192,380



14. Contact name:


Louise Scott


15. Contact telephone number:


01405 860551


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